Japanese Swordsmanship "Iaido" consists of three words,
I = Being, Ai = Encounter, Do = Way.
Iaido’s emphasis is on precise, controlled, fluid motion, and is sometimes referred to as ‘moving Zen’.
The program goes further than most Iaido classes do for beginners in that the student is allowed to practice actual cutting techniques on certain objects like bamboo or straw shaped human forms using real Iaido swords. This part of the training is called Shizan.