(Four-Feet Pole Movements)
The bojutsu uses wooden weapons of almost any size. The largest one is called Rokku-Shaku Bo (six-feet pole), the mid one is known as Yon-Shaku Bo (four-feet bo) and the small one is the Sho-Bo (short pole). There are many other sizes of wooden weapon such as the Shin Bo and the "so called" Han-Bo but the most used are the first three of them.
When the bo is used by a well known fighter, it could be as efficient as the sword itself. There are many moves derived from the normal body motion, but the pictures included in this page are the basic eight techniques. These movements are basically the same for the Yon-Shaku Bo and the Rokku-Shaku Bo.
Katate Tsuki
Katate Tsuki
(one handed strike)
Make a frontal diagonal move while sliding one of your hands to the end of the stick.
Hit your opponent with the end of the stick.
(backwards forearm inside movement)
Make a backward step while making a circular movement outside your opponent's body with the stick to elude your opponents punch.
After the punch is effectively eluded, Tori could make a Koshi Ori or a Ganseki Otoshi Garami movement.
Kote Uchi Ura
Kote Uchi Omote
(backwards forearm outside movement)
Make a backward step while making a circular movement inside your opponent's body with the stick to elude your opponents punch.
After the punch is effectively edluded, Tori could make a Ganseki Otoshi Garami movement.
(backwards body move with inside circular forearm movement)
Open your current feet position with a backward step while using your stick to elude your opponent's punch with a circular movement of his arm.
After finishing this move, your opponent would be prepared to receive a Koshi Ori or Ganseki Otoshi Garami.
Mawashi Kote Uchi Ura
Mawashi Kote Uchi Omote
(backwards body move with outside circular forearm movement)
Tori makes a small step with both of his feet outside the attackers path. Meanwhile makes a circular move to elude the attackers punch.
After the technique is completed, Tori can make a Koshi Ori movement or a Ganseki Otoshi Garami.
(Diagonal outer-frontal move with a side hit)
When the attacker throws a punch, Tori will make a large diagonal step with his front foot following with a small diagonal step with his other foot while hitting the opponent by the ribs.
Then, Ude is prepared to receive a Kyokutsu Kudaki move from Tori.
Naname Mae Omote Waki Uchi
Naname Mae Ura Waki Uchi
(Diagonal inner-frontal move with a side hit)
When the opponent throws a punch, Tori makes a small step with one of his foot to the inner side of Ude while his other foot stay put. Meanwhile Tori will hit Ude in the ribs with one end of the stick.
After this move is performed, Tori could make a Koshi Ori movement.
(Diagonal backwards move to the outside with a side hit)
Tori will make a long backwards step with one of his feet to move away from Ude, his other foot will make a tiny side step. While making this move, Tori will hit Ude in the ribs with the end of the stick.
To finish the defense, Tori could make a Tsuki Iri attack to Ude's ribs.
Naname Ushiro Omote Waki Uchi
