Muso Gonnosuke (Katsuyoshi)
Soke / Master
Legendary Japanese samurai grandmaster who created the medium staff Jo and founded Shindo Muso-ryu Jodo.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth16. století
Date of Death17. století
Era17th century
Country of Origin
Japan
JapanRank / TitleFounder of Shindo Muso-ryu Jojutsu (Jodo)
Active Years1605–1640
Biography
Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi, a master of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, created the 4-foot Jo staff after a legendary duel with Miyamoto Musashi, establishing Shindo Muso-ryu Jojutsu.
Associated Martial Arts
JodoFounder→
The Japanese art of the short staff against the sword. Modern seitei jodo has twelve kata, compiled by Shimizu Takaji for the ZNKR in 1968.
Shindo Muso-ryu JojutsuFounder→The Japanese school of the jō staff and the main root of jōdō. It arose in the early Edo period; its founder's duel with Musashi is legend, not record.