The style aims at teaching practical, combative sword techniques, with an emphasis also on Zen and the attainment of enlightment through swordsmanship. The most popular are Muso Jiken Eishin Ryu and Muso Shinden Ryu. Iaido demonstrations will take place on site What is Iaido Mugai Ryu is a traditional, feudal-era style of swordsmanship founded around 1700 by Tsuji Gatan Sukemochi. Iaido is a reflection of the morals of the classical warrior and to build a spiritually harmonious person possessed of high intellect, sensitivity, and resolute will. Other schools were created such as the Muso Jikiden. Iaido is an intrinsic form of Japanese modern budo. Most accept Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu as the founder of Iaido and Shinmei Muso Ryu School of Iaido. There are many traditional schools (Ryu ) of iaido. Iaido encompasses hundreds of styles of swordsmanship, all of which subscribe to non-combative aims and purposes. Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iaido (laijutsu) is the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship which emphazizes drawing and cutting with the samurai sword (called a. Practitioners of iaido are often referred to as iaidoka While beginning practitioners of iaido may start learning with a wooden sword ( bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, most of the practitioners use the blunt edged sword, called iaitō.Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword ( shinken). Iaido is associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (or saya), striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. Iaido 居合道 is a Japanese martial ar t that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack.