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