Iaido (居合道 ''iaidō''), also sometimes called iaijutsu (居合術 ''iaijutsu'') or battojutsu (抜刀術 ''battōjutsu'') is a sword based Japanese martial arts that trains the motions associated with drawing a katana from its sheath, striking an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then re-sheathing the katana with smooth, controlled movement. Modern day exponents typically use iaito instead of shinken at least in beginning stages of study. The emphasis is on drawing the sword and attacking as quickly as possible. Starting positions can be from combative postures or from everyday sitting or standing positions. The ability to react quickly from different starting positions was considered essential for a samurai. The Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu included iaijutsu in its curriculum in 15th century, and first schools dedicated exclusively to sword drawing appeared some time during the late 16th century or early 17th century. Most modern schools consider a samurai called Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto no Shigenobu (1546-1621) as the originator of iaido. Not much is known about his life, and some scholars doubt his existence as a historical figure. The two largest schools of iaido that are practised today, Muso Shinden-ryu and Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu, both claim a lineage starting with Hayashizaki. While not a hard and fast rule, frequently the word iaido is used to refer to the modern self improvement oriented form taught by the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) and other iaido associations while iaijutsu is used for the older, combative techniques of the koryu. The word iaido itself was coined by Nakayama Hakudo in early 20th century. Before that various other names like ''battō'', ''battōjutsu'', or ''saya no uchi'' were used instead. The most important part of Iai, sometimes called the 'life of iai', is ''nukitsuke''. This is a very quick draw accomplished by drawing the sword out of the saya (scabbard) while drawing the saya itself back. The blade can be brought out of the scabbard and used in a slashing motion very quickly using nukitsuke. ==Koryu Iaijutsu== The two main classical styles (koryu) of iaido practiced worldwide are Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu and Muso Shinden-ryu. They resemble each other quite strongly because they branched off from one style sometime in the 17th century. There are several branches of Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu that are practised today. One person who is considered to be a headmaster is Miura Takeyuki Hirefusa, who holds a 9th dan in MJER. There are several lines of transmission extant for Muso Shinden-ryu also. One of them claims Mitsuzuka Takeshi as the headmaster, second one (those who are affiliated with Nippon Iaido Kyokai) regard Takada Gakudō as their head teacher. ==Modern Iaijutsu== A newer style of iaijutsu is Toyama-ryu battōjutsu. This is a style originating in the late 19th century, and taught primarily to officers in the Second World War. It is different from the older styles in the sense that it favors quick and sudden, rather than smooth and deliberate, movements. Neither the older styles nor Toyama-ryu can be said to be more effective. ==See also== *kenjutsu *kendo *tanka o kiru ==External links== * [http://www.koryu.com Classical Martial Arts Resource] from koryu.com ** [http://www.koryu.com/guide/battojutsu.html Battojutsu & Iaijutsu Resources] * Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu ** [http://www.iaido.ca Canadian Iaido Association] * Muso Shinden-ryu ** [http://www.sanshinkai.org North American San Shin Kai] * [http://www.toyama-ryu.com Toyama-ryu] Martial arts of Japan
Is this date, 1200th century, really possible? Source for this info? Iaido is a typical modern budo. This is the kind of practise that occurrs ''after'' the sword has had their time on the killing fields. User:Habj 22:48 Mar 26, 2003 (UTC) :1200AD sounds more fantasy than history to me also. User:Jni I have made :Batto-jutsu as a redirect to Iaido because it was redundant and its original contents were largely nonsense. User:Jni 15:48, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC) There is problems with staing that the current grandmaster of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu is Hanshi Miura Takeyuki Hirefusa, for the following reasons: 1. There are two main sects in Musu Jikiden Eishin Ryu both who currently have a Soke. One sect is affiliated with the Dai Nippon Iaido Federation, the other is affiliated with the Zen Nippon Iaido Federation. Apart from this there other localised sects of this style that are still exist without any affiliation to an administrating body. Furthermore there are other numerous Iaido federations. 2. It is symantically incorrect in Japanese to hold the tile of Soke and Hanshi, as Hanshi is a title traditionally lower in "rank" to a Soke. I think you got it right with the 1200AD date being a little sketchy. The current historical timeline seems accurate according to what is currently accepted on the web and in Zen Nippon Iaido Federation publications under the 21st Soke Fukui Torao Seisan (deceased). Sourcing of primary historical documents would be necessary to make a rigorous statement. Perhaps a good project for those interested. Cheers, Nanamori. For Eishin ryu Iaijitsu/Iaido, the lineage is traced to somewhere at the end of the 16th century. Regds, Bolax. == Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_martial_art add yourself! == Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_martial_art == Images == Just noticed the following images on Special:Unusedimages. Maybe you iaidokas would like to use them: User:Securiger 13:24, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC) == style notes? == i was fascinated by the addition of some of the theory and practice of the style- as pulling sword and sheath apart for a faster motion. could you include more information on that kind of thing?
