A Trainee Reveals the True Colors of Iaido

Iaido is a katana budo martial art that is believed to have started about 450 years ago. Because we train with steel blades, we never actually fight with anyone like in kendo, but we usually only practice through “形 kata” which are the fixed exercises assuming various situations of battle.

I am an iaido trainee that has been training for about six years now, but I am still seriously obsessed with this budo, and I am always excited to go to my training. You too might be training iaido yourself and might agree to what I say.

... However, because I am a dedicated trainee, I often see the dark side of the world of iaido too. It’s a little bit sad, but there are some things that I hate about this katana martial art.

So today, please allow me to talk about my opinions on why I hate iaido. I would also like to present my ideas about how iaido should change and what it should learn from kyudo, the Japanese archery martial art.

A katana and bow are two very different weapons... What does IAIDO have to learn from KYUDO?

I hope you can watch this video till the end to find out!

By watching this video you can deepen your understanding towards iaido, and I hope it’ll be useful information for those who are interested in starting training.

One thing I need to make very clear before I start is that I am going to be talking about iaido and not about other katana martial arts such as battodo, iaijutsu, and kenjutsu.

Lastly, if you are a budo practitioner yourself, it would be great if you could let me know about your experiences or opinions in the comments. I would love to learn from you.

[Time codes]
0:00 Let's START!
2:34 3 Things I Hate About IAIDO
8:52 What IAIDO Should Learn From KYUDO
17:17 Today's Conclusion

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