Iaido

Iaodo
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Country of origin	Japan
Parent arts	Traditional Japanese swordsmanship (Kenjutsu)
Focus	Swordsmanship

Iaido (居合道 Iaidō), abbreviated with iai (居合), is a modern Japanese martial art/sport.

Iaido is associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. While new practitioners of iaido may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, most of the practitioners use the blunt edged sword, called iaitō. Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword (shinken).

Practitioners of iaido are often referred to as iaidoka.