Iaijutsu Mastery

The power to possess superhuman mastery in iaijutsu. Variation of Budō Mastery. Style of Enhanced Swordsmanship.
==Also Called==
*Iaido/Iai Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Specialism
*Iaido Katana (Shadow Fight) Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Specialism
*Iaijutsu Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency/Specialism
*Adept/Expert/Master/Professional/Skilled Iaidoka/Iaijutsu Practitioner
==Capabilities==
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of iaijutsu/iaido, a combative quick-draw sword technique. Iaijutsu consists of four main components: the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (or saya), striking or cutting an opponent, shaking blood from the blade, and replacing the sword in the scabbard. Masters of iaijutsu are typically able to draw, cut, and sheathe their blade faster than the eye can see, making it seem like they didn't perform any cutting motions in the first place.
==Applications==
*Cutting
**Bisection
**Decapitation
**Speed Cutting
***Razor Attacks
*Delayed Slice
*Footwork Mastery
*Quick-Draw Mastery
**Precise Strike
*Katana/Sheathed Blade Proficiency
*Strong Grip
==Associations==
*Enhanced Swordsmanship/Supernatural Swordsmanship/Absolute Swordsmanship
*Martial Arts Mastery
==Limitations==
*Requires the proper equipment.
*May require a degree of training or exposure.
*May take time to achieve such mastery.
==Known Users==
See Also: Iaijutsu Practitioner.
==Gallery==
===Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa===
File:Afro (Afro Samurai).gif|Afro (Afro Samurai)
Yami's Mana Zone Condense - Dark Cloaked Iai Slash Black Clover.jpg|Yami Sukehiro's (Black Clover) Mana Zone Condense - Dark Cloaked Iai Slash. 
HitotsumeNadegiri.gif| Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck's Swordsmanship (Bleach).gif|Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
Rei's Burning Slash.png|Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker)
Yajirobe's Drew!! Dragon Ball.gif|Yajirobe's (Dragon Ball Series) Flash and Kill
Hi-Fi Cluster.jpg|Kosaku Kandera (Hi-Fi Cluster)
Atsuya Kusakabe using Batto.webp|Atsuya Kusakabe (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Kasumi Miwa vs Maki Zenin.gif|Kasumi Miwa (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Toji Iaijutsu Mastery .gif|Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Koku flash step 2.png|Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a demonic swordsman who refined his skill in swordsmanship to such high caliber...
Koku quick draw.png|...He can sheathe and unsheathe his katana in less than a blink of an eye,...
Koku quick draw 2.png|...and slice up talented combatants like Genya...
Koku quick draw 3.png|...faster than he can even process.
Zenitsu Agatsuma (Kimetsu no Yaiba) - Thunderclap and Flash.gif| Due to his lack of compability with conventional Kenjutsu techniques, Zenitsu Agatsuma (Kimetsu no Yaiba) focused all his training efforts in improving his Iaijutsu swordsmanship to decapitate demons faster than they can react…
Zenitsu's Thunder Breathing First Form - Thunderclap and Flash - Sixfolds (Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba).gif| …creating his own unique Iaijutsu techniques, and defeat more powerful demons relying solely on quick drawing his Nichirin Sword…
Zenitsu Chap 145.png| …even surpassed his demonized senior disciple Kaigaku in terms of skill…
Zenitsu using Honoikazuchi no Kami on Muzan.png| …even managed to wound the demon king Muzan with his most powerful Iaijutsu.
Kiriu Touya.jpg|Kiriu Touya/Iai Banchou (Kongo Bancho) is a master of the Kiriu School of Drawing Sword Arts.
Goemon iaijutsu.gif|Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III)
Mifune's Iaidō Naruto.gif|A master swordsman renowned for his mastery of Iaijutsu, Mifune (Naruto) is able to...
Mifune defeats Hanzo.png|...attack with such speed and precision to where he can inflict lethal blows on his opponent without staining his sword with blood.
File:Boruto slashing Claw Grimes.png|Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) effortlessly cutting six Claw Grimes in a manner of Iaido with extreme speed while unsheathing his sword.
Bogard (One Piece).png|Bogard (One Piece) Slicing Koby's guns into many small pieces in one slice before sheathing his blade.
Brook (One Piece) Hanauta Sancho Yahazu Giri.gif|As a supreme master of Gentle Blade, Brook's (One Piece) Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri/Three-Verse Humming: Arrow-Notch Slash is such a fast-paced technique that it appears that it did not attack its target at all...
Brook Iajutsu against Mutant Ants.gif|...with miniscule precision to cut down an entire army of mutated ants...
Brook freezing slash.GIF|...enhanced by the Yomi Yomi no Mi, his Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri/Pastoral Song: Blizzard Slash can induce a deadly cold from the underworld itself.
Zoro's Iai - Lion Strike (One Piece).gif|Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) using his Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson/Lion Song to cut through Daz Bones/Mr.1's steel body...
Zoro Ittoryu Iai.gif|...and Hody Jones's body as his technique has grown stronger since 2 years of intense training.
Shiryu.gif|Shiryu of the Rain (One Piece) is a proficient swordsman who can kill several enemies in a split second with a single draw of his nodachi, Raiu.
Takamura cuts Tokyo Tower.jpg|Takamura (Sakamoto Days) cutting a leg of Tokyo Tower.
