Editing Iaido (section)

==Origins of the name==
[[File:Sensei iaido-rework.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Haruna Matsuo sensei (1925–2002) demonstrating Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu kata ''Ukenagashi'']]

The term "iaido" appears in 1932 and consists of the [[kanji]] {{Nihongo2|居}} (i), {{Nihongo2|合}} (ai), and {{Nihongo2|道}} (dō).<ref name="WarnerPage79">{{harvtxt|Draeger|Warner|1982}}, p. 79.</ref><ref>Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu & Budo - The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan. (Vol. III). New York: Weatherhill. Page 55-58. {{ISBN|0-8348-0351-8}}</ref> The origin of the first two characters, {{Nihongo|''iai''|居合}}, is believed to come from saying {{Nihongo|''Tsune ni ite, kyū ni awasu''|常に居て、急に合わす}}, which can be roughly translated as "being constantly (prepared), match/meet (the opposition) immediately".<ref name="ejmas">{{cite web|url=http://ejmas.com/tin/2010tin/tinart_thibedeau_1005.html|title=An Introduction to Iaido: Its Purpose and Benefits|author=Kim Taylor|date=April 2010|website=The Iaido Journal|publisher=ejmas.com|access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref>  Thus the primary emphasis in 'iai' is on the psychological state of being present (居). The secondary emphasis is on drawing the sword and responding by harmonising with a sudden attack as quickly as possible (合).

The last character, {{Nihongo2|道}}, is generally translated into English as [[:wikt:道|the way]] or path. The term "iaido" approximately translates into English as "the [[:wikt:道|way]] of [[wiktionary:居|mental presence]] and [[:wiktionary:合|immediate reaction]]",<ref name="WarnerPage79" /><ref name="SamuraiZen">Shaw, Scott (1999) ''Samurai Zen''. Chapter 12. Weiser Books. {{ISBN|978-1-57863-104-9}}</ref> and was popularized by [[Nakayama Hakudo]].<ref name="WarnerPage79" />

The term emerged from [[iaijutsu]] (lit. "the art of mental presence and immediate reaction") and the general trend to replace the suffix {{Nihongo|''-jutsu''|術}} ("the art of") with {{Nihongo|''-dō''|道}} in Japanese martial arts in order to emphasize the philosophical or spiritual aspects of the practice.<ref name="WarnerPage79" /><ref>Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern bujutsu & Budo - The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan. (Vol. III). New York: Weatherhill. Page 55-58. {{ISBN|0-8348-0351-8}}</ref>