r/iaido is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "US ban on iaito imports?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Tameshigiri- Rakurai"
5 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
: "Training ZNKR iaido in my house"
27 posts
#5
Dojo
: "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."
20 posts
#6
Nosyudo
: "New Nosyudo sword day!"
16 posts
#7
Tozando
: "Tozando Tochigi Leather Wear"
14 posts
#8
Shinken