Trismegistus cuts down Aradia.png|H.T. Trismegistus (Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index) is a master at using his Cane Sword, rapidly unsheathing it from its scabbard and slashing, in the manner of iaijutsu. Such as he was able to cut a fellow Transcendent, Aradia without even her noticing.
Match's Iai Three Piece Filleting Toriko.gif|Match's (Toriko) swordsmanship emphasizes drawing, striking the enemy, and re-sheathing his sword as a single coherent motion.
Repair Boost!! Crimson Crescent Moon.gif|Andy (Undead Unluck) using Repair Boost!! Crimson Crescent Moon.
===Cartoons===
Mira sword-draw.gif|Princess Mira (Samurai Jack) is shown practicing her quick draw. She repeatedly slashes the drops of water falling from an icicle to the other bounty hunters' amazement.
===Comics===
Blade iajutsu.jpeg|Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics) 
File:Hiroshi X Iajutsu.jpeg|Hiroshi X (Knight of the Abyss)
Usagi's Iaijutsu Usagi Yojimbo.jpg|Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
===Video Games===
Hellagur.png|Hellagur (Arknights)
Jin Kisaragi wielding Mucro Algesco Yukianesa.png|Jin Kisaragi (BlazBlue)
Devil May Cry 4 SE Vergil Yamato Combo C.gif|As part of his Dark Slayer Style, Vergil (Devil May Cry) is immensely skilled in the art of iaijutsu, able to draw his Yamato and kill demons with successful rapid strikes...
Devil May Cry 4 Vergil Yamato Judgement Cut.gif|...or devastating slashes too quick for the human eye that can cut through dimensions.
Scarlet FB.png|Scarlet (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
Npc zoom 3040063000 01.png|Narmaya (Granblue Fantasy)
Johnny Strive Render.png|Johnny (Guilty Gear)
Hibikiss2019.png|Hibiki Takane (The Last Blade)
Jetstream-sam-metal-gear-rising.gif|Samuel Rodrigues/Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear) learned iaijutsu from his father. With his father's sword and sheath with AR-15 lookalike, he can perform it by pulling the trigger to increase the momentum and slash it with one strike.
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) Fox.png|Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) is highly skilled in iaijutsu, quick drawing his katana in an instant to cut enemies in one swift stroke.
Punishing Gray Raven Lucia Crimson Abyss - Iaido Will.gif|Lucia - Crimson Abyss (Punishing: Gray Raven) is incredibly skilled with her sword Sakura, able to decimate her enemies with attacks such as her Crimson Abyss - Iaido Will,...
Punishing Gray Raven Lucia Crimson Abyss - Dazzling Strike.gif|...Crimson Abyss - Dazzling Strike,...
Punishing Gray Raven Lucia Crimson Abyss - Abyssal Slash.gif|...and Signature - Abyssal Slash.
Sakura's hidden talent.gif|Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars) is an iaijutsu master, able to quick draw her sword to precisely cut bamboo with one stroke...
Sakura_Shinguji_training.gif|...and cut droplets of water.
Ukyo Tachibana (Samurai Shodown).png|Ukyo Tachibana (Samurai Shodown)
Ikaruga Portrait (SKB - RN).png|Ikaruga (Senran Kagura)
Itu Ability Spacetime Slash.gif|Itu (Shadow Fight) is a master of using an Iaido Katana.
FatesEndUpperSlash.gif|Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight)
Miyamoto Iori (TYPE-MOON).webp|With his void stance, Miyamoto Iori (TYPE-MOON) specializes in high speed Iai strikes.
Profile-yuzuriha-2.png|Yuzuriha (Under Night In-Birth)
Agent Hoshimi Miyabi Portrait.png|Hoshimi Miyabi (Zenless Zone Zero)
===Web Animations/Comics/Series/Original===
Genchu Daisuke-Wataro's Draw 1 (No Need For Bushido).jpg|As one of the most skilled samurai of his generation, Genchu Daisuke-Wataro (No Need For Bushido) can easily cut an opponent down with his powerful Battōjutsu.
Sekiryu Iajutsu.jpeg|Fire Hand (Black Sun)
Andrea Iaijutsu Mastery Kimyo.jpeg|Andrea Thomas (Ordeal) with Muramasa grants her extreme cutting speed along with Slash Projection.
Rwby Adam Cutting Through Atlesian Knight-130s.gif|With Wilt and Bush in his hands, Adam Taurus (RWBY) makes use of his speed and swordsmanship to slash his opponents in quick sessions.
==Videos==
===Fights & Demonstrations===
Sugino Sensei 10th Dan Master of Katori Shinto Ryu-2
Shinto Ryu Iaijutsu Shinto Ryu Den Ojin Gigen-ryu Demonstration-2
Japanese Martial Art Iaijutsu Battōjutsu Samurai Combative Quick-draw Sword Technique-2
かざあな。抜刀術編 Kazaana-Battojutsu version-2
剣術・古武道（古武術）の居想会：関戸光賀-2
===Analysis & Discussions===
What Are the Differences Between IAIDO & KENDO? The History of the Two Katana Martial Arts of Japan-2
Why They Have a COMPLEX Relationship - The 3 Differences Between Iaido-Iaijutsu & Battodo-Battojutsu-2
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