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In the early 1600's, master martial artist Muso Gonnosuke was defeated by Musashi Miyamoto. Humiliated, Muso isolated himself. During this period of time, he conceived the idea of a new form of staff fighting that used a shortened stick four feet in length. The Jo combines the techniques of the spear, sword and the naginata.Lang, Tom is the author of 'Jo, the Japanese Short Staff ', published 1985 under ISBN 9780865680586 and ISBN 0865680582.
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