

I have always maintained there is precisely zero distinction between jutsu and do, as they are something of a symbiotic couple. My take on the iaido vs iaijutsu debate is that it's an asinine one. Who are they associated with in Japan? The DNBK? I thought they flew solo with the "federation" being Sekiguchi Komei himself.

What I'm really surprised was although Komeijuku screams practicality, the way that they cut and how they favour anime-esque giant katanas made me feel a huge irony of their philosophy of having practicality. But then again, Iaido and Iaijyutsu take different approach. I mean, I don't think I will ever have a chance of killing the guy in front of me if I do Mae like how I would do in Seitei Iai, but I think I will feel much more confident if I were to do somewhat like Komeijuku guys do. A lot of people criticize the ways of Komeijuku but I believe Iai should be more practical like how the Komeijuku is approaching than how the ZNKR is(and I know this is a bold statement). Iai"jyutsu" is a very, very interesting approach and I do admire what they are doing with it. They literally have their own special waza like the ZNKR's Seitei Iai and focused more on core strength and effectiveness. The Komeijuku dojo will never be able to be affiliated with any of the Kendo association because they are affiliated with a different association in Japan.

Just want to thank you all for the advice. I am not very well informed on the different styles of Iaido and want to make sure where I invest my time is a legit.
#Iaido near me free
The next is an dojo that is a member of the British Kendo Association, I am unsure as to what style they teach, but they also teach the naginata.īoth are on days I am free so that isn't an issue and cost isn't an issue either. They are a well respected Aikido dojo with a legit lineage from what I have researched if that makes a difference. According to Wikipedia, he 'got permission to adapt forms of Muso Shiden Ryu Iaido which he studied whilst in japan and taught these forms to his Aikido students as the Ia-Batto-Ho system '. The first is an Aikido dojo that doesn't appear to be affiliated with any governing body for Iaido, but they claim to was taught to them by 'Kazuo Chiba Sensei' when he taught at the dojo for 11 years by their account. I am looking to start Iaido, there are two schools near me but I am unsure which one to choose.
