Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship

Description

To become an expert swordsman, attention to detail and diligent practice under an accomplished teacher is essential. This work focuses on Japanese swordsmanship and presents "bokuto" (wooden sword) drills to supplement formal class activities. Both single- and two-person drills are presented, including some common "iaido" and "kenjutsu", and some extracted from "iaido" forms by the author who uses them to teach his own students the proper ways of drawing, parrying and cutting.

Nicklaus Suino is a sixth-degree black belt in Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu iaido. He is codirector of the iaido division and director of the judo division of the Shudokan Martial Arts Association, and is a regional director of the North American branch of the International Martial Arts Federation. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan, and teaches iaido and other martial arts at seminars throughout North America. Information on his seminars can be found at www.artofjapaneseswordsmanship.com.