However, we also perform plenty of actions throughout training that are all about respect and bringing a serious manner to our training. This is distilled into the common phrase: 'Training begins and ends with etiquette.' Iaido and kendo are both budo that places a strong emphasis on manners and etiquette – not only to our partners but also to the spaces within which we practice and to opponents who are not even there.
Though we use iaito, bokuto and shinai we must never forget that these are swords
