![]() ![]() Originally our dojo followed Chiba Sensei in practicing Musô Shinden-ryû under Mitzuzuka Sensei. Alongside the purely physical and technical aspects, the art develops focused yet relaxed concentration, as we move from stillness to action and back to stillness, in the presence of a live blade. We also practice partner forms (kumi-dachi) with bokken. Iai Battoh-Ho is practiced primarily via solo forms (or kata) using a live or practice Japanese sword. In Birankai North America, Battoh-Ho is studied in large part for the same reasons as weapons work with bokken and jo: for what it reveals about the roots of Aikido as a martial art. ![]() "Iai Battoh-Ho, meaning "sword-drawing method," is based on Iaido, "the Way of sword drawing," and other traditional forms of Japanese sword work. ![]()
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