Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.
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Swordsmanship
Synonyms for "swordsmanship"
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2 entriesis a
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11 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ξιφισμός noun (the skill of using a sword)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 劍術 /剑术 noun (the skill of using a sword)
Finnish
1 entries- miekkailutaito noun (the skill of using a sword)
German
1 entries- Schwertkunst noun (the skill of using a sword)
Hebrew
1 entries- סיוף noun (the skill of using a sword)
Japanese
1 entries- 剣術 noun (the skill of using a sword)
Manx
1 entries- cliwederys noun (the skill of using a sword)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- şûrbaz noun (the skill of using a sword)
Portuguese
1 entries- esgrima noun (the skill of using a sword)
Spanish
1 entries- esgrima noun (the skill of using a sword)
Tibetan
1 entries- གྲི་རྩལ noun (the skill of using a sword)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Would you look at that! After a long and exhausting quest I finally managed to find the mythical Scroll of Swordsmanship.
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I bear no ill-will to you, either for my bad luck or your better swordsmanship.
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