Iaido: a Japanese martial art Samurai 7
Well, it fits very well with my previous post, talking about
Iaido Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Iaido is a Japanese martial art which consists in drawing the sword as quickly as possible to carry out an attack which shoed fly, here in bulk.
In more detail I will use the definition of
Wikipedia :
The iaido ( 居 合 道 ? ) is a martial art original Japanese focusing on the act of drawing the sword and decide in one motion. Like other Budō , this school focuses more on the harmony of movement and the spiritual (the influence of Zen ) on technical efficiency. In recent years, sensei Japanese advocate a more offensive, led to a iaido "combat", closer iaijutsu .
being
fan of everything related to Japan and not just as manga otaku first came, I was offered to me years ago a real Japanese katana forged by hand (it cost me very expensive, but when you love it not count).
I remember what struck me was already part of a weight, the sword and its scabbard "
saya" when we think a samurai always had him on his " daisho "(together forming the katana and" wakizashi "a katana for short), and while being passed between the " obi (sash) of the kimono, really had the" obi "is tight.
Second thing that made me hallucinate is literally the cutting edge.
was all an imaginary representation of a sword, and his sharp but frankly when we see a real (not the decorative found a cheap stainless steel blade)
katana, the blade is a razor .
as shown in this video:
I had the same idea and I really was impressed with the edge, as in As regards Point "
kissaki ", or if you put your hand on it you can easily imagine how a katana little pierce a human body without difficulty.
opportunities for cutting, as one can easily imagine someone beating
Iaido, you just cut someone very clearly. Small demonstration
Tameshi giri (test cutting)
in ancient Japan, the tests were done on different materials such as iron rods, helmets combat armor, corpses piled up, and in some cases and depending on the requirement of the blacksmith or his "client" on death row hindered.
The number of bodies cut in the test was inscribed on the tang of the blade
( nakago ) the form of lines of lime. Some blacksmiths, sure of the quality of their work, would take up the kimono in their ceremonial white clothing in case of failure of tests of their blades makes them do seppuku.
Today, the cutting tests are done on bundles of rice straw or reed, sometimes reinforced in the center of a bamboo, to restore the texture of a human neck.
Like any martial art, Iaido
includes kata, this video includes 13 kata performed by a young practitioner of iaido :
Personally I ' adore the practice in a club, but clubs
iaido are rare and the license has a cost: /
Finally I still take pleasure in sometimes holding, and especially since the blade must maintain be maintained, for example, do not touch the blade with the finger or he must dessuite after cleaning with shoji
oil of cloves, that stamps gently. After
are of course more rigorous maintenance for those who make the cut, or remove the sword you need to know, polishing the blade and it takes a real skill. My
katana :
And as a gift, a beautiful Japanese kimono armed with two katana
running a dance and the end of the cut ... the perfect woman:)
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