Jodo Notebook: A guide to the way of the stick

A great r ad for those into the martial arts! I highly recommend it!,

Perfect as a reference manual for all levels.

The Seitei katas were broken down well enough (both illustration and written descriptions) to allow following without any trouble. AND, the same was done with the shidachi side of the waza. Well done. I recommend it to all Jojutsu players who want to do the Jodo Seitei prior to the SMJR routines.

Great book

Essential.

Very useful for a beginner and 3rd dan instructor was impressed with the pictures of the stances and holds.Very good

Too Technical . You need alot of patience to follwo the written steps to the routine! One definitely needs very good teacher 1st then this book as reference.

I like this book

Ahora que tengo su atención, no son son solo tres simples pasos (mentí), es un trabajo realizado muy detallado sobre terminologia y procedimiento para entrenar Seitei Jodo, con una breve mención historica a Shindo Muso Ryu, de agasajo en su facilidad de lectura para complementar el entrenamiento (comprometido, disciplinado y constante) ante o con un Sensei/Instructor calificado... Ta muy chido el libro.

Es un libro que para aquellos que se encuentren en un nivel de Kyu en Seitei Jo es MUY completo. Lo recomiendo porque dispone tanto de la bateria de Kihon Dosa como las katas explicadas con dibujos muy precisos.No puede, por supuesto, sustituir a un maestro, pero puede ayudarnos a preparar los conceptos que necesitamos revisar a la hora de ejecutar las kata.

A lot of useful basic information concerning etiquette and basic Jo handling, detailed descriptions with nice clear drawings to explain kihon, paired kihon and kata's (ZNKR only).Up to date information, clear and precise drawings,although as can be expected not every detail and nuance can be fully explained in a book compared to studying with qualified teacher, but it's certainly a very good reminder for the serious students who want's to practice at home and remember what has been taught in the dojo.

the best martial arts book i have ever seen. as it says in the intro, any book is no substitute for proper training with an instructor but once you have a foundation, this book will take you much farther. all forms of Jodo are discussed so the author is not playing favourites with one school or the other, i have a great respect for this attitude.

Great overall manual for students of Seitei style of Jodo. Although SMR style has a lot more kata that are not covered in this book, I think it's still a good resource for SMR students in terms of kihon, general tips etc. Also has a great glossary of Japanese terms, and lots of description of dojo protocols. The diagrams are also easy to follow.