Talk:Iaido

message: 2016 and still using sans-serif. Now really, how foolish is that. It should be obviously capital "aie". But on the page? reads like an "el".
I've been doing tech since 1968. You folk win. We are doomed. --BenTrem (talk) 05:34, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit for readability

message: Since this jutsu/do stuff is still unresolved, can it please be given its own page called something like '-jutsu and -do in Japanese Martial Arts'? This page could include a linguistic definition from somebody who actually speaks Japanese, some history about pre and post meiji, Dreager's definition and other opinions.
Then this page can just be about the study of Japanese sword kata generally known in English as Iaido. Which certainly includes paired forms and even ancillary weapons and grab defences.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.150.177.249 (talk) 13:14, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Humble Suggestion 

message: This article needs more and better sources.
Since Donn Dreager was an expert in Katori Shinto Ryu and Shito Muso Ryu Jodo, and, furthermore passed away 20 years ago, I am not convinced that his writings  
* have comprehensive coverage of iaido, iaijitsu, and batto sufficient to use him as an authority on anything, but the broad terms * cover correct and complete teaching methodology of iaido in all, or even in major schools or organizations (and besides, teaching methodologies change.  Example: ZNKR policy (and consequentially policies of many national Kendo federations) right now, is that after 4th dan one should use shinken for day to day practice, and for fifth dan grading one must use shinken.  Since there are many 5th dans out there, usage of shinken is much less uncommon then the article makes it sound)
* his writings are authoritative and representative regarding organization or methodology of various organizations (he never was a member of ZNKR or ZNIR, so how can we use him to explain what ZNIR or ZNKR did or planned, while discarding ZNKR or ZNIR published materials?)
Article right now is littered with references to Draeger's writings.  Draeger was a human, with his own, non-neutral point of view, and by using him as a references so much, the article is in danger of being non-neutral.
Urokugaeshi (talk) 19:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Urokugaeshi, you are welcome to supplement the article with more literature.  - Kontoreg (talk) 03:11, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I second Kontoreg's statement. If you don't like the current sources... mention others. As to the claim that Draeger has his own (non-neutral) point of view... that is true of all sources. It is impossible to find a source which is completely objective, with no subjectivity whatsoever. You could not possibly claim that FIK, ZNKR or ZNIR, for example, have any less of a (non-neutral) point of view. Given that they are the organizing bodies, they are in fact more subjective, by their very nature.--ZarlanTheGreen (talk) 13:11, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevance and credibility of Draeger 

message: This is more to the -do vs -jitsu debate (and thank you to Kontoreg for digging this out)
Kontoreg's edit in section "Purpose of Iaido" says Iaido emcompasses hundreds of styles of swordsmanship, all of which subscribe to non-combative aims and purposes. At the same time, earlier in the article he uses a reference, that says:
Iaido can be a “moving meditation,” but its operative idea is deadly, explained Noboru Kataoka, one of its leading masters and a martial arts film actor. “The moment you draw the sword, you have to kill your opponent,” he said. Each of its swordsmanship routines, called kata, evokes a specific peril, like fighting in a low-ceilinged tunnel, sparring in the dark, or being jumped from two sides. 
All this killing opponents stuff, as opposed to meditating. Sounds like they do the wrong type of Iaido in New York, and instead they do Iaijitsu.  
Urokugaeshi (talk) 06:19, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: What do you mean? I have not used the reference above: reference (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/fashion/16physicalculture.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0) ?  Concerning the purpose of iaido I have wrote following: "Purpose of iaido. Iaido emcompasses hundreds of styles of swordsmanship, all of which subscribe to non-combative aims and purposes. Iaido is an intrinsic form of japanese modern budo. Iaido is a reflection of the morals of the classical warrior and to build a spiritually harmonious person possessed of high intellect, sensitivity, and resolute will." (See the article).  - Kontoreg (talk) 12:24, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction 

message: I'm Curious about why the FIK is chosen as the "Official Homepage" for something so widely distributed among organizations? Euxneks (talk) 00:30, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Official Website 

message: I'm sorry, the whole section devoted to the Role of Iaido in Kendo is simply unintelligible. It likely was written by someone knowledgeable about iaido, but less knowledgeable about writing an article in English about it. Almost every sentence is a non-sequitur, at least to someone unfamiliar with this martial art. Example: "Iaido aides guarantee that body developments are legitimate and compelling in light of the fact that they are regular, precise, and spry." Uh... what? I cannot fix this myself because I know very little about Iaido. 190.194.216.151 (talk) 23:58, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Role of Iaido in Kendo... what?? 

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message: There is a statement in "History" where it says: "However, in 1950, the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai was reestablished and the practice of the Japanese martial disciplines began again.[21]".  While this is not inaccurate, the DNBK of today is a separate org from the DNBK pre-WWII. The mantle of Iaido, Kendo, and Judo (among others) was taken up by their respective organisations. Of particular interest to this article is the Zen Nippon Iaido Renmei, founded in 1948.  This sentence also presumes that people stopped practicing any martial arts while there were no organizations to oversee it, which is false.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Euxneks (talk • contribs) 20:45, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  DNBK is not the only org to practice Iaido..?