There were many (probably several thousand of) Koryu ( traditional schools), though only a small proportion remain today. Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu (1542 – 1621) is widely accepted as the founder of Iaido. Currently in Japan, however, there are over 400 schools (Ryu) of iaijutsu and iaido, though the majority of these are quite small.
With this respect all “styles” will lead to the same goal.Ĭurrently, the most practiced styles of iaido are the Muso Shinden Ryu and the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, presumed to be branches of the original style of batto jutsu founded by Hayashizaki (Taylor and Ohmi 1997: 83). However, we train not only to learn techniques, but also to cultivate the heart and spirit. There are many styles of Iaido, many ways to cut, to move, and as one learns one improves technically. The meaning of this is, whatever we may be doing or wherever we may be, we must always be prepared from any eventually. The term “Iai” is taken from the Japanese phrase: “Tsune ni ite, kyu ni awasu”. Iaido dealt more with everyday situation rather than those on the battlefield. A typical form consists of the draw and cut, a finishing cut, cleaning the blade and returning it to the scabbard, all without looking away from the imaginary opponent. (Budo means martial arts or military arts in Japan).
Iaido is one of the Japanese traditional Budo concerned with drawing the blade and cutting in the same motion.
Iaido is actually an art in which one learns how to draw one’s sword from its scabbard. One trains alone, without a partner, with a samurai sword, katana. It differs from the other three essentially, for iaido is an art where a weapon is used for practice. Like judo, karate and aikido, iaido is a Japanese budo art. Most people are not familiar with the word iaido.
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