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Iaijutsu is a combative sword-drawing art but not necessarily an aggressive art because iaijutsu is also a counterattack-oriented art. Iaijutsu technique may be used aggressively to wage a premeditated surprise attack against an unsuspecting enemy. The formulation of iaijutsu as a component system of
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in the eighth century. It evolved from and gained ascendancy over its straight-bladed prototype because years of battlefield experience proved that the curved form of sword was better suited to the needs of the bushi than the straight-bladed kind. Around the curved long sword the bushi built a
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It was with the general widespread use of the curved sword mounted and worn as a katana that classical Japanese swordsmanship for infantry applications really begins. The earliest reliable documentation to prove that the bushi practiced swordsmanship in a systematic manner is dated in the 15th
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classical bujutsu was made less for the dynamic situations of the battlefield than for the relatively static applications of the warrior's daily life off the field of battle.
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According to Donn F. Draeger, iaijutsu is a combative art and, therefore, the warrior considered only two starting positions in the execution of a sword-drawing technique:
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Hoki-ryuーA branch of the Tamiya-ryu, founded by Katayama Hoki-no-kami Hisayasu in 17th century. Hoshino-ha Hoki-ryu in Kumamoto spread to other areas.
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is an older name for Iaijutsu. Historically, it is unclear when the term "iaijutsu" originated. It is also unclear when techniques to draw
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Two other postures are not used in iaijutsu because they possessed technical issues that would place their users at a disadvantage:
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Tamiya Shinken-ryu—A branch of the Tamiya-ryu in Saijo-han (17th century), arranged by Tsumaki Seirin in the 20th century.
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It would be difficult for the swordsman using either of these two postures to go quickly into action in an emergency.
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Some of the Ryū that still exist and include iaijutsu in their curriculum are listed below - these schools are
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mystique of fantastic dimensions, one that still influences Japanese culture today. The nature of the
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Iaijutsu is extant today, but there also exists a modern form for drawing the Japanese sword called
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Hall, David A. (2012) Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. New York: Kodansha USA. Page 169.
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were first practiced as a dedicated form of exercise. The Japanese sword has existed since the
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Ishiguro-ryuーA part of the Ishiguro-ryu Jujutsu, Founded by Ishiguro Ansai in 19th century.
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Hall, David A. (2012) Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. New York: Kodansha USA.
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Hayashizaki-Shin-Muso-ryuーFounded by Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu in 16th century.
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is a combative quick-draw sword technique. This art of drawing the Japanese sword,
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Draeger, Donn F. (2005) Japanese Swordsmanship. Boston: Weather Hill. Page 79-80.
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The development of Japanese swordsmanship as a component system of classical
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Yagyū Seigo-ryu—Founded by Nagaoka Torei Fusashige in the 17th century.
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Niina Gyokudo, soke of Mugai Ryu, demonstrates the Inchuyo technique.
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Kageyama-ryuーFounded by Kageyama Kiyoshige in 16th century.
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Shin-Tamiya-ryuーFounded by Wada Heisuke in 17th century.
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The first technique is the low crouching posture named
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disciplines in the education of the classical warrior (
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Shingyotoh-ryuーFounded by Iba-Hideaki in 17th century.
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Archaeological excavations dated the oldest sword in
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Japan
katana
Japanese
koryū
martial art
bushi
Battojutsu
katana
scabbard
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Iizasa Chōisai Ienao
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Japan
Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
iron
recorded history
kami
bujutsu
bushi
tachi
bushi
Kamakura period
Minamoto
Taira
katana
kenjutsu

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