Iaido:
Focus the Spirit

Iaido (pronounced "ee-eye-dough") is the traditional martial art of Japanese swordsmanship. By practicing Iaido, students learn how to draw and cut with a Japanese sword, but the ultimate goal of Iaido is improved awareness, efficient posture and intentional movement.

Iaido evolved from battlefield techniques of feudal Japan into the modern system of movement and grace practiced today. Practice is meditative and rigorous through repetition of ancient forms - but when studied in earnest, Iaido is also a discipline for awakening and refining the spirit. ​

 

Peachtree Aikido is affiliated with Kiyoikaze Iaido Federation under Claude Berthiaume Sensei and, in memorium, Mitsunari Kanai Sensei.