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The modern study of the jo, known as jodo (way of the stick), usually leads to other arts and weapons, such as the short staff (tanjo), the chained sickle ( kusarigamaKusarigama is a Japanese weapon that consists of kama ( Japanese for sickle) on a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. The user could attack with either the chain or the sickle, but its ideal use was to tangle the enemy's weapon in the chain,), as well as the policeFor the band, see The Police. For the Polish town, see Police, Poland. Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. The word comes from the French, and less directly from the Greek pol truncheonLernaean Hydra with a club A club or cudgel is perhaps the simplest of all melee weapons. Essentially, a club is simply a large conic instrument to hit things with. Related melee weapons such as maces, and flails are variations upon the club. Typically, a ( jutteA jitte or jutte ( Japanese: ; the power of ten hands weapon), is a specialized weapon used by law enforcement officers in Edo period Japan. It is about 45cm (18 inches) long with no cutting edge but two prongs designed to catch and snap off an opponent's).

Today, jojutsu has also been adapted for use in the Japanese police force, who refer to the art as keijo-jutsu, or police stick art.