I am looking for the same of several different martial arts that teach a specific swordfighting style. I know most if not all martial arts have some limited swordfighting, so im talking about swordfighting specific arts.
Please do not answer kendo, No offense to kendo practitioners but kendo was invented when swords were no longer allowed in japan so i challenge its effectiveness.
2006-07-09 13:36:28 · 13 answers · asked by silencedwatcher 3 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
"Iaido", it is related to Kendo. I remember kata always started with the sword in the scabbard, which makes sense in the real world. I believe it's atleast a few hundred years old.
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaido
2006-07-09 13:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually kendo was created to keep the art of katana fighting alive and so the style wouldn't be lost.
2006-07-09 20:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by billybetters2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Iaido. It's a traditional art of making a killing strike while drawing the sword.
http://www.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~baba/iaido/index.html
Samurai was a class of warriors (sort of like knights) who practiced different types of martial arts. They carried the swords as a show of their class. True, most did know how to use them very well, but "Samurai" is NOT a sword art.
Duh!
2006-07-10 09:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sensei Rob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iaido is a Japanese martial art having to do with drawing and handling a live sword.
Aikido also has a swordsmanship component known as Aiki-Ken. It is practiced using a wooden practice sword or bokken
2006-07-09 21:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tai Chi Chuan
2006-07-10 16:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by tiger_skratch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fencing. It's more like swashbuckling, but nonetheless requires skill with a sword.
2006-07-09 21:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haidong Gumdo
you should really chek it out. there is nothing like it
I study it and Iteach it I've done it for many years and it's not very comon at all.
check it out and learn more about it go to http://eng.hdgd.org/
good luck
2006-07-11 16:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by lisvad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't Samurai the art of Swordsmanship?...Duh!
2006-07-10 07:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by majic2u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To-Shin Do, a modernized cersion of ninjutsu.
For more info go to http://www.skhquest.com
2006-07-11 07:39:56 · answer #9 · answered by martialartsstacy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kendo
2006-07-10 09:54:35 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