Nukitsuke with concept
Nukitsuke (抜き付け) with Concept To reduce the essence of Iaido to merely the fast drawing of the sword is absolutely one-dimensional. Certainly, it’s true that the first action must be […]
Technique
Comparison Kata Shohatto Hakuo Sagawa vs. Toshihiko Kawaguchi
Here in an interesting combination of two different versions of the same Kata Shohatto from Omori Ryu are presented. The parallel arrangement of the demonstration (enbu) makes it easier to
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Iaido Hakone 8. Dan Finale Muso Shinden-ryu Okuden 2021
The 17th iaido match for 8th dan was held at Hakone Shrine. 8th Dan iaidokas show iaido kata in enbu form (i.e. performed solo). Here is an outstanding enbu by
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Okuden-Kata Enbu
Muso Shinden-ryu Okuden kata (= forms) belong to the later learned and possibly more demanding forms of Muso Shinden-ryu due to sorting in the form canon. The good news is
Speed of technique
Quick drawing of the sword There is the erroneous assumption that Iaido practices drawing the sword as quickly as possible. The katana has to be used. As long as is
Always kihon!
Simple means not easy Learning the ›basics‹, technical term Kihon, translated: the basic technique or elementary school, will not come to an end, that said in advance. In learning Iaido,
Tameshigiri virtual
Training without exertion? This is possible if you have the right game (Project ShibaInu) at home. No more lang journeys to the dojo, no more annoying teacher comments — sounds
Mae: Draw cut challenge
At some point you should realize that Iaido is not about “drawing” as quickly as possible. But it seems fun to chase balls. Cats can do that quite well too.
Hipster Iai
Movie from that category: ›How I wanted to demonstrate my great hobby to my buddy‹ (and he was accidentally stabbed). No sorry, that is hair-raising and repulsive carelessness.
Iaido Sagawa
A good opportunity to lighten the mood in the times after shutdown (and possibly again before …). It was with this motivation that Sagawa Sensei decided to practice Iaido when