Jutte or Jitte translates literally to "ten hands". The number "ten", when written in japanese, resembles the shape of a cross, and refers to the hook that is emblematic to the jutte. Another interpretation is that the jutte gives you the strength of ten hands combined. In practice, the jutte is a 40cm long baton-like object, usually made of steel, which has a hook furnished to it to aid in the capture or binding of an opponents blade, clothing or body part.

The jutte became more commonplace during the Edo-period (1603-1868), during which it was forbidden to carry a sword within a shogun's palace or within most sacred sites. Due to this palace guards carried a jutte in stead of a sword. As the Edo-period progressed, the jutte further evolved into the badge of honour of samurai police officers or especially high-ranking civil officers.

The jutte can be used as a baton, and it can be used to aid in the disarming of an opponent's weapons as a supporting tool in mutodori techniques. It can also be applied to locks, bindings and strangles. A typical use case is to strike the opponent's fingers with the metal shaft, breaking the bones of the fingers so that the opponent would drop their weapon.

Bujinkan katas, i.e. movement sets for the jutte come from the school of Kukishinden ryu, but the weapon can be applied to several other techniques.