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| Focus | Weaponry |
|---|---|
| Hardness | Forms competitions only. |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| Parenthood | Iaijutsu[1][2] |
| Olympic sport | No |
Iaidō (居合道), abbreviated iai (居合),[3] is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to sudden attacks.[4]
Iaido consists of four main components: the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (or saya), striking or cutting an opponent, shaking blood from the blade, and replacing the sword in the scabbard.[1] While beginning practitioners of iaido[5] may start learning with a wooden sword (bokutō 木刀) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, most of the practitioners use a blunt-edged sword called an iaitō or mogitō.[6] Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp-edged sword (shinken).[7]
Practitioners of iaido are called iaidoka.[8]
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- ^ Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern bujutsu & Budo - The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan. (Vol. III). New York: Weatherhill. Page 67-68. ISBN 0-8348-0351-8
- ^ Hall, David A., ed. (2012), Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts, (Reviewing.) Irie Kōhei, Omiya Shirō and Koike Masaru., New York, USA: Kodansha USA, Inc., p. 168, ISBN 978-1-56836-410-0.
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- ^ Armstrong, Hunter B. (1995) The koryu Bujutsu Experience in Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan (ed. by Diane Skoss). Koryu Books. Page 31. ISBN 1-890536-04-0
- ^ Draeger, Donn F.; Warner, Gordon (1982), Japanese Swordsmanship - Technique and Practice, Boston/London: Weatherhill, p. 102, ISBN 978-0-8348-0236-0.
- ^ Pellman, Leonard and Masayuki Shimabukuro (2008, 2nd edition) Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship. Blue Snake Books. Page 314-315. ISBN 978-1-58394-197-3