Prefacetothe3rdEdition

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vebeenexpandedtoo.

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Goodlucktoyouall.Ihopethatthisreferenceremainshelpful
throughoutyourstudy

PETERWESTRokudanRenshi
MYOKENDOJO
 Foreword
Manymodernsystemsofeducationdevelopwaysforpeopleto
broadentheirmindsandexplorethevariedfieldsofart,scienceand
technology.However,traininginIaidosharpensthefacilitytobelieve
in ones
onesee a
ann a
at
ttt e
esame
samet time
imea
acti
ctivat
vates
estt e
ewiwi ingn
ingness
essto
tosee
see orortt e
highestpersonalideals.Accordingly,thestudyofIaidohasbecome
theobjectofrapidlyincreasinginternationalinterestasavaluableway
ofdevelopingspiritualstrengthandphysicalpower.Thoughoriginally
evee op
ev opee in
inJ
Jap
apan
an,I
,Iai
ai o as ec ecom
omep
epararto
to t ec
ecu
u tu
turra ererit
itag
ageo
eo
t e
eww o eew
wor a an n i
it
tis
ism
my
ysi
sinc
ncer
ere
e op
ope ett at
att
t is oo wi s ser
ervve
eas
as
ausefulguidetoboththebeginnerandtheexperiencedpractitioner
intheirsearchforknowledge.

ISHIDOSH
ISHIDOSHIZU
IZUFUM
FUMIHac
IHac i anK
anKyos
yos i
 January1995

The teterm
rm ‘I
‘Iai
ai’
’ is ta
take
ken
n fr
from
om th
the
e ph
phra
rase
se ‘T
‘Tsu
sune
ne ni it
itte
te,
, ky
kyu
u ni
awasu’.Themeaningof
awasu’.Themeaningofthisis,whateverw
thisis,whateverwemay
emaybedoingorwherever
bedoingorwherever
emaybe,wemustalwaysbepreparedforanyeventuality.
Throughtheswordweseektoimproveourspiritandbecome
betterpeople,topromotepeaceandgoodfeelingbeyondthewallsof
t eDo
eDojojoan
an int
intoou
oourr ai y iv
ives
es.
.T
T er
erear
earema
emanynysty
sty es
eso
o Iai,ma
Iai,many
ny
ays to cucut,
t, to mo
moveve,
, an as onone
e ea
earn
rns
s on
one
e im
impr
prov
oves
es te
tecc ni
nica
ca y.
However,wetrainnotonlytolearntechniques,butalsotocultivate
the
the hea
heartand
rtand sp
spiri
irit,and
t,and inthis re
respe
spect
ct all ‘st
‘style
yles’lead
s’lead tothe sam
same
e
goal.
One mus
mustt bea
bear
r in mi
mind
nd the hig
higher
her goa
goals
ls to ac
achie
hieve
ve and tak
take
e
eachstepandovercomeeachobstacle,butatthesametime,though
t ep
epat
at ma
mayy ea i icu to tone
neto
to o ow,on
oneemu
musstre is an en
enjjoy
thechallenges.

HARUNAMATSUONanadanKyoshi
Decem
Decem er19
er1994
94
Perceptionisstrongandsightisweak.

MiyamotoMusashi
 Contents
Ac no
now
w e gem
gement
entss
Pre ace
Forewor
Chapter1.General..................................... 3
 1. afety
 afety,EtiquetteandDojoBeha
,EtiquetteandDojoBehaviour
viour


 2. C eaning
eaningt t eSw
eSwor or



 3. a o–
o–Eti
Etique
quett
ttee

 4.P
4.PartsoftheBody
artsoftheBody

 5. ItemsofClothing
ItemsofClothing

 6. PartsoftheSword


 7.Kam
7.Kamae,S
ae,S isei
isei,F
,Footan
ootan Han Tec niqu
niques
es

 8.GeneralDojo
8.GeneralDojoV Vocabulary

 9. ConceptsinIaido
ConceptsinIaido


 10. ei eitei
teiIai
Iaido
do
 11. Koryu
Koryu

 12. Genea
Genea ogyo t eMus eMusoRyu
oRyu

Chapter2.ZenNihonKendoRenm
Chapter2.ZenNihonKendoRenmeiIaido
eiIaido ....
........
........
........
...... 31

