Ah, what is Iaido again?
Today, I would like to share my thoughts on a seemingly simple question, yet the answer is never simple.
On more than a few occasion, I have been asked, "what is Iaido?"
To most, I simply reply, "Iaido teaches the use of a real sword, and we perform this solo." Sometimes I make the analogy of it being like the cowboys in old western movies, with the quick draw, shoot and put the pistol back in the holster..... we do the same with a sword.
It is hard to explain to people