Style: Iajutsu

Subject: Style: Iajutsu Sat May 01, 2010 3:05 am

Iaijutsu (居合術?)

This
is is the Japanese martial art of drawing the sword. Iaijutsu was developed for the specific combative purpose of defending oneself, not on the battlefield, but in everyday life. A central feature of iaijutsu is, therefore, drawing the sword from several traditional sitting postures, including seiza, iai-goshi, and tate-hiza. Techniques from a standing posture (tachi-ai) are also studied. Additionally, with the emphasis upon defense during daily life, it was also generally assumed that combatants would be armed with a katana worn "edge-up" and thrust through a sash around the waist, and that combatants would be fighting unarmored. These assumptions result in a drastically different approach to combat than when combatants are armored and fighting on the battlefield.

Name: Iaijutsu Style: Shinsoku
Rank: C-Rank
Type: Taijutsu
Element: None
Description: Grabbing hold of your sword's handle, you channel your chakra to your sword's blade while it's still in the sheath then you quickly unsheathe your sword halfway then resheathe it, releasing a shockwave that affects opponents within 20 feet of the user.

Name: Iaijutsu Stye: Raimo
Rank: B-Rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: Lightning
Description: Grabbing your sword handle, you concentrate lightning into your sword for one post then dash at your opponent then skid into a crouched positon ten feet from your opponent and quickly unsheathe your sword and slash horizantally, releasing a web of lightning sparks at your opponent that spread up to 30 feet from the release point.

Subject: Re: Style: Iajutsu Sat May 01, 2010 9:43 pm

What type of swords?
I like the idea of how it wasn't built for the battlefield...

Bojutsu ftw Very Happy

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