It’s not that these are regulated and others are “secret” per se. the Seitei Iaido curriculum was created to make a standardized iaido set for people to train in. Specifically it was created for kendo practitioners to understand the fundamentals of Iai which was also why Seitei Jodo was developed, as it also has a simplified kata curriculum as compared to koryu Jodo. It’s essentially style neutral as much as it can be so that you can train it and easily slot into a koryu iai school and have a good grasp of the basics. Most high level practitioners train multiple styles with the standardized techniques as a baseline that they learned. It makes for an easy entry point since the koryu styles can be so diverse and different. By comparison Seitei is relatively simple with only 12 kata as compared to the dozens of kata you would learn in other styles. It lets you hone your skills and develop your fundamentals without getting bogged down in practicing a bunch of different kata before you know how to hold a katana.

@@Algernir Arigato Sensei

@@deusx.machinaanime.3072 No problem, not a sensei though haha. I just train Seitei and Kendo.

Tokugawa Era began when Ieyasu Tokugawa became Shogun in March 24, 1603 i.e. early 17th century. After Battle of Sekigahara firearms became principle weapons of the battlefield. Before then the bow & spear dominated. Practice of the traditional martial arts in Japan is not training for battlefield combat, but training for physical & moral education - training of spirit & mind. It is not shame. Modern warrior uses most effective combat weapons available - grenade, automatic rifle & Russian shovel. It is progression. Ritual is not simply fashion. Ritual informs & shapes the character & the community.

The fact that you mark Tokugawa era to be 18th to 19th century shows that you know next to nothing about the subject at hand, let alone the art itself.

It is a pity that bushi let the noble way of the arrow and the horse to choose swinging a knife in the wind sitdown. (when someone speak of "decline of traditions" always do it twice)

On the only blow someone die...

Please refrain from speaking about things you know next to nothing about.

What time did you hear it? Sorry I couldn't hear because of the theme playing in the background.

Don't know if it is steel blade or iaïto. The iaïto can avoid tendinitis when hard training and the weight is more balanced near the hands.

I do soon 3.kyu

Yes, I would love to know the name if the song!

Sakura Sakura. It's a traditional Japanese folk song.

Sakura Sakura par Hiroe Yonekawa, Megumi Yonekawa, Chikatoyo Tsujimoto, Yonekawa Toshiko, Masumi Yonekawa & Goro Yamoguchi. album de 1973, popular koto melodies of japan.

Personal preference. In the west it's usually more seen on women or experienced kendoka. From what I've heard, kendoka in Japan are less rigid about this though.

Это из школы Мусо Синден Рю, там принято всегда разворачиваться через левый бок, где меч, ещё со времён средневековья. Есть ещё, например, школа Рюсин Сëти Рю иайдзюцу, там разворот делается через правую сторону

Educate yourself before commenting.

Just like Mork from Ork. "I'm into time warps".

@@c602 Tai Chi is practiced like that also and is useless in combat.

No, this is not done at full speed, you ignorant clod. It has been slowed down to provide viewers a chance to observe all the movements fully.

​@@hughjaanus6680 Tai Chi is not intended for combat. The combat form is Tai Chi Chuan, which is far from useless. Having been on the receiving end of it, I know whereof I speak.

You're right.

Turn off the volume.

It’s actually quite beautiful and very skillfully composed. You’re an American, right?

Great also.