![]() Santa Cruz Todo Kai is not a commercial dojo, but a membership organization. We also practice cutting bamboo mats (tameshigiri), for this, we use real sharpened swords (shinken) under very close supervision. All students use an unsharpened sword (iaito) for safety reasons. We also have partner practice or sparring (kumadachi), where we use wooden swords (bokken). These techniques are taught through forms (kata). Iaido teaches the use of actual metal weaponry, these techniques are real (this is not a sport). The basic principle involves controlled, precise movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (saya), striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade (chuburi), and then replacing the sword in the scabbard (noto). ![]() ![]() Developed by Hayashizake Jinsuke Shigenobu in the late 16th Century after Japan was unified under the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. These teachings have evolved from the warrior class known as samurai. Popularly known as “the art of drawing the sword”. At this dojo (school) we study iaido (居合道 pronounced e-i-do).
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