LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Iaido is one of the oldest traditional martial arts, focused on quick strikes, draws and re-sheathing of the sword. Stephen Parr is the head instructor of Makiba Dojo, a club aimed ...

Why bow even to a sword? The meaning of the Japanese concept of 'rei' (etiquette) I began to consider after starting ...

When it comes to martial arts, you may be familiar with karate, but have you ever heard of iaido? It is the ancient Japanese art of sword drawing and you can learn how to do it in Peterborough, Ont.

It’s a chilly evening in Emeryville, where half-a-dozen martial arts students at a community center are practicing with katana. They kneel, jump and slash, then slowly mimic wiping blood off their ...

World renowned Shihan (master teacher) Roger Wehrhahn returns to Houston to teach the exciting Art of Iaido. Born out the 13th to 16th century, Japan’s chaotic war period, Iaido was refined during the ...

Iaido is the Japanese art of drawing a sword, cutting an opponent, wiping the blade and resheathing the sword.

Inside the Upper Village Hall in Derry, the clash of bamboo swords and the focused rhythm of movement echo centuries of tradition as Kendo and Iaido — martial arts rooted in samurai swordsmanship — ...

The town of Maruyama, in Yamagata Prefecture, bills itself as the birthplace of iaido. A martial art that focuses on drawing a sword from its scabbard and striking in one smooth, swift motion, iaido ...

A nondescript graffiti-covered industrial building stands at 168 Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong. It is the last place anyone would expect to find a martial arts dojo, yet the fourth floor is home to the ...