 1. Intro
Intro ucti
uction
on

 2. GeneralPoints
GeneralPoints
 3. TechnicalPoints

 4. Torei
Torei


 5. T eF
eForms
orms

Chapter3.MusoShindenRyu
Chapter3.MusoShindenRyu ....
........
........
........
........
........
.......
... 75
  1. o en




 2. C u en

 3. Okuden
Okuden

 4. TachiUc
achiUchinoKurai
hinoKurai

 5. TsumiainoKurai
TsumiainoKurai

Chapter4.MusoJikidenEishinRyu
Chapter4.MusoJikidenEishinRyu ....
........
........
........
........
.......
... 84
 1. OmoriRyu
 OmoriRyu


 2. Eis
Eis inRy
inRyu
u


 3. Tac iUc inoK
inoKura
uraii


 4. Okui
Okuiai
ai

 5. TsumiainoKurai
TsumiainoKurai

 6. NewForms
NewForms
Chapter5.GradingsandCompetitions..................... 97


1.
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CHAPTER 1

General
Thereisatimeandaplace
fortheuseofweapons.

MiyamotoMusashi
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1.SAFETY,ETIQUETTEANDDOJOBEHAVIOU
1.SAFETY,ETIQUETTEANDDOJOBEHAVIOUR
R

Safety

WhenhandlingpotentiallydangerousweaponsIthinkno-onewilldisagreethatsafetymustalways
be a maj
major
or con
consid
sidera
eratio
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n.When we are tra
traini
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ng wit
with
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others
ers we mu
must
st con
consid
sider
er saf
safety
ety as a thr
threef
eefold
old
strategy:avoidinginjurytoothers,avoidingothersinjuringourselves,andavoidingself-inflictedinjury.
Thiscanalsobebrokendownas:

1.EquipmentSafety

•Areclothescorrectlyfitting?
•Arehimo(chords)correctlytiedandtuckedaway?
•Hasanysplinteringorchippingofbokkenbeenrepaired?
•Isthesword/Iaitocrackedorbent?
•Isthemekugisecure?
•Isthetsukaitosecure?
•Arethetsubaandseppacorrectlyfitting?
•Isthesayaundamaged(koiguchioranyotherjoinsplit)?
•Doesthehabakifitwellontothekoiguchi?

2.PersonalSafety

•Doesyourhairobscureyourvision?
•Arefingerandtoenailsadequatelytrimmed?
•Areanyinjuriescorrectlybandagedetc.?
•Doyouhaveinjurieswhichshouldrequirerest?
•Doyouhaveenoughspacetopracticein?
•Areyouinanyoneelse’sway?
•Doyouknowwhatformsthepeoplearoundyouarepractising?

3.SafetyofPremises

•Isthehalllargeenough?
•Istheceilinghighenough?
•Isthefloorsurfacesecureandsuitable?
•Isthelightingadequate?
•Isfirstaidavailable?
•Doesanyoneinthedojohavefirstaidtrainingforthemostlikelyinjuries?
•Isthereaccesstoorforemergencytransport?
•DoyouknowwherethenearestAccidentandEmergencyDepartmentis?
•Whereisthenearestphone,doesanyoneintheclasscarryamobilephone?

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5.ITEMSOFCLOTHING

Embuigi  display/dem

Embuigi display/demonstrationclothes
onstrationclothes
Hakama wide/pleatedtrousers
Haori
Haori  overjacket
Hera
Hera  peginsiderearofhakama
Himo
Himo  cordorlace
Keikogi
Keikogi  trainingjacket
Kesaa 
Kes 

