岐阜支部
English
Toyama-ryu Iaido.
Is the art of drawing the sword from its scabbard (Nukituke)
Killing an opponent with one stroke of sword.(Kirituke)
Flipping blood from the blade(chiburi)
and returning the sword to its scabbard.(Noto)
Sword practice includes bowing ,drawing, parrying, cutting, and returningthe sword to thescabbard.
The first step in leaning Iaido is to practices bowing,holding and movingthe unsharpend longsword (iaito).
standing, stepping, shaffiling and pivoting.
The next step is traditional forms,known as" Kata".
Each form teaches principles about how to handle the sword correctry.
Many of the forme listed in the following training schedule are hundredsof years old.
Many of peaple have practice these forms through the centuries.
Iaido holds a grate tradition.
Sword were primary weapons of the ancient. Samurai (Japanese warriorclass).
Traning begins by leaning the cord of the Samurai (bushido)
and swoed etiquette (reisiki). Reishiki includes knowing how to bow (rei)in order to showrespect to the art.
Basic Toyama-ryu Iaido Forms.
Kiso-iai.
Kiso-iai styles practice it as the "cutting style of sixth".
You drawing the sword (iaito or katana) from its scabbard and hold yourswordinbothhandswith the butt of the swordhandle (tsukagasira) evenwith your waistandone fistaway fromyour body.(chudann-no-kamae).
Point the sword tip of the blade (kissaki) at an imagenary opponent thrort.
Each direction 3 steps forword and you can attack it
Ippon-me(first attack) makkou-giri
The first attack is vertically cutting up to down (makkou-giri).
Raise your sword sbouve your head as you step forword with your rightfootandcutstraightdown the katana.
Nihon-me(2nd attack) morote-tuki
The second attack is the twe-handed thrust (mrote-tuki).
Assume a chudan-no-kamae position. Shuffle your feet forword and lifethehandletothemiddle of your chest.
Countinue to move forword and thrust your sword at your imagingopponent's throat.
Sanbon-me(3rd attack) migi-kesagiri
The third attack is to cut down from upper right side to left.(migi-kesagiri)
Step foword with your right foot as your raise the katana.
Yonhon-me(4th attack) hidari-kesagiri
The fourth attack is to cut down across from upper left side to right(hidari-kesagiri)
Step forword with your left foot as your raise the katana sboube yourheadattheright sideand slash the blede diagonally down to your left side.
Gohon-me(5th attack) suriage & hidari-kesagiri
The fifth attack is two handed thrust by opponent.
You step back and ward off ann opponent sword by your sword-side.Then ,tocutdwonacrossfrom upper left side to right(migi-kesa-giri)
Roppone-me(6th attack) suriotosi, makkou-giri
The sixth attack were two.
First attack is brak down an opponent sword.
And second attack is vertically cutting up to down (makkou-giri).
After each attcked, taking five short steps backward from the left leg.
And chiburi, noto.
Happou-nuki.
Happo-nuki is Toyama-Ryu Iaido practice styles is as the "cutting styleof eight direction".
Ippon-me: Attack to you front.
The first attack is cut up across from lower left to upper right with onehand. (gyaku-kesa-giri)
Nihon-me: Attack to your right
the second attack is cut horizontally from the left side with one hand.(suihei-giri) Draw yoursword to you left side Swing the sword in aholizontal slashing action from left to right. Twistyour hip into the cuttingmotion.
Sanbon-me: Attack to your left.
The third attack is one-handed thrust (katate-tusuki) to you left side.
Yonhon-me:Attack to your back.
The fourth attack is turn round clockwise. Drawing a sword and cut downacross from upperleft sight to right (hidari-kesa-giri) with one hand.
Gohon-me: Attack to your forword.
The fifth attack is vertically cutting up to down.(makkou-giri) with bothhands.
Roppon-me: Attacl to your left
The sixth attack to the left opponent cutting down by migi-kesa-giri withboth hands.
Nanahon-me: Attack to your right.
The seventh attack is cutting down to the right opponent by hidari-kesa-gake with bothhands.
Hachihonn-me: Attack to your back
The eightth attack to the word off (ukenagasi) the attack from backopponent and cut downfrom upper right side to left. (migik-kesa-giri).
Hon-Iai.
These eight attacks are all two actions.
1st attack is drawing the sword from it's scabbard. (nukituke),
2nd attack is killing as opponent with one stroke of the sword. (kirituke)
Ippon-me:Attack to your front.
The 1st attack is cut up across from lower left to upper right with onehand.(gyakukesa-giri)and 2nd attack is vertically cutting up to down(makkou-giri)withbothhands.
Nihon-me: Attack to you right.
The 1st attack is cut horizontally from the left sidd with one hand.(suihei-giri)Drawyoursword to your left side Swing the sword in aholizontalsalshing actionfromleft toright.Twistyour hip into the cutting motion. 2ndattack is makkou-giri withbothhand,too.
Sanbon-me: Attack to you left.
The 1st attack is one-handed thrust (katate-tsuke) to you left side. And2ndattackiswardoff with one hand. And, cutting from upper right side toleft.(migi-kesa-giri)
Yonnhon-me: Attack to you back.
The 1st attack is turn round clockwise. Drawing a sword and cutdownacrossfromupper leftside to right with one hand. (hidari-kesa-giri)and 2nd attack ismakkou-giriwith both hands.
Gohon-me: Attack to your forword.
The 1st attack is vertically cutting up to down (makkou-giri) with bothhands.and2ndattack isboth handed thrust. (morote-tuki)
Roppon-me: Attack to your back and forward
In case of suddenly attack by the back opponent as facing the forwardopponent.
Word off (ukenagasi) the attack from back opponent and cut downfromupperrightside to left.(migi-kesa-giri), soon, turning roundcounterclockwise at no step.Andcutdown makkou-giriwith both hands.When the finish makkou-giri, left footisforwardposition. then, step rightfootforward. and chuudan-no-kamae.
Nanahonn-me: Attack to you left, right and forward.
The 1st attack is cutting down to the right opponent by hidari-kesa-giriwith one hand.Andturning round counterclockwise 1nd attack to the leftopponent cuttingdownbymigi-kesa-giriwith both hand. and 3rd attack forforward oponent to two-handedthrust (morote-tuki).Assume a Jyodan-no-kamae and chudan-no-kamae.
Hachihonn-me:Attack to your forward
The five consecutive attacks to you forward opponent.
1st attack is migi-kesa-giri, and 2nd attack is hidari-kesa-giri and 3rdattack is hidari-kesa-giri, and 4th attack is migi-kesa-gake and 5thattack is makkou-giri.