Staves
Yawara
A small palm stick.
Form and name
Here, yawara names a small stick held in the hand. Steven J. Kaplan describes such implements for the U.S. Taiho Jutsu Federation.
Read more: terms and context
Jutsu · technique and art
Jutsu (術) can mean technique, skill or method. In weapon terminology, we distinguish the implement from the art practised with it.
Source for the word jutsu: Kanjipedia
Tradition and context
This is a comparative introduction to short stick implements. The source concerns taiho-jutsu; it does not establish a separate Bujinkan syllabus or historical lineage.
Sources and further reading
Practitioner sources describe the tradition’s practice and terminology. They are not used alone as evidence for early historical claims.