Mitsuzuka Sensei had indeed studied for a few years under Nakayama Hakudō Sensei who was the founder of Ōmori-ryū, the iai-dō form that all Birankai (the group founded by Chiba Sensei) members are studying. But my first encounter with the “real thing” was not to materialize until 1977 when, under the advice of Chiba Kazuo Sensei, Tamura Sensei invited Mitsuzuka Takeshi Sensei to teach iai-dō at the summer seminars.Ĭhiba Sensei, who until that time had been living and teaching in England, had met Mitsuzuka Sensei back in Japan, and had a very high opinion of this amazing man. I was fascinated from the start and soon bought a mugitō, a practice sword made of some sort of unsharpened aluminum alloy. During summer seminars, Tamura Sensei always included a few iai-dō classes. The character ai (合) implies a faculty of harmonization, the ability to blend with situations as they arise.Īs for me, I was first acquainted with iai-dō in France around 1972, shortly after starting training in aikido under Tamura Nobuyoshi Sensei. The character I (居) means to be, to exist (iru) and implies the “self” as a strong connection between the body and the mind. The character batsu ( 抜) used in the word battō, which means drawing the sword, is also read nu(ku), meaning pull out, unsheathe. Dō meaning the “way” in a spiritual sense, can also be read michi, meaning the “way” as a road. The terms jutsu ( 術), dō/michi ( 道) and hō ( 法) are close in meaning and relate to the concept of a lifelong study that will ultimately lead you to self-accomplishment.
Survival tool ( iai) of divine inspiration ( musō shinden) and 3. The way (dō/michi/道) of facing (ai/合) ) existence (i/居) The principles (hō/法)) of drawing (batsu/nuku/抜)) the sword (tō/刀) The school (ryū/流)of the divine (shinden/神伝) vision, dream (musō/神伝)
The art (jutsu/術) of drawing (batsu/nuku/抜) the sword (tō/刀)
The art (jutsu/術) of meeting/facing/blending (ai/合) existence (i/居) If we analyze the characters forming the words describing the art of fighting with or drawing a sword and examine the concepts attached to them we can come to grasping the essence of this art.
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