I've mentioned this a couple of times in the SuuBox, but I practice iaido and was wondering who knows of it, what it is, what people think of it, etc. Just an unusual topic to talk about.

So for those who don't know, iaido is the art of drawing the blade, cutting the opponent, and sheathing the blade.
Simplifying and taking some liberties, the art of sword fighting was basically dying out due to it being banned. So kenjutsu split off into kendo (a more 'sporty' approach) and iaido (a more 'spiritual' approach). Thus iaido is performed in traditional non-armour clothes, ultimately with a real katana (though you start with a bokutou/bokken and practice with a blunt iaitou before a live blade), against imaginary opponents.

It's a martial art with a combination of doing things *exactly* as prescribed, but also what works for you (in a lot of places there's quite some liberty to do what you have to do in order for your body to be capable of performing).