By Philip A. Perez Montecinos.
in 1895 was created the Martial Virtues Association of Great Japan (Dai Nippon Butokukai) which consisted of several traditional styles among which was the Iai-Do.
After World War II victors Japan banned all practices carried out using any type of weapon. The Dai Nippon Butokai disappeared and lived Iai-Do some very difficult years, the Kendo practiced with the condition could be approached as a sport for which created the Kendo Federation of all Japan (Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei). Years later, after the lifting of the ban, ZNKR met with the sad feeling that the vast majority of its practitioners had lost its true spirit of Budo.
In 1966 he established a commission of eleven high levels under the guidance of Sensei Kazuo Otani with the task of remedying the situation and regain the lost spirit. A year later, the committee decided to create seven kata that addressed the study of five key areas for the handling of the sword: horizontal cut, decisive break from up and down, diagonal cuts on both sides, technical succession of ups and downs and finally pierced with the tip of the sword. Everything had to be divided into series Seiza no bu (knees), Iai-Hiza no bu (knee) and Tachi waza no bu (standing) and his creation is placed in the hands of Masaoka Kazumi Hanshi 9th Dan Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Yamatsuta Jukichi Hanshi 9th Dan Muso Shinden Ryu, Kamimoto Eiichi Hanshi 8th Dan Muso Shinden Ryu, Danzaki Tomoaki Hanshi 8th Dan Muso Shinden Ryu and Sawayama Shuzo Kyoshi 8 th Dan Hoki Ryu, who presented the new kata result of their study in 1968 under the name Sete-Iai o Seitei-Gata
En 1977 y pensando que el conjunto de los Siete katas no Daba material suficiente the un estudio profundo de los fundamentos del IAI-Do se encargó la creación de tres nuevos katas a Danzaki Tomoaki Hanshi 9 º Dan Muso Shinden Ryu, Hashimoto Masatake Hanshi 9 º Dan Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, Kanimoto Eiichi Hanshi 9 º Dan Muso Shinden Ryu, Mitani Yoshisato Hanshi 8 º Dan Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, Sawayama Shuzo Hanshi 8 º And Hoki Ryu, Tsumaki Seirin Hanshi 8 º And Tamiya Ryu y Wada Hachiro 8 º Dan Hanshi Ryu Muso Shinden los cuales presentaron a los tres nuevos principios de 1980 katas ocupando estos puestos de los 8 º, 9 º y 10 º.
Twenty years after they were created two new katas, which became official in June 2000 and occupied the posts 11 and 12 º closing the loop until today.
Since its inception, the Sete-Iai (Zen Ken Ren Iai today) has received wide acceptance remains today, probably, the style practiced worldwide, although it should be noted that this is a Shin Budo and that really deepen the path of Iai-Do, the study of a Koryu (traditional school) is more than desirable.
HAJIME NO TO REI (Welcome)
When performing training or demonstrations (Enbu) first must run the greeting protocol. First, a salute to the altar SHINZO E NO REI, and then the saber salute HAJIME NO TO REI. Make the traditional greeting allows the practitioner to enter a state of greater concentration in the gesture and maximum internalization.
SEIZA NO BU (Series knees)
1 º Ippon-ME: MAE
Meaning: From frente.Origen: Caused Shoatto kata of Muso Shinden Ryu.Situación tradition: Response a frontal attack.
2 º NIHON-ME: USHIRO
Meaning: Atrás.Origen: Caused Atarito kata of Muso Shinden Ryu.Situación tradition: A response to an attack from behind.
3 º SANBON-ME: UKE Nagashi
Meaning: Receive and desviar.Origen: Caused Ryuto kata of Muso Shinden Ryu.Situación tradition: A response to an attack from the izquerda.
Hiza IAI NO BU (Series on one knee)
4 º YOHON-ME: ATE TSUKA
Meaning: (Tsuka) grip and (ate / atemi) golpe.Origen: Not applicable for any particular kata but is based on the grounds of tradition Eishin Asegawa Ryu.Situación: Responding to a frontal attack and the other from behind.
TACHI WAZA NO BU (Series standing)
5 º Gohon-ME: KESAGIRI
Meaning: (Kesa) diagonal and (giri / kiri) corte.Origen: Iso kata comes from the tradition Nami No Hakuki Ryu.Situación: Response a frontal attack.
6 º Ropponen-ME: Morote Tsuki
Meaning: (Morote) both hands and (tsuki) estocada.Origen: Not applicable for any particular kata and is based on cut and click on succession of comings and venidas.Situación: Response to an attack from the front and another from behind.
7 º NANNAHON-ME: SANPO GIRI
Meaning: (San) three, (po / ho) directions and (giri / kiri) corte.Origen: Not applicable for any particular kata. Location: Responding to an attack on the right, another left and another front.
8 º HACHIHON-ME: ATE GANM
Meaning: Atemi / blow to the cara.Origen: Caused Moniri kata of Muso Shinden Ryu.Situación Tradition: Responding to a frontal attack and the other from ago.
9 º Kyuhon-ME: SOETE TSUKI
Meaning: (Soete) supported and (tsuki) pinchar.Origen: kata should Kissakigaeshi Hoki Ryu tradition as well as the school foundations Hakuki Ryu.Situación: Response to an attack from the left.
10 º JUPPON-ME: SHIHO
GIRI Meaning: (Shi) four, (ho / po) directions and (giri / kiri) corte.Origen: It comes from the kata of the same name of tradition and Muso Shinden Ryu kata Shihazume Shihogiri Hana Kiri and the Hakuki tradition Ryu.Situación: Responding to attacks from the four diagonals.
11 º JUIPPON-ME: SOU GIRI
Meaning: Cortes sucesivosOrigen: Caused Soumakuri kata of Muso Shinden Ryu.Situación tradition: Response successive attacks from the front.
12 º JUNIHON-ME: Nuki Uchi
Meaning: Remove and cortar.Origen: kata should Gyokkou Ryu.Situación Mugai tradition: A response to an attack from the front.
Owari NO TO REI (Final Salute)
When we complete the training or demonstrations, you should execute the greeting protocol. Saber salute first Owari NO TO REI and then the altar SHINZO E NO REI. While performing these movements the degree of concentration must be the mismmo that during the execution of forms.
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