It may look easy but, the end result will produce tons of sweat with an. Those who look from the outside may view practicing this art as something so easy. learning from Iaido can be used as a form of physical conditioning and personal development. Juuhonme: shihou giri (cut in 4 directions)ġ1. Iaido is not about sword fighting but, its main purpose is to become better at using a sword. Kyuhonme: soete tsuki (thrust with accomanying hand)ġ0. Nanahonme: sanpou giri (cut in 3 directions)ĩ. Ropponme: morote tsuki (two-handed thrust)ħ. The 12 Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Seitei Iaido FormsĦ. The permutations (suppositions) were countless. The techniques themselves dealt with many situations such as a sudden attack by several opponents, a surprise attack while bowing to someone, an enemy lying in wait behind a sliding door or an attack in a darkened room. The meaning of this is, whatever we may be doing or wherever we may be, we must always be prepared from any eventually. The term “Iai” is taken from the Japanese phrase: “Tsune ni ite, kyu ni awasu”. Iaido dealt more with everyday situation rather than those on the battlefield. Along the way they learn balance, grace, and control both of the body and the mind. Students must strive to achieve power, precision and perfection in their form. In contrast with Kendo, Iaido is performed without protective coverings of any kind.
Most practice is solo, eventually with shin-ken (a real blade). A typical form consists of the draw and cut, a finishing cut, cleaning the blade and returning it to the scabbard, all without looking away from the imaginary opponent. (Budo means martial arts or military arts in Japan).
Iaido is one of the Japanese traditional Budo concerned with drawing the blade and cutting in the same motion.