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 […]
More Success in the Year of the Wood Snake
2025: The Year of the Wood Snake Dear Iaidokas, let us take inspiration from the Chinese calendar, which offers some perspectives for the upcoming year of practice. 2025 is the
Fire Katana best?
The latest weapons development fitting for New Year’s eve and other crazy times: a fire katana that can spread fire. Strangely enough there are instructions for building it online (which
ZNKR-Iai all katas
Very clearly performed Seitei-Iai by Felipe Pérez Montecinos in Chile. Good for learning!
Iaito production in Japan
By chance YouTube showed me a movie about the production of iaitos in Japan. I emphasize this because a large part of the production has certainly gone abroad. Here you
Hakama-Sabaki — discussion about a subtle move
Subtle Movements in Iai and Hakama-Sabaki Every Iaido practitioner knows the ‘special’ moment when you realize that even the ‘simple’ movements need to be practiced carefully. For example, without proper
5 Elements and Iaido
The elemental approach in chinese martial arts encloses five elements – 木 (Wood), 火 (Fire), 土 (Earth), 金 (Metal), and 水 (Water) – each of them associated with specific qualities.
Hello Chinese Year of the Wood-Dragon
Dear Iaido Friends, we love to draw inspiration from japanese metaphysics, including the Chinese calendar. Looking back at the past Yin year, designated as the ›Water-Rabbit‹, we recall the characteristic
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 Enbu Haruna Matsuo
Haruna Matsuo 春名松男 (Hachidan Kyoshi) performs in Hakone. He was born during Taisho 15 (1926) in Okayama Prefecture. Haruna Sensei passed away in 2002 at the age of 76. This