Seitei Iaido - Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iaido

ZenNippon Kendo Renmei Iaido is the Iaido style of the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF, Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei or ZNKR). This style of Iaido is also often known as Seitei Iaido.

There are many schools of Iaido and many forms of Iaido Kata.  In 1969, To popularise Iaido and to make it easier for Kendo practitioners to learn Iaido, the AJKF introduced its Seitei curriculum of seven Iaido Kata. These were drawn from or based on several of the major traditional sword schools, including Musō Shinden Ryu.  Three more kata were added in 1981 and two more in 2000, increasing the number of Seitei Iaido Kata to the current twelve. The twelve Seitei-Kata are now standardised for the tuition, promotion and propagation of Iaido within the Kendo Federations although not all dojos teach correct Seitei.
The techniques (kata) are:

1. Mae. Front
2. Ushiro Rear.
3. Ukenagashi Deflection.
4. Tsuka-ate. Striking with the handle of the sword
5. Kesagiri Diagonal Cut.
6. Morote-zuki Double handed thrust
7. Sanpogiri Three Direction Cut..
8. Ganmen-ate Strike to the face
9. Soete-zuki Joined Hand Thrust.
10. Shihogiri Four directional cuts
11. Sogiri. Complete Cuts.
12. Nukiuchi. Draw and cut