| The older term for what people know as Iaido is Batto Do, "the way of drawing and cutting with the sword".
Iaido, "a way of spntaneously drawing together" (implied is: drawing the mind, body and spirit together", is a later term.
Iaijutsu is not very widely used at all, but the term implies a more combat oriented art as opposed. The Mugai Ryu that we practice has one branch called Iaijutsu.
Batto/Iai are arts of drawing, cutting and resheathing.
Kenjutsu is "sword fighting". In Kendo (essentially the sport of Kenjutsu) you see the opponents sqaured off with the sword already drawn. |