Japan Kendo Federation. Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei

Tokyo: Satou-Inshokan Inc., — 2004 . — 49 p.
IAI. English Version Manual. March 2004. All Japan Kendo Federation.Kendo and Iaido are closely related . People who do Kendo often refer to the handling of the sword , the spirit as well as Batto (drawing the sword) or Noto ( replacing the sword ) of Iaido . Kendo practitioners are sometimes asked , " Do you practice Iaido too ?" If your answer is negative , then people might look at you in surprise and you may feel a little embarrassed . Generally Kendo and Iaido are considered as a unit and they may take it for granted that those who practice Ken do also practice Iaido . By performing Iaido with "real" swords , it is expected to soften the criticism that these days Kendo practitioners only twirl bamboo swords . There are many Iaido schools and many forms or Kata , so it is very difficult to master all of them . So from these we chose the basic techniques from each school and put them together so that people could easily learn Iaido and popularize it . It is my great pleasure to offer you this book after long discussion and consideration and to be able to show the demonstration of Iaido in 1968 in Kyoto according to this book . I hope that people who do Kendo can at least master what is written in this book . The masters who established ZEN KENREN IAIDO GATA think it is sufficient enough for beginners . Iaido has deep and recondite phases . I recommend you to pursue a deeper appreciation of this in the future . May 1969 . All Japan Kendo Federation . Administrative Director . Kazuo Otani.