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
 lapel
lapel/par
/partofmon
tofmonkscost
kscostumeha
umehangin
ngingfromle
gfromleftshou
ftshoulder(n
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otusedin
in
 Iaido,
 butmentionedinkatanames)
Koshiita  boardatbackofhakama
Matadach
Matad achii 
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
 split
splitatsideofh
atsideofhakama
akama
Montsuki  widesleevetopwithmononchest,sleeve andback
Obi belt
Sode
Sode  sleeve
Tabi  formalsoftfootwearforgeneraluseandin thedojo
Zekken  chestpatchembroider
chestpatchembroideredwithownname,dojoname,nationality
edwithownname,dojoname,nationality,etc.
,etc.
Zori  sandalsforuseoutsideDojodesignedtobe slippedontoeitherbarefeet
 orovertabi

FoldingaGi

Keiko Gi Juban

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6.PARTSOFTHESWORD

Thislistisbynomeanscomplete,therearemanymoredetailseachwiththeirownname

Boshi  curveleadingtokissaki

Boshi
Fuchigane  metalbandaroundtsukanexttotsuba
Ha  cuttingedge
Habaki  collar(usuallycopper)reinforcingjoinbetweenbladeandtsuba
Hamachi  ‘step’atendof
‘step’atendofcuttingedgewheretheblasemeetsthe
cuttingedgewheretheblasemeetsthe habaki
Hamon
Hamon  lineoftemperedsection
Hanami  cuttinglineofsword(frommunetoha)
Hasuji pointinglineofsword(frommunemachitokissaki)
Hi
Hi 



 roorooves
ves
Hira
Hira 
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
 aceofbl
aceofbladefr
adefromshin
omshinogitoh
ogitohaa
Hitoe
Hitoe 



 opofta
opoftangwh
ngwhichme
ichmeetsmun
etsmuneatmun
eatmunemach
emachii
Kashira
Kashi ra 





 endof
endoftsuka
tsuka
Katahaba  measureofthickestpartofblade
Kissaki  point
Koiguchi
Koiguc hi  openendofsaya
Kojiri  closedendofsaya
Kurigata  deviceonsayathroughwhic
deviceonsayathroughwhichsageopasses
hsageopasses
Mei signatureontang
Mekugi
Mekugi  bamboopinthroughtsuka
Mekugiana
Mekug iana 




 olethr
olethrough
oughwhic
whichmeku
hmekugipass
gipasses
es
Menuki  decorationsunder
decorationsundertsukaitot
tsukaitotoaidgrip
oaidgrip
Monouchi
Monouch i cuttingpart(approx.6inchsectionuptokissaki
Mune backedgeofblade
Munemachi
Munemachi  ‘step’atendof
‘step’atendofmunewheretheblademeetsthehabaki
munewheretheblademeetsthehabaki
Nagasaa 
Nagas 




 mea
measure
sureofthe
oftheleng
lengthof
thofthebl
thebladefr
adefromki
omkissak
ssakitomu
itomunema
nemach
chiina
iina
straightline
Nakago 

 ang
Nakagojiri 

endoftang
endoftang
Sageo 
cord,tiesintohakamahimo
cord,tiesintohakamahimo
Same
Same 
 ayskinund
ayskinundertsukaito
ertsukaito
Sayaa 
Say 
 scabbar
scabbard d
Seppaa 
Sepp 






 asheasherseit
rseithers
hersideo
ideoftsub
ftsubaa
Shinogi
Shinogi  idgeatwidestpointalon
idgeatwidestpointalongblade
gblade
Shinogiji
Shinogiji  aceofbladefromshin
aceofbladefromshinogitomune
ogitomune
Sori 

 measure
measureofthecurveoftheblade,measu
ofthecurveoftheblade,measuredfromthemun
redfromthemunetothe
etothe
Nagasaline
atthedeepestpoint
Tsuba
Tsu ba 







 andandguar
guard d
Tsubamoto
Tsubamoto 
backedge
backedgeofthebladeclosetothehandgu
ofthebladeclosetothehandguard ard
Tsukaito
Tsu kaito/Mak
/Makiitoiito sukabin
suk abindin
dingg
Yasurime 

 ilemarksleftontang

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 2.Z.N.K.R.(SEITEI)IAIDO

5.THEFORMS

Ipponme 


 Mae

Scenario:

Oneenemy,frontinseiza.

