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This product is brand new and includes the manufacturer's warranty, so you can buy with confidence.
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By Don Zier and Tom Lang
The Jo, the Japanese short staff combines the techniques of the Spear, Sword, and the Naginata, Japan's halberd. A simple four foot stick, becomes an effective and deadly weapon in the right hands! 6x9. 111 pages, paperback.
Legend has it, that in the early 1600's a master martial artist named Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi challenged Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's greatest master of the sword, to a duel. Musashi, using his two sword technique, defeated Muso in the match but spared his life - a rare event, as Musashi typically killed opponents. Humiliated, Muso retired to a mountain retreat, spending his days in meditation. During this period of isolation, he conceived the idea of a new form of staff fighting that used not the classical six-foot staff, but a shortened stick four feet in length. Once again Muso Gonnosuke challenged the great swordsman-and this time, he won.
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This product is brand new and includes the manufacturer's warranty, so you can buy with confidence.
Return requests must be submitted within 14 days of delivery and approved by our RMA department before the item is shipped back. Non-defective returns may be subject to a minimum 25% restocking fee and return shipping charges. Unauthorized returns are not eligible for credit or refund. Read the full return policy.
