Weapons

Draw-cut (cutting from the scabbard)

Names by art: Iaido: Nukitsuke

Appears in 2 arts.

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Biomechanics: what the body does

The sword is drawn and cuts in a single movement: the scabbard hand pulls the saya back while the sword hand pushes the hilt forward, so the blade leaves the scabbard already travelling along the cutting line.

Appears in 2 arts

Art	Name used in this art
Iaido	Nukitsuke
Battodo	— no specific name verified

More in this category

Vertical downward cut Diagonal descending cut Horizontal cut Cut to the hands / wrists Thrust Lunge Running attack (flèche) Parry Riposte / counter-attack after a parry Feint High guard Middle guard (point at the opponent) Fan strike (abanico) Double-stick weaving (sinawali) Sword (or stick) and dagger Two-handed staff strike

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Wabukan (2026). “Draw-cut (cutting from the scabbard)”. https://wabukan.com/tecnicas/saque-corte (accessed 2026-10-30).

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