Iaido
What is Iaido?
Iaido is a graceful practice involving the use and etiquette of the ‘katana,’ or Japanese sword. It is more focused and slower-paced than Aikido and most other martial arts.
There are fewer movements but they are sought to be perfected, thus it can be a meditative exercise, which takes great concentration.
Is it different to Aikido?
Iaido is a separate training, and yet complimentary to Aikido. It is studied largely for the same reasons as weapons: for what it reveals about the roots of Aikido as a martial art. However, practitioners are welcome to practise Iaido alone even if they don’t do Aikido.
