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  Iaido is 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. BASICS While new students of Iaido may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken), many of those who study Iaido use an unsharpened sword. Advanced practitioners of Iaido use a sharpened metal sword (shinken). Because Iaido teaches the use of actual metal weaponry, it is almost entirely based on the teaching of forms, or kata. Multiple person kata do exist within some forms of Iaido, but the Iaidoka (practitioners of Iaido) will usually use bokken for such kata practice. Iaido does not include direct competition or sparring of any kind. Because of this non-competitive aspect, and iaido's emphasis on precise, controlled, fluid motion, it is sometimes referred to as "moving Zen." BACKGROUND The word Iaido approximately translates into English as "the way of mental presence and immediate reaction." In the book Bugei Ryuha Daijiten, by Watatani Kiyoshi and Yamada Tadashi, Hayashizaki Jinsuke (Minamoto no) Shigenobu is credited with establishing the influence and popularity of the art early in the 16th century that is today widely practised as Iaido. OUR CLASSES Please check the class schedule for class times.
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