Battōjutsu

Battōjutsu

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.

List of schools

Old school:

• Shinmei Muso Ryu Battōjutsu(神明夢想流 抜刀術), founded by Hayashizaki Jinsuke (Minamoto no) Shigenobu(林崎甚助源の重信)(c. 1542-1621)
• Hokushin Ittō-ryū Hyōhō, founded by Chiba Shusaku Narimasa
• Sekiguchi Ryu Battōjutsu, founded by Sekiguchi Ujinari (1636-1716)
• Matsumata-ryū Battōjutsu(松股流 抜刀術), founded in 1733 by Matsumata Kunio Seiji(1682-1753)

Modern schools developed after the beginning of the Meiji era:

• Toyama-ryū, founded in 1925 by Nakamura Taisaburo
• Nakamura-ryū, founded by Nakamura Taizaburō in the mid-20th century, who had previously taught Toyama-ryū
• Zen Nihon Batto Do Renmei or ZNBDR was created in 2001 under Sazemon Sakaida which practice 5 Shoden Seitei and 8 Chuden Seitei Kata.