• Iaidō (居合道), abbreviated iai (居合), is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to sudden...
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  • Kendō Renmei Iaidō is the iaidō style of the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF, Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei or ZNKR). This style of standardised iaido is also known...
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  • The Zen Nippon Iaidō Renmei (ZNIR) or All Japan Iaidō Federation (全日本居合道連盟 abbreviated 全日居 "Zen Nichi I" or 全居連 "Zen I Ren") is a national non-governmental...
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    Similar to Kendō, Iaidō is largely practiced under the All Japan Kendo Federation and it's not unusual for a Kendō club to offer Iaidō practice as well...
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    for practicing iaidō until the practitioner's skill is consistent enough to safely use a sharp-edged sword.[citation needed] Some iaidō schools may require...
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  • Aikido Toho Iaido, sometimes referred as Nishio-ryu Iaido, is a style created by Shoji Nishio, a prolific Aikido practitioner. Its katas consist of 15...
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    martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He received hanshi (master instructor) ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo...
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    seppuku. Still preserved in modern-day movements (kata) of the martial art Iaidō, the ritual of performing kaishaku varies very little between Japanese fencing...
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    David Levinson; Karen Christensen (2002). Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: Iaido to Malay. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-684-80617-4. François...
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  • be translated as "shaking off the blood". In the Japanese martial art of iaidō, this is done before nōtō or placing the blade back into the scabbard (known...
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  • cutting exercises used in Japanese martial arts such as kendo, aikido, iaidō, and kenjutsu. Often a shinai (for kendo), bokken, suburitō, or even tanren...
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  • Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū (category Iaido)
    became the second person (after Nakayama Hakudō) to be awarded hanshi in iaidō by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai. Ōe died at Enokuchi on April 18, 1926. His...
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    size and shape of the Japanese katana and are used by martial artists for iaidō and even for cutting practice (tameshigiri). Mass-produced swords including...
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    schools, for example, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, Shin musō Hayashizaki-ryū and Iaidō, only Enshin-ryū seems to have used it to improve the drawing speed of an...
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    and iaitō (unsharpened metal sword). Shinken are often used in battōdō, iaidō, and iaijutsu (forms of combative sword-drawing), as well as tameshigiri...
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    men separate them slightly. Some martial arts, notably kendō, aikidō, and iaidō, may prescribe up to two fist widths of distance between the knees for men...
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    The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) promotes and popularises kendō, iaidō and jōdō. The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) has been member of the International...
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  • Ninjutsu Kenjutsu Karate Sojutsu Naginatajutsu Bojutsu Okinawan kobudo Iaido Kusarigamajutsu Kendo Kyudo Tessenjutsu Shurikenjutsu Bajutsu Jujutsu Taidō...
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  • Aiki-jūjutsu Enshin kaikan Gensei-ryū Gōjū-ryū Hakkō-ryū Hojōjutsu Hōjutsu Iaido Isshin-ryu Jōdō Japanese kickboxing Judo Jūkendō Jujutsu Juttejutsu Karate...
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    not necessarily indicate one wears a black belt. In martial arts such as iaidō, kendō or jōdō, no external signifier of rank is worn, though a black belt...
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  • with their emblem sold well. The "standard bokken", mostly used in kendo, iaido, and aikido, was created by master Aramaki Yasuo, in collaboration with...
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  • two variants exist: normal Katana and ones used in a manner similar to Iaidō). Shadow Fight 4: Arena was released in November 2020. It is a game of fight...
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    arts. Kata are used by most Japanese and Okinawan martial arts, such as iaido, judo, kendo, kenpo, and karate. Kata originally were teaching and training...
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    based on his study of modern kendo (the way of the japanese sword), and Iaido (the way of drawing the japanese sword) under sensei Nakayama Hakudō. Gigo's...
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    Fencing Gatka Gendai budō - modern Japanese martial arts Geography of kendo Iaidō - sword drawing Jōdō - a martial art using a short wooden staff, or stick...
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    writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained...
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    distinguished from aikijutsu, judo from jujutsu, kendo from kenjutsu and iaido from iaijutsu. In 1933, karate was officially recognized as a Japanese martial...
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    those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern forms of...
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    and that "in Budo the point is...to find peace and mastery of the self" Iaidō, in its transmission and its practice, is the martial art which takes up...
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  • through his researches, Nakamura found absent from many other schools of iaidō, kendō, and battōjutsu: the kesagiri, a cut he thought extremely useful...
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