Battōdō

Battōjutsu
抜刀術

Focus	Weaponry
Hardness	Non-competitive
Country of origin	Japan
Creator	-
Parenthood	Kenjutsu (Sword craft) To-ho (Sword method)
Olympic sport	No

Battōjutsu (抜刀術, battō-jutsu) ("the craft of drawing out the sword") is an old term for iaijutsu. Battōjutsu is often used interchangeably with the terms iaijutsu and battō.

Generally, battōjutsu is practised as a part of a classical ryū and is closely integrated with the tradition of kenjutsu and is practised with the live-blade, katana, often as simply the sole kata. The training is for combative effectiveness, through factors such as distancing, timing and targeting. As such, battōjutsu is not intended for sport-like or "spiritual" purposes as are modern budo like iaido and kendo.

Old school:

Modern schools developed after the beginning of the Meiji era:

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