iaido

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noun

A Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.

OriginJapanese 居合道 →
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Meanings

nouniaido (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.

    The traditional Japanese swordsmanship, iaido, on which Forza is based, is “linear, precise — one stab and it’s over,” she says.

    2007 August 26, Mary Tannen, “Diet by the Sword”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese居合道
  2. Englishiaido

Borrowed from Japanese 居合道.

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Chicago

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