Seigyo Iaido

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

Iaido Guidelines Iaido Guidelines Memo: By Masano Suetsugu, Kendo Kyoshi 8 Dan, Iaido Kyoshi 7 Dan, Fukuoka Kendo Renmei, Kyushu Japan Suetsugu Iaido Memo Iaido Guidelines Memo by Masano SUETSUGU Kendo Kyoshi 8 Dan Iaido Kyoshi 7 Dan Fukuoka Kend

Circle M Tsuka-maki (Hilt wrapping) and Japanese Swords

羽賀準一: 昭和剣道界の鬼才 Haga Junichi: Genius Swordsman of the Showa Kendo World Rare footage, plus old-style Kendo footage. This video is kindly provided to me by Fujimori-Sensei and Uki-Kaicho of Ikkenkai, Haga-Dojo, and uploaded with their kind permission.

The first line of each couplet describes a natural phenomenon and the following line makes the point for the first line's statement. This poem is not haiku but has a similar structure that sets a scene and follows with an allusion to an iaijutsu waza. The

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