Iaito base

The swords listed are all produced in Japan. If you buy an Iaido sword (Iaito) from us, you will receive a sword that is very suitable for training the Japanese sword art of Iaido.

They cannot be compared with the cheap copies of Iaido swords that you often find online.

Iaido swords - What exactly are they?

Iaido is part of the traditional Japanese art of swordsmanship. A discipline that combines skill, concentration and discipline. Discover high-quality Iaido swords and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the samurai.

Iaido training consists mainly of forms that are performed according to a predetermined sequence.

These movement sequences train sequences in which the sword is drawn from an initial position and the first attack or defence is executed at the same time.

The practitioner is alone. As in shadow boxing, the opponents are only visualised in the practitioner's own mind.

This is necessary because the training would otherwise be far too dangerous. Special swords with a blunt blade, known as Iaito, are also used for personal protection.

According to legend, the roots of Iaido go back to the early 17th century.

Historically, this type of fighting fits into the peacetime of the Edo period, which began in the 17th century.

The martial art is generally known as "the art of sword drawing".

The word element Iai can be translated in many ways. Strictly speaking, there is no suitable literal translation in our language.

It can be interpreted as "to be present in the present" or "to be ready at all times".

So it's about much more than just drawing the sword as quickly as possible. The reduction of Iaido by outsiders to sword drawing is like describing meditation as "sitting around in silence".

Iaido exists as a separate discipline. However, it is also a sub-discipline in many other schools of Japanese martial arts.

That's why there are many places in Germany where other people are actually Japanese swordsmanship taught on which the corresponding techniques are trained.

Buy Iaido sword - But the original from Japan

For anyone who trains a genuine Japanese sword art, it is actually a must to use a sword from Japan.

If you would like to buy an Iaido sword, we can supply you with the right swords from Japan.

These Iaito have a blade made of a zinc-aluminium mixture. The blades are blunt for safety.

Zinc-aluminium is used for the blades in Japan because swords with steel blades automatically count as weapons under Japanese weapons laws.

The manufacture of swords with a steel blade is subject to strict regulations in Japan. The solutions with a blunt zinc-aluminium blade circumvent this problem.

The material is also relatively light. This makes training easier on the joints and makes training sessions lasting several hours possible.

You can buy your Iaido sword from us, we have divided our range into the following categories:

• Iaito - Training swords in Katana length
• Iaito Wakizashi - Shorter training sword in Wakizashi length
• Iaito Tanto - Very short, knife-like training swords

We offer each model of katana-length iaito with different blade lengths, so that you can buy the right iaido sword for your body proportions from us.

Why we are your specialised dealer for Japanese swords

The history of Japan-Budo is closely linked to the real Iaido swords from Japan. You can read the complete story in the about us area read more.

Long before there were online shops, the project was founded with the aim of making swords from Japan available to customers in Europe for training.

Nothing has changed to this day.

This makes us your contact for this type of sword in Europe and you can be sure that we will still be your partner for decades to come.

We offer a long-term service tailored to customer needs.

For example, we guarantee that if you buy an Iaido sword from us, you will be able to buy wearing parts such as the saya for at least another 10 years.