r/iaido is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses iaito, iaido, sword, training, and dojo.
Iaidō (居合道) is a Japanese sword art focused on drawing and cutting in one motion. Because it starts from a peaceful position, sword sheathed, there is also a focus on traditional etiquette and mental discipline.
Popular Themes in r/iaido
#1
Solution Requests
: "Tameshigiri- Rakurai"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Just got my shodan!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Due to an influx of a very large amount of students, my Dojo has truly has become one in the Japanese style and frankly it makes me sad."
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Couldn’t Find the Right Iaito Bag… So I Made My Own"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I am developing a Virtual Reality game around tamegishiri, would love some alpha testers from this sub."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/iaido
#1
Iaito
: "Couldn’t Find the Right Iaito Bag… So I Made My Own"
72 posts
#2
Iaido
: "My practice in Iaido of the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū school: Omote iai + Tachi-ai battōjutsu."
55 posts
#3
Sword
: "New Sword day⚔️🌸"
37 posts
#4
Training
: "Open Training invitation: Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo 水鴎流居合剣法 at Shoseian Garden (Glendale, Los Angeles), Sunday July 20, 2025"
27 posts
#5
Dojo
: "Small Dojo"
20 posts
#6
Nosyudo
: "English version of the Nosyudo catalog is done."
16 posts
#7
Tozando
: "Tozando Tochigi Leather Wear"
14 posts
#8
Shinken
: "Shinken Finally Complete"
13 posts
#9
Practice
: "Cutting Practice!"
13 posts
#10
Seminar
: "An important and enjoyable article about a recent iaido Seminar"
10 posts
Member Growth in r/iaido
Yearly
+2k members(32.8%)
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Last updated: June 13, 2026