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Iaido (居合道 ''iaidō''), also sometimes called iaijutsu (居合術 ''iaijutsu'') or battojutsu (抜刀術 ''battōjutsu'') is a sword based Japanese martial arts that trains the motions associated with drawing a katana from its sheath, striking an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then re-sheathing the katana with smooth, controlled movement. Modern day exponents typically use iaito instead of shinken at least in beginning stages of study. The emphasis is on drawing the sword and attacking as quickly as possible. Starting positions can be from combative postures or from everyday sitting or standing positions. The ability to react quickly from different starting positions was considered essential for a samurai. The Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu included iaijutsu in its curriculum in 15th century, and first schools dedicated exclusively to sword drawing appeared some time during the late 16th century or early 17th century. Most modern schools consider a samurai called Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto no Shigenobu (1546-1621) as the originator of iaido. Not much is known about his life, and some scholars doubt his existence as a historical figure. The two largest schools of iaido that are practised today, Muso Shinden-ryu and Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu, both claim a lineage starting with Hayashizaki. While not a hard and fast rule, frequently the word iaido is used to refer to the modern self improvement oriented form taught by the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) and other iaido associations while iaijutsu is used for the older, combative techniques of the koryu. The word iaido itself was coined by Nakayama Hakudo in early 20th century. Before that various other names like ''battō'', ''battōjutsu'', or ''saya no uchi'' were used instead. The most important part of Iai, sometimes called the 'life of iai', is ''nukitsuke''. This is a very quick draw accomplished by drawing the sword out of the saya (scabbard) while drawing the saya itself back. The blade can be brought out of the scabbard and used in a slashing motion very quickly using nukitsuke. ==Koryu Iaijutsu== The two main classical styles (koryu) of iaido practiced worldwide are Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu and Muso Shinden-ryu. They resemble each other quite strongly because they branched off from one style sometime in the 17th century. There are several branches of Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu that are practised today. One person who is considered to be a headmaster is Miura Takeyuki Hirefusa, who holds a 9th dan in MJER. There are several lines of transmission extant for Muso Shinden-ryu also. One of them claims Mitsuzuka Takeshi as the headmaster, second one (those who are affiliated with Nippon Iaido Kyokai) regard Takada Gakudō as their head teacher. ==Modern Iaijutsu== A newer style of iaijutsu is Toyama-ryu battōjutsu. This is a style originating in the late 19th century, and taught primarily to officers in the Second World War. It is different from the older styles in the sense that it favors quick and sudden, rather than smooth and deliberate, movements. Neither the older styles nor Toyama-ryu can be said to be more effective. ==See also== *kenjutsu *kendo *tanka o kiru ==External links== * [http://www.koryu.com Classical Martial Arts Resource] from koryu.com ** [http://www.koryu.com/guide/battojutsu.html Battojutsu & Iaijutsu Resources] * Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu ** [http://www.iaido.ca Canadian Iaido Association] * Muso Shinden-ryu ** [http://www.sanshinkai.org North American San Shin Kai] * [http://www.toyama-ryu.com Toyama-ryu] Martial arts of Japan
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Is this date, 1200th century, really possible? Source for this info? Iaido is a typical modern budo. This is the kind of practise that occurrs ''after'' the sword has had their time on the killing fields. User:Habj 22:48 Mar 26, 2003 (UTC) :1200AD sounds more fantasy than history to me also. User:Jni I have made :Batto-jutsu as a redirect to Iaido because it was redundant and its original contents were largely nonsense. User:Jni 15:48, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC) There is problems with staing that the current grandmaster of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu is Hanshi Miura Takeyuki Hirefusa, for the following reasons: 1. There are two main sects in Musu Jikiden Eishin Ryu both who currently have a Soke. One sect is affiliated with the Dai Nippon Iaido Federation, the other is affiliated with the Zen Nippon Iaido Federation. Apart from this there other localised sects of this style that are still exist without any affiliation to an administrating body. Furthermore there are other numerous Iaido federations. 2. It is symantically incorrect in Japanese to hold the tile of Soke and Hanshi, as Hanshi is a title traditionally lower in "rank" to a Soke. I think you got it right with the 1200AD date being a little sketchy. The current historical timeline seems accurate according to what is currently accepted on the web and in Zen Nippon Iaido Federation publications under the 21st Soke Fukui Torao Seisan (deceased). Sourcing of primary historical documents would be necessary to make a rigorous statement. Perhaps a good project for those interested. Cheers, Nanamori. For Eishin ryu Iaijitsu/Iaido, the lineage is traced to somewhere at the end of the 16th century. Regds, Bolax. == Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_martial_art add yourself! == Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_martial_art == Images == Just noticed the following images on Special:Unusedimages. Maybe you iaidokas would like to use them: User:Securiger 13:24, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC) == style notes? == i was fascinated by the addition of some of the theory and practice of the style- as pulling sword and sheath apart for a faster motion. could you include more information on that kind of thing?
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