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The above history of kendo/jutsu applies also to iaido/jutsu. In the latter half of the 15th century, Iizasa Ienao (also known as Iizasa Choisai) founded the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu. This ryu, and in the early part of the 16th century, the Tatsum

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This essay will examine the meaning of the term "johakyu" (序 破 急) and how the concept is expressed in iaido kata. I will first examine the term's history, application and meaning; and following this, the expression of examining johakyu in Ipponme Mae of t

I first met Iwata Sensei in England in August 2000. I found him to be a very interesting teacher with a strong personality. He is very knowledgeable in iaido and it's history, and is a strict sensei. I therefore wanted to do an interview to get some basic

This page introduces Iaido, which is one of the Japanese traditional Budo concerned with drawing the blade and cutting in the same motion. * What is Iaido? * Concept * History and School * Basic Points * Technical Points *

The Beauty of the Japanese Sword

History and Traditional Technology

by

Michihiro Tanobe 田野邉道宏

Senior Managing Director

Nippon Bijutsu Tôken Hozon Kyôkai 日本美術刀剣保存協会

The Japanese Sword Museum 刀剣博物館

An English language online bi-monthly magazine for the serious student of the Japanese sword and related budo arts and Japanese culture. Articles include: interviews profiles history philosophy cultural arts reviews injury issues and more.

Michael R. Notis* 442 Whitaker Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18104, USA Received 1 December 2000; accepted 1 December 2000 The traditional Japanese Sword (Nihon Token) is an object of great beauty and a marvel of empirical technology. The development of metallography in modern Japan is closely tied to the scientific study of the Japanese Sword, with the first metalloographic studies started in 1908 by Kuni-ichi Tawara. D 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Japanese sword; Metallography; Kuni-ichi Tawara

NOTE: Japanese martial arts are very diverse, and so any generalising statement or rule will have exeptions, probably about 50% of the cases. None of the following should be taken as absolute truth.

The Zen Ken Ren Iai was created as a result of the realization within the AJKF that the majority of Kendo practioners had little or no experience of using a real or live Katana. Even Kendo-kata, which was thought to convey an understanding of how to use a

Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Iaido was developed in the 1960s and 70s by an appointed panel of the All Japan Kendo Association (ZNKR or JKA). The original intention was to produce a standard that could be used for gradings nationally and internationally. The id

S. Alexander Takeuchi, Ph.D.- Department of Sociology - University of North Alabama - June 30, 2003 The term "tameshi-giri" as a martial art jargon imported from Japan has already been used widely in the Western world. However, except for some highly advanced and traditional JSA practitioners outside of Japan who may understand the historic meanings and purposes of "tameshi-giri" as it was used by samurai in the old days of Japan, most JSA practitioners in America (both advanced and less advanced) seem to be using this term more loosely.