Iaido
Iaido is the traditional art of drawing, cutting, and re-sheathing the Japanese sword. Practice is centered on Muso Shinden Ryu, though several additional series are studied.
Muso Shinden Ryu
Shoden (Omori Ryu)
- Shohato - first draw
- Sato - left draw
- Uto - right draw
- Atarito - smash
- Inyoshintai - forward and backward
- Ryuto - leading blade
- Junto - follow the sword
- Gyakuto - reversed
- Seichuto - forcing the sword
- Koranto - tiger run
- Kaete Inyoshintai - another way to do
- Batto - draw the sword or quick draw
Chuden (Hasegawa Eishin Ryu)
- Yokogumo - cloud bank
- Tora Issoku - tiger step
- Inazuma - lightning
- Ukigomo - floating cloud
- Yama Oroshi - wind down from the mountain
- Iwanami - waves hitting rocks
- Uroko Gaeshi - dragon turns
- Nami Gaeshi - wave turns
- Taki Otoshi - waterfall
- Nuki Uchi - draw and cut
Okuden (Kugesa)
- Kasumi - foggy
- Sunegakoi - block the shin
- Tosume - narrow door
- Towaki - beside the door
- Shiho Giri - cut in 4 directions
- Tanashita - under the shelf
- Ryozume - narrow side
- Torabashiri - tiger run
Okuden (Tachi waza)
- Yukitsure - go together
- Turedachi - go together or take you somewhere
- Somakuri (Gohogiri) - total attack or 5 different cuts
- Sodome (Hanashiushi) - total block or blast off
- Shinobu (Yorunotachi) - hiding or sword of the night
- Yukichigai - passing
- Sodesurikaeshi (Kennokoto) - turn the sleeve or be smart
- Moniri (Kakuretsu) - pass the gate
- Kabesoi (Hitinaka) - beside a wall or among a crowd
- Uke Nagashi (Yuriminuki) - block and lead
- Ittomagoi - goodbye
Eishin Ryu
Batto no Kata
- Junto
- Tsuigekito - pursue
- Shato - inclined
- Shihoto
- Zantotsuto
Oku no Kata
- Zenteki Gyakuto
- Tatekito - several enemies
- Koteki Gyakuto - enemy in the back
- Koteki Nuki Uchi
Bangai no Kata
- Haya Nami
- Rai Den
- Jin Rai
- Shiho Giri
Hosoda Ryu
- Iwanami - waves hitting rocks
- Ukifune Gaeshi - floating boat turning back
- Noarashi Gaeshi - wind in the field turns back
- Utsusemi - empty (void)
- Matsukaze - pine wind
- Zangetsu Hidari - morning moon left
- Zangetsu Migi - morning moon right
- Do To Gaeshi - great wave turns back
- Rai To Gaeshi - lightning turns back
- Yo To - forcing the blade or active blade
- In To - passive blade
- Inazuma Gaeshi - lightning turns back
Keishi Ryu
- Maegoshi (Asayama Ichidan Ryu) - passing in front
- Musogaeshi (Shindo Munen Ryu) - emptyness turns
- Migi No Teki (Kyoshin Miyashi Ryu) - enemy to the right
- Mawarigake (Tamiya Ryu) - turning attack
- Shiho (Tatsume Ryu) - 4 directions
Shindo Munen Ryu
1st series, 10 movements
2nd series, 20 movements
Seitei Iai ZNKR
- Mae - front
- Ushiro - behind
- Ukenagashi - block and lead
- Tsuka Ate - hit with the handle
- Kesa Giri - directional cut
- Morote Tsuki - stab with both hands
- Sampogiri - cut in 3 directions
- Ganmen Ate - hit the face
- Soete Tsuki - blade and hand together
- Shiho Giri - cut in 4 directions
- So Giri
- Nuki Uchi
Seitei Iai Iaido
- Maegiri (Eishin Ryu)
- Zengogiri ou Mae Atogiri (Mugai Ryu)
- Kiriage (Shindo Munen Ryu)
- Shihogiri (Suio Ryu)
- Kissakigaishi (Hoki Ryu)
Toyama Ryu
- Mae No Teki - enemy to the front
- Migi No Teki - enemy to the right
- Hidari No Teki - enemy to the left
- Ushiro No Teki - enemy to the rear
- Chokusen No Teki - enemy close in front
- Ushiro Mae No Teki - enemies to front and rear
- Migi, Hidari, Mae No Teki - enemies right, left, front
- Ittoryodan
Japanese counting
- Ichi / Ipponme
- Ni / Nihonme
- San / Sanhonme
- Shi / Yohonme
- Go / Gohonme
- Roku / Ropponme
- Shichi / Shichihonme
- Hachi / Happonme
- Kyu / Kyuhonme
- Ju / Jupponme
- Juichi / Juiponme
- Juni / Junihonme