Authentisch Japanisch Katana Schwert Kenjitsu Praxis Iai-Serie: Yagyu Double Sword Set

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Features

• Blade Material : Zinc & Aluminium Alloy, Handle: Wood & Shark Skin
• Sword Guard : Alloy
• Sheath : Wood
• All swords in the Katana collection are NOT RAZOR EDGE. The Sword Stand is Not Included.
• This Iai series will take slightly longer than our other items to ship. Arrival time will take an average of 7-14 days after payment has been received.

Description

Big Sword：
Over all length: 107cm
Blade length : 74cm
Handle: 26cm
Weight(without sheath):1150g(785g)

Small Sword：
Over all length: 70cm
Blade length : 45cm
Handle: 17cm
Weight(without sheath):800g(560g)

ATTENTION:

All measurements are only approximate! Length, size and weight may slightly change for each sword because they are individually made by the sword maker. Please note this before deciding to make your purchase.

While new students of iaido[1] may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, many of those who study iaido use a blunt edged sword (iaitō). Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword (shinken).
Practitioners of iaido are often referred to as iaidoka.
Because iaido is practiced with a weapon, it is almost entirely practiced using forms, or kata. Multiple person kata exist within some schools of iaido, when iaidoka will usually use bokken for such kata practice. Iaido does include competition in form of kata but does not use sparring of any kind. Because of this non-fighting aspect, and iaido's emphasis on precise, controlled, fluid motion, it is sometimes referred to as “moving Zen.”[citation needed]
Iaido forms (kata) are performed solitarily against one or more imaginary opponents. Some iaido schools, however, include kata performed in pairs. Most of the styles and schools do not practice tameshigiri, cutting techniques.
A very important part of iaido, is nukitsuke or the life of iaido. This is a very quick draw of the sword, accomplished by simultaneously drawing the sword from the saya and also moving the saya back in saya-biki.