Kenjutsu (剣術) is the Japanese art of the sword. It is one of the four central martial arts (bujutsu) of pre-modern Japan. The two primary skills concerning the sword are kenjutsu and battōjutsu (抜刀術). Kenjutsu is a compound of ken (剣) the sword and jutsu (術) art or technique.
Battōjutsu (抜刀術, battō-jutsu) ("the craft of drawing out the sword") is an old term for iaijutsu. Battōjutsu is often used interchangeably with the terms iaijutsu and battō.[1] Generally, battōjutsu is practised as a part of a classical ryū and is closely integrated with the tradition of kenjutsu and is practised with the live-blade, katana, often as simply the sole kata.[1] The training is for combative effectiveness,[2] through factors such as distancing, timing and targeting.
In our dojo we are teaching Kashima no Tachi kenjutsu style which comes from Inaba Sensei of Shiseikan Meiji Jingu Tokyo, Japan. He we was a student of Kunii Zen'ya - master of Kashima Shin Ryu - very old and traditional kenjutsu school in pre-modern Japan.
In Kashima no Tachi we are using variety of weapons: Bokken (wooden sword), Tanto - (knife), Jo/Bo - wooden stick, Yari - spear, Naginata - form of halberd, Katana - Japanese sword.
