>From: Daniele Frison <eriel666@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Re:Iaito vs Katana
>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:12:02 -0800 (PST)
>
>Simply IAITO is a modern sword made to practice in iaidou. Is not a sakaba
>sword...problably it not even exists. Didi you see it in RUROUNI KENSHIN?
>See ya dude!
>
>keiman0 <KeimanZero@...> wrote:
>Does anyone know the basic differences between the iaito or iaido and
>the katana? Is an iaido a double reverse blade sakabatou? How about
>the ryu styles? Are they similar? Arigato--Keiman and Kei.
>
>
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>From: "Josh Wilson" <lordwilson@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Re:Iaito vs Katana
>Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:58:38 -0500
>
>Iaido is the art of drawing the sword (in simplistic terms...not to confuse
>it w/ kendo, another type of sword art). an Iaito is a sword used for
>Iaido.. which is... a katana. However, you can buy a sword called an Iaito
>which is a katana with an unsharpened aluminum blade for safety when doing
>katas. The aluminum blade also makes the sword lighter and therefore
>faster. Some ppl who practice Iaido prefer to use whats called a "live
>blade" which is basicly a "real" katana.. that is a sharpened (maybe
>unsharped for safety) steel blade so the weight and speed is more
>realistic..
>
>Wilson
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>DATE: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 19:17:44
>From: "keiman0" <KeimanZero@...>
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Cc:
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>Does anyone know the basic differences between the iaito or iaido and
>the katana? Is an iaido a double reverse blade sakabatou? How about
>the ryu styles? Are they similar? Arigato--Keiman and Kei.
>
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>From: "M. R. Williams" <amacobra@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [samuraihistory] Re:Iaito vs Katana
>Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 23:41:39 -0500
>
>Keiman and Kei,
>
> Iaido is a style of swordsmanship that deals, primarily, with the
>concept
>of drawing and acting (cutting, blocking, etc) in one motion. The term
>itself comes from a man named Nakayama Hakudo who was one of the greatest
>swordsmen of the early 20th century. Prior to that, schools of
>swordsmanship were loosely called Kenjutsu (sword technique) schools. Not
>to be confused with Kendo, the "fencing" style identified by the armor and
>the bamboo shinai (fencing sword).
> And Iaito is the training blade used by Iaidoka (practicioners of
>Iaido).
>It is, in these modern times, made out of a zinc/aluminum composite and
>does
>not have a sharp edge. These swords are made to equal the weight of an
>actual combat blade but without the danger of losing a body part to a
>mistake.
> A katana is the easily identifiable Japanese sword with the single edge
>and the gentle curve.
> As for the double edged sakabatou...I know not of such a thing. Though
>I
>have, in my studies, seen a description of one katana with a short cutting
>edge on the back of the kissaki (last few inches of the blade).
> The similarities and differences between the Iaido/Kenjutsu schools
>could
>fill many, many books. My knowledge only goes as far as Muso Shinden Ryu
>(which I have trained in) and what few other styles I have witnessed.
> I hope this was helpful in some way.
>
>
>Peace,
>
>Matt
>
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>From: "M. R. Williams" <amacobra@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [samuraihistory] Re:Iaito vs Katana
>Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 23:41:39 -0500
>
>Keiman and Kei,
>
> Iaido is a style of swordsmanship that deals, primarily, with the
>concept
>of drawing and acting (cutting, blocking, etc) in one motion. The term
>itself comes from a man named Nakayama Hakudo who was one of the greatest
>swordsmen of the early 20th century. Prior to that, schools of
>swordsmanship were loosely called Kenjutsu (sword technique) schools. Not
>to be confused with Kendo, the "fencing" style identified by the armor and
>the bamboo shinai (fencing sword).
> And Iaito is the training blade used by Iaidoka (practicioners of
>Iaido).
>It is, in these modern times, made out of a zinc/aluminum composite and
>does
>not have a sharp edge. These swords are made to equal the weight of an
>actual combat blade but without the danger of losing a body part to a
>mistake.
> A katana is the easily identifiable Japanese sword with the single edge
>and the gentle curve.
> As for the double edged sakabatou...I know not of such a thing. Though
>I
>have, in my studies, seen a description of one katana with a short cutting
>edge on the back of the kissaki (last few inches of the blade).
> The similarities and differences between the Iaido/Kenjutsu schools
>could
>fill many, many books. My knowledge only goes as far as Muso Shinden Ryu
>(which I have trained in) and what few other styles I have witnessed.
> I hope this was helpful in some way.
>
>
>Peace,
>
>Matt
>
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