杖術: a traditional Japanese martial art using a shortened staff, also known as 杖道 (じょうどう, jōdō)

also known as 杖道 (jōdō), a traditional Japanese martial art using a shortened staff: a kind of stick fighting

to describe

the aforementioned, aforestated

mention before

detailed explanation

explain in detail

(Christianity) exorcism (the technique of exorcising, rather than the act of doing so)

secret art

(uncommon) scry; scrying