Iaidō (居合道), abbreviated with iai (居合), is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack.
Iaido consists of four main components: the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (or saya), striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. While beginning practitioners of iaido may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, most of the practitioners use the blunt edged sword, called iaitō. Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword (shinken).
Practitioners of iaido are often referred to as iaidoka.

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"Talk is easy; action is difficult. But, action is easy; true understanding is difficult!"

from the "Sumurai no Kokoroe" Precepts of the Samurai.


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"Talk is easy; action is difficult. But, action is easy; true understanding is difficult!"

from the "Sumurai no Kokoroe" Precepts of the Samurai.


#samurai #samuraiprecepts #samurainokokoroe #bushido #budo #shitokai #shitoryu #karatedo #karate #tanzadeh #糸東会 #糸東流空手 #糸東流 #空手 #空手道 #日本空手 #武道 #組手 #worldkarate #worldshitoryu

(宮本武蔵) Miyamoto Musashi once said; it is better to be a warrior in a Garden than a gardener in a WAR,
because when chaos comes knocking, it doesn't wait for you to be ready. Strength is not just for battle; it is for life for the unexpected for the storms you don't see coming. A warrior in a garden lives with peace but stands prepared, A gardener in a WAR he is nothing but prey. Life will not warn you before it strikes. The storm will not ask if you can swim, the fire will not wait for you to become fireproof. A warrior does not wait for WAR to train, A king does not wait for chaos to lead, and you cannot wait for hardship to build the strength to overcome it. Will you prepare for WAR in times of peace or pray for peace when war finds you.

#宮本武蔵 #musashi #miyamoto #samurai #martialarts #shitoryu #shitokai #karatedo

(宮本武蔵) Miyamoto Musashi once said; it is better to be a warrior in a Garden than a gardener in a WAR,
because when chaos comes knocking, it doesn't wait for you to be ready. Strength is not just for battle; it is for life for the unexpected for the storms you don't see coming. A warrior in a garden lives with peace but stands prepared, A gardener in a WAR he is nothing but prey. Life will not warn you before it strikes. The storm will not ask if you can swim, the fire will not wait for you to become fireproof. A warrior does not wait for WAR to train, A king does not wait for chaos to lead, and you cannot wait for hardship to build the strength to overcome it. Will you prepare for WAR in times of peace or pray for peace when war finds you.

#宮本武蔵 #musashi #miyamoto #samurai #martialarts #shitoryu #shitokai #karatedo

(宮本武蔵) Miyamoto Musashi once said; it is better to be a warrior in a Garden than a gardener in a WAR,
because when chaos comes knocking, it doesn't wait for you to be ready. Strength is not just for battle; it is for life for the unexpected for the storms you don't see coming. A warrior in a garden lives with peace but stands prepared, A gardener in a WAR he is nothing but prey. Life will not warn you before it strikes. The storm will not ask if you can swim, the fire will not wait for you to become fireproof. A warrior does not wait for WAR to train, A king does not wait for chaos to lead, and you cannot wait for hardship to build the strength to overcome it. Will you prepare for WAR in times of peace or pray for peace when war finds you.

#宮本武蔵 #musashi #miyamoto #samurai #martialarts #shitoryu #shitokai #karatedo