Editing Iaido (section)

==Seitei-gata techniques==
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The 12 official [[kata]] currently recognised by the [[All Japan Kendo Federation]] are (in Romanised form):<ref>"Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iai 2014". English Version Manual, 5th edition, published March 2014, by All Japan Kendo Federation, Tokyo, Japan.</ref>
# ''Mae''
# ''Ushiro''
# ''Ukenagashi''
# ''Tsuka-ate''
# ''Kesagiri''
# ''Morote-tsuki''
# ''Sanpōgiri''
# ''Ganmen-ate''
# ''Soete-zuki''
# ''Shihōgiri''
# ''Sōgiri''
# ''Nukiuchi''

Because iaido is practiced with a weapon, it is almost entirely practiced using solitary forms, or [[kata]] performed against one or more imaginary opponents. Multiple-person kata exist in some schools of iaido; for safety, iaidoka  usually use bokken for such kata practice. Iaido does include competition in the form of [[kata]], but does not use sparring of any kind. Because of this non-fighting practice, and iaido's emphasis on precise, controlled, fluid motion, it is sometimes referred to as "moving [[Zen]]."<ref name="SamuraiZen" /> Most of the styles and schools do not practice ''[[tameshigiri]]'', cutting techniques.

A part of iaido is ''nukitsuke''.<ref>Suino, Nicklaus (2007) ''Strategy in Japanese Swordsmanship''. Weatherhill. Page 38. {{ISBN|978-1-59030-489-1}}</ref> This is a quick draw of the sword, accomplished by simultaneously drawing the sword from the ''saya'' and also moving the ''saya'' back in ''saya-biki''.<ref>Craig, Darrell (1981) ''IAI The Art of Drawing the Sword''. Tuttle Publishing. Page 64. {{ISBN|0-8048-7023-3}}</ref>