Wednesday, 14 September 2022

 

 sword techniques

Suburi - 7 cutting techniques, similar to karate kihon

Iaido - the art of drawing, cutting, and resheathing the katana

There are 12 Seitei iaido kata, after which you learn the forms from the traditional ryuha

Each kata has four sections :

Nukitsuki - drawing the sword
Kiritsuki - cutting
Chiburui - blood shake
No to - resheathing