In addition to the Jo (staff) and Tachi (sword), a number of other weapons are included within the curriculum of SMR. These include:
Kenjutsu – swordsmanship with the Tachi and Kodachi (long & short swords)
Tanjo – a short staff based on the European walking cane and core SMR techniques
Kurasrigama – a bladed sickle with a chain and weighted end for entangling a sword
Jutte – a metal truncheon that was a weapon AND a symbol the Police in old Japan
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