Valuable exercises for improving hip, back, shoulder and wristflexibility, basic movement and confidence handling the jo.
Excellent preparatory exercises for jo classes.
The video clips can be played in slow motion, single-frame stepforward and backward and looped to aid study.
The exercises are as follows:
1. Side stretch
2. Side stretch plus twist
3. Waist rotation
4. Forward and backward bend
5. Legs stretch
6. Shoulders stretch
7. Shoulders stretch plus rotation
8. Single arm swing with hand change
9. Alternate arm swing
10. Alternate arm swing plus swing behind back
11. Alternate arm swing plus swing rotation behind back
12. Alternate arm swing with step
13. Alternate arm swing with reverse (gyaku) step
14. Wrist rotation with hand change
15. Posture change with spin
16. Irimi-tenkan with spin
17. Hip rotation with arm extension
18. Hip rotation with arm extension and step
19. Hip rotation with arm extension and side step