iaido
Noun
Meaning
iaido (uncountable)
A Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.
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Iaido, kendo, and kuydo all hail from a similar branch of Japanese martial arts.
Iaidoka are regularly prescribed to practice kendo to safeguard that battling feel; it is normal for high positioning kendoka to hold high rank in iaido and the other way around.
Dissimilar to kendo, iaido is never honed in a free-competing way.
Iaido schools Iaido in the Czech Republic as demonstrated by Victor Cook Sensei Many iaido organisations promote sword technique from the seiza (sitting position) and refer to their art as iaido.
MEDSPORTPRESS, 2011; 1(2); Vol. 2, page 50. and has seven divisions representing the various Japanese martial arts, including iaido.
Moral and religious influence on iaido The metaphysical aspects in iaido have been influenced by several philosophical and religious directions.