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Thatās true but with regards realism, a hack will kill.As I said, it's an elegant art. A poor stroke will not cut well, and who wants to learn to hack?
Blood and gore tend to be stickier than water and enough would remain on you blade to make a gummy, hunky stink in oneās saya! The technique of chinugui, where the blade was wiped with a cloth are also used in Iaido. I suspect in real conflict, the blade would be wiped off on the clothing of oneās deceased enemy.I don't know. If there's a lot of blood (a result we all hope for ) much would be shed by chiburi. When I wash my hands, I usually flick off the excess water before reaching for a towel.
Yes a perennial problem. My teacher is a 2 hour drive away in the depths of Cornwall! They donāt even have electricity and running water down there!Only a handful of worthy sensei in the USA, and after I moved couldn't find one.
Itās difficult when those opportunities are no longer available.Some dojo use blunt aluminum blades and have too much touchy feeley art vibe and not enough martial depth. I'm lucky to have been spoiled by training with some of the top guys in all the MA I have studied.
Hmmmā¦I donāt really have a favourite- Shihogiri is fun as itās a long kata with lots of changes of direction and thus gives you chance to inject some drama into it! If you can cut well, SÅgiri is fun with itās multiple, multi-angled cuts. Itās often used in gradings to differentiate the competent cutters from the poorer ones! But a beautifully paced and well-executed Mae tells you everything you need to know about an Iaidokaās abilities.BTW, my favorites among the seiteigata were tsuka-ate and uke-nagashi. What are yours?