Method:

Riseontothekneesasyoudraw,thensteppingforwardwiththerightfoot,cuthorizontallyacrossthe
enemy’seyes.Repositiontheswordovertheheadbypushingthekissakibackalongthelineofthecutand
roundpasttheleftearwh
roundpa sttheleftearwhilesimultaneouslyslidin
ilesimultaneouslyslidingforwardo
gforwardontheleftkneeto
ntheleftkneetoclosethedistance
closethedistance.Witho
.Without
ut
stoppingtakethetsukawiththelefthandandcutkirioroshiwhilepushingtherightfootforwardtorecover
theposture.Standasyouperformochiburi.Bringthebackfootuptothefronttomo
theposture.Standasyouperfo rmochiburi.Bringthebackfootuptothefronttomovecloserwhereyou
vecloserwhereyou
canbetterobservetheenemy.Pulltherightfootbacktorecoverthepreviousposturewithfeetreversed.
Performnoto,slowlysinkingtotheleftknee.Standandreturntothestartline.

Specificgradingpoints,basic:

Isnukitsukeeffective?(height,direction,depth,speed,strength,kime).
Isshiseiofnukitsukecorrect?
Isfurikaburistrong,maintainingsemewithadequatebutnotexcessiveforwardmovement?
Iskirioroshieffective?
Isthestandinchiburistable?
Isshiseiofchiburicorrect?
Isthereafeelingofmeaninginthechangeoffeet?
Isnotosmoothandsonkyocontrolled?

Moreadvancedpoints:

Isthedrawdirectedtothecentrelineoftheopponent’sface?
 Arethetoesliftedintimeforthecut,butwithoutinterruptingtheflowoftheoverallattack?
Istheslideforwardto
Istheslideforwardtothecorrect
thecorrectdistancetoen
distancetoensurethatth
surethatthekirioroshicu
ekirioroshicutsanenem
tsanenemywhois
ywhoisinexactlythe
inexactlythe
ameplaceastheonecutwithnukitsuke?
Iskaburiperformed
Iskaburiperfo rmed with
withcontrolofhanamiandhasuji
controlofhanamiandhasuji,withthebladeremainin
,withthebladeremaininghigherthanhoriz
ghigherthanhorizonta
ontal
l
beforethekirioroshi?
 Areseme,zanshinandmetsukesustainedthroughoutthekatawithoutlossoffocus?

Higherpoints:

 Are th
 Are the
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feet
et an
and
d ba
back
ck le
leg
g co
cons
nsist
isten
entl
tly
y in th
the
e sa
same
me lin
line,
e, ma
main
inta
tain
inin
ing
g th
the
e sa
same
me ce
cent
ntre
re,
, an
and
d th
the
e hi
hips
ps
consistentlysquare?
Doestheoveralltimingshowcalmnessandcontrol?
DoestheperformancedemonstrateJohakyuandKankyu?
DoestheperformancedemonstrateunfalteringKigurai?
Isthebreathingkeptundercontrol,anddoesthebreathingsupporttheflowofthekata?

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TAIKAI
(Foramoreindepthstudy,see‘TheRegulationsofIaidoShiaiandShimpan’.AllJapanKendoFederation,
1996).

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t ecour
ecourtfor
tforS
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type..

RefereeDirector

ChiefReferee

SubReferee about1m ubReferee

about1m

2morlonger

Red
Line White
Line
4m

7m
Starting            ➝
Line            ➝ 2m
➝ 1m orlonger➝
30
r cm
longer

Boun ary
Line

Boundary
Line

RedLine m
hiteLine

aiting Waiting
Line Line
imeKeeper

Thereare2rectangularcourts,eachmeasuring3mby7m.
Eachhasastartmark30cmlongpositioned4mfromthefrontofthecourt.
The2courtsareseparatedbyagapof1m.
Thereisaclearspaceof2maroundthecourt.
ThedistancefromthecourttotheShimpanzaisabout1m.
ThecourttotheShinpan’srightisAka(Red),andthetheirleftisShiro(White).
Eachcourtis,forpreference,markedoutintheappropriatecolour.
Thetapeusedtomarkoutthecourtsandthestartlineshouldbebetween5and10cm,wide.

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