Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iaido (Iaijutsu) is the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship which emphasizes drawing and cutting with the samurai sword (katana) in a single fluid motion.  Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu is a 'koryu bujutsu' (which means 'traditional martial art') with a direct lineage back over 450 years to its founder, Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu, who developed this particular style of swordsmanship.

Iaido requires extreme precision of its techniques and demands tremendous concentration during practice - both of which ask a great deal of self-discipline and sincere personal commitment on the part of the student.  As a reward for these efforts, it can offer the individual a lifetime of physical, mental and spiritual growth, as well as an enlightened and peaceful state of mind.