10,000 Cuts

Iaido is often considered to be a repetitious

martial art where the practitioner spends most of their time swinging a blade practicing cuts, one after the other, while maintaining good posture and footwork. This is correct! When you begin to feel like your training is too repetitious, remember when Bruce Lee said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” This applies to any martial art, especially iaido.