Iaijutsu

Combative quick-draw sword technique

居合術

Country of origin

Japan

Type

jutsu, Kobudō, sports discipline

Part of

Bugei jūhappan

Iaijutsu (居合術) is a combative quick-draw sword technique. This art of drawing the katana is one of the Japanese ko-ryū martial art disciplines in the education of the classical warrior (bushi).

Equipment and weapons

• Japanese sword
• Iaitō

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q867731 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.