True Meaning of Iaido Book by Shigeyoshi Yamatsuta (Preowned)
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Iaido (Japanese sword drawing) is still practiced today using real swords or blunted swords for training. It deserves to be highly regarded as a martial art that carries on the spiritual legacy left by our country's swordsmen. This book is a compilation of the Muso Shinden-ryu Iaido that the author learned from his teacher, Hiroshi Nakayama, with the earnest desire to accurately preserve the correct form of the teachings for future generations. In this sense, this book is primarily intended for beginners who aspire to learn Iaido, and it includes many photographs to aid in the practice of each technique.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Basic Knowledge
Chapter 2: Shoden (Beginner Level) - Omori-ryu (Seated Position)
Chapter 3: Chuden (Intermediate Level) - Hasegawa Eishin-ryu (Kneeling Position)
Chapter 4: Okuden (Advanced Level) - Okuiiai (Seated Techniques)
Chapter 5: Okuden (Advanced Level) - Okuiiai (Standing Techniques)
Chapter 6: Appendix
About the instructor:
Born on October 10, 1887 in Iwadeyama-cho, Tamatsukuri-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. In June 1906, he joined the Yokosuka Kaihindan. He was appointed in 1944. In 1914, he served in the Japanese-German War and received the 7th Class Blue Paulownia Badge. He received full-scale instruction in kendo and iaido from Kichitaro Iijima at the Yokosuka Kaihindan. In July 1917, he boarded the naval cadet training ship Yakumo and traveled around the North American coast, Hawaii, and the South Sea Islands. In November 1922, he was transferred to the Naval Reserve, and in 1922 he succeeded Iijima-sensei and became a kendo master of the Yokosuka naval base. In April 1923, he entered Yushinkan under Mr. Hirodo Nakayama. In 1937 and 1938, he became a teacher of Iaijutsu and Kendo. In May 1957, he was 8th Dan in Iaido. May 1959 Iaido Hanshi. Kendo Hanshi in May 1964. May 1966 9th dan Iaido. In November 1971, a statue was erected in Shiroyama, Iwadeyama-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, where he was born, with contributions from local volunteers and students
Language: English & Japanese
Length: 256 pages
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