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So just moving through basically how to draw a sword, you want to be able to have a little
bit of flexibility and mobility here so when you actually begin the draw you draw the scabbard
out with the sword, okay? And then you actually want to grab more or less at the center here,
okay, and as you do you actually want to pull the scabbard off.
Okay. This is very important alright? So that is you extend the sword out, you've actually
already taken the scabbard off most of the way, so it just slips out, alright. This is
basically the arm movement for your Battōjutsu, or your sword drawing, okay? So you want to
bring it out to the center, you take the scabbard off, and then you just have a little bit further
to go and then it slips right out, okay. You want to avoid actually drawing the sword like
this.
You really just want to take the scabbard off, so you can utilize your footwork, your
handwork in order to get the sword up as efficiently as possible. So this is just a little bit
about basics of Battō or Battōjutsu.