Battojutsu (“the craft of drawing out the sword”) is an old term for iaijutsu. Battojutsu is often used interchangeably with the terms iaijutsu and batto.
Generally, battojutsu is practised as a part of a classical ryu and is closely integrated with the tradition of kenjutsu and is practised with the live-blade, katana, often as simply the sole kata. The training is for combative effectiveness, through factors such as distancing, timing and targeting. As such, battojutsu is not intended for sport-like or “spiritual” purposes as are modern budo like iaido and kendo.

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