This lesson is directly for the practitioners of the ancient
Japanese koryu martial arts of the ninja and samurai, such as ninjutsu (ninpo)
and bujutsu (budo).
In this video I demonstrate a basic iai (iaido) sword
drawing training drill to help develop the skills needed to be proficient in
iaijutsu. In this drill I am using a kodachi (ninjato) because the ryuha that
we are training in has a strong focus on the use of the short sword.
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The training (keiko) of Iai/iaido/iaijutsu is to be able to
respond quickly to a unexpected attack efficiently.This is a skill-set that is highly needed in today’s
world of self-defense, as these same skills can be equally used in the use of
concealed carry with edged weapons for self-defense / self-protection.
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This lesson is directly for the practitioners of the ancient
Japanese koryu martial arts of the ninja and samurai, such as ninjutsu (ninpo)
and bujutsu (budo).
