49th All-Japan Iaido Tournament - 8-dan demonstration

Fukushima, Japan. October 25, 2014

[@TheMugen108]

If I'm not mistaken, Takahashi Sensei (MSR) in the first column on the left. Mizuno sensei (SKR) in the third column.

[@MicPowell]

Again not what I would expect for an 8th Dan.

[@Crunchbite_Daimyo]

I mean, you probably wouldn't notice the difference between a 2nd Dan and 8th Dan if you didn't do Iaido for a few years. It's not a discipline that is easy to notice differences in skill level past a certain point.

[@Kevin-kb]

How does it work, i mean the whole organisation of the tournament and demonstrations ? Because i'm still a newbie here so for my point of view it's kinda messy... But i know that it got a real ( and maybe deep, sorry if it does) meaning; so i would like to know.

[@seikibrian8641]

There are no tournaments in the usual sense; Iaido is not competitive in that way. There are tests for gradings, and there are demonstrations (called "embu"), but no man-against-man competitions as you'd have in Judo or Karate-do. Instead, each entrant will perform a kata/waza and be graded on his or her performance, and the best performance wins. (In that respect, it's similar to the kata competitions in karate tournaments.)

[@n1hondude]

Why did the far right sensei put the sword on the opposite way on the beginning?

[@muslimchand]

Hes jikiden. The others shinden

[@davideaccordini7688]

tutti bravi

[@elmurodeyigael1]

Wow only masters

[@papandreasg]

I don’t doubt that these men are seasoned, but a horrible demonstration!