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Iaidō forms (katas) are performed solitarily against one or more imaginary opponents. Some traditional iaidō schools, however, include kata performed in pairs. Some styles and schools also do not practice tameshigiri, cutting techniques.
The primary emphasis in iaidō is on the psychological state of being present. The secondary emphasis is on drawing the sword and responding to the sudden attack as quickly as possible. Starting positions can be from combative postures or from everyday sitting or standing positions. The ability to react quickly from different starting positions was considered essential for a samurai.
A very important part of iaidō, is nukitsuke or the life of iaidō. This is a very quick draw accomplished by both drawing the sword out of the saya and moving the saya back in saya-biki. Nukitsuke is a quick horizontal cutting motion.
There are plenty of iaido schools, but the most popular are Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu and Muso Shinden-Ryu, both in Japan and worldwide. The two have common origins around the 18th century. The two styles have coexisted for many years. Although the two schools have common origins, there are also some differences. A difference is that placing the sword in the sheath that is noto: in Shinden Ryu, noto begins horizontally and till the end turns vertically, whereas Eishin Ryu, noto begins and ends all the way vertically.
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A rough translation would be, the way of mental presence and immediate reaction”. Many confuse iaido with kendo or kenjutsu. Iaidō is often used interchangeably with Battōjutsu, literally meaning "technique of drawing the sword". Battōjutsu is the historical term encompassing both the practice of drawing the sword and cutting. The term iaijutsu became prevalent later, and the current term iaidō is due to the general trend to replace the suffix -jutsu with -dō in Japanese martial arts in order to emphasize a philosophical or spiritual component.
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