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Brion Toss · 01-25-2005, 07:41 PM

Hello,
About, oh, 35 years ago I had my first jo made, at a cabinet shop. Koichi Tohei sensei was in Seattle at the time, and I asked him what I should oil it with. "Your hands," he said. "If you are practicing enough, your hands will oil it just fine." I did, and it was.
I've had a couple of jo's since then, and never oiled any of them. They stay fairly glossy. Do I just have particularly sweaty hands?
Yours,
Brion Toss

01-25-2005, 07:41 PM	#19
Brion Toss Dojo: Aikido Port Townsend Location: Port Townsend, Wa. Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 104 Offline	Re: Oiling a jo Hello, About, oh, 35 years ago I had my first jo made, at a cabinet shop. Koichi Tohei sensei was in Seattle at the time, and I asked him what I should oil it with. "Your hands," he said. "If you are practicing enough, your hands will oil it just fine." I did, and it was. I've had a couple of jo's since then, and never oiled any of them. They stay fairly glossy. Do I just have particularly sweaty hands? Yours, Brion Toss