tai-jutsu
Body techniques from a seating or standing position, performed slowly to develop power and structure or flowing with the partner to develop movement and harmony
aiki-ken
Practice of the techniques of using a bladed weapon, but using a bokken (wooden sword)
aiki-jo
The techniques of using a wooden staff (jo) either against someone carrying a sword (ken-tai-jo), a jo (kumi-jo) or without a weapon.
The primary focus of aiki-ken (Bokken) and aiki-jo (Jo) training is not aimed at teaching separate systems of weapons practice, but rather to develop the understanding of a combined approach to movement with or without weapons. However, the aiki-ken and aiki-jo bequeathed to us by O’Sensei are practical techniques which when understood, provide a dynamic and effective self-defence system.