Description
Iaijutsu (居合術) is the combative quick-draw sword technique, one of the koryu
(classical) disciplines of the Japanese warrior. It focuses on the drawing of
the katana and immediate response to an attack, a counter-attack-oriented art
developed for the relatively static applications of the warrior's daily life
rather than the battlefield. Originally a part of kenjutsu, it became a
dedicated discipline as masters concentrated exclusively on the drawing of the
sword. Koryu schools that include iaijutsu in their curriculum include Musō
Jikiden Eishin-ryū, Suiō-ryū, Mugai-ryū, Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū and
Hōki-ryū. Its modern form is iaido.
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japanese-martial-arts · iaijutsu · koryu · swordsmanship
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Iaijutsu. In Martialis: Martial Arts
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@incollection{martialis_01KZ6XT5DSFQG9TRGDK9AQFZCW, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Iaijutsu}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year
= {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZ6XT5DSFQG9TRGDK9AQFZCW}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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