The 20 Jo Suburi (staff exercises) were codified by Morihiro Saito Sensei at the Iwama Dojo and are categorized into five distinct groups:
I. Tsuki no Bu (5 Thrusting Movements)
1. Choku-tsuki: Direct front thrust.
2. Kaeshi-tsuki: Circular or counter thrust.
3. Ushiro-tsuki: Rear thrust.
4. Tsuki Gedan-gaeshi: Front thrust followed by a low sweeping counter.
5. Tsuki Jōdan-gaeshi-uchi: Front thrust followed by a high counter strike.
II. Uchikomi no Bu (5 Striking Movements)
6. Shōmen-uchikomi: Frontal head strike with a step.
7. Renzoku-uchikomi: Repeating continuous head strikes.
8. Men’uchi Gedan-gaeshi: Head strike followed by a low sweep.
9. Men’uchi Ushiro-tsuki: Head strike followed by a rear thrust.
10. Gyaku-yokomen Ushiro-tsuki: Reverse side head strike followed by a rear thrust.
III. Katate no Bu (3 One-Handed Movements)
11. Katate Gedan-gaeshi: One-handed low sweeping counter.
12. Katate Tōma-uchi: One-handed far-reaching strike.
13. Katate Hachi-no-ji Gaeshi: One-handed “figure-eight” strike.
IV. Hassō-gaeshi no Bu (5 Eight-Direction Movements)
14. Hassō-gaeshi Uchi: Frontal strike from the hassō stance.
15. Hassō-gaeshi Tsuki: Frontal thrust from the hassō stance.
16. Hassō-gaeshi Ushiro-tsuki: Rear thrust from the hassō stance.
17. Hassō-gaeshi Ushiro-uchi: Rear strike from the hassō stance.
18. Hassō-gaeshi Ushiro-barai: Rear sweeping block/strike from hassō.
V. Nagare-gaeshi no Bu (2 Flowing Movements)
19. Hidari Nagare-gaeshi-uchi: Turning to the left with a flowing strike.
20. Migi Nagare-gaeshi-tsuki: Turning to the right with a flowing thrust.
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