
Manner - General Etiquette & Opening Formalities Pages 5-10 This is one way to start learning or to be better with your iaido.įoreword by All Japan Kendo Federation Iaido and this is the techniques that is used in competitions (at least in Europe) This book is very detailed This is probably very useful for many of you! This is the 12 techniques used in ZNKR (ZNKR was named Seitei gata before but recently is named ZNKR but many still uses Seitei gata about ZNKR) Well if that is the case this could be very good for you! Have you ever felt the need of learning authentic iaido skills? cutting of designated targets using a shinken, a real blade.1st : Please purchase this book if you like it, it is quite cheap for what you get! kata with an opponent, and tameshigiri, i.e. Īt an advanced training level and within the frames of Koryu, the practitioner performs kumitachi, i.e. Later on, when the practitioner has developed a necessary basic understanding, he can start his more thorough training by studying the practices of the particular traditional school Koryu which is followed in the dojo. Afterwards, the trainee learns and practices on the katas of Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Iaido (former name Seittei Iai), which forms the base of the practice. After that, the practice and assimilation of the Kihon (basic exercises) is key in developing a proper technical basis for the use of the Japanese sword. Only then he will be able to seriously follow the Path of the Sword and to use the sword (iaito or boken) in a proper manner. Initially, the trainee learns the etiquette of the art and of the dojo, of the location of the practice. Within this basic framework, there are several different variations, such as parrying an attack and then cutting the opponent, hitting the opponent with the hilt before drawing the sword, facing two, three or four opponents, etc.

Noto: placing the sword back in its sheath.Chiburui: throwing off and cleaning the blood on the blade, and.

