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I = being, Ai = harmony, Do = Way. Iaido is the art of drawing the sword from its scabbard (nukitsuke), killing an opponent with one stroke of the sword (kiritsuke), flipping blood from the blade (chiburi) and returning the sword to its scabbard (noto). Traditional Kendo is the art of using the sword outside the scabbard. Modern Kendo includes the practice of students wearing protective armor (bugi) and striking each other (keiko) with bamboo swords (shinai).Swords were the primary weapons of the ancient Samurai (Japanese warrior class). They wore two shinkken (real swords) known as daisho. One was long (katana) and the other was short (wakizashi). Most Iaido training today is with the katana. Training begins by learning the code of the Samurai (bushido) and sword etiquette (reishiki). Reishiki includes knowing how to wear the practice uniform, how to care for the sword and wear it properly and how to bow (rei) in order to show respect to the art, one's teacher, fellow students, those who have preceded us and added to our knowledge, and the sword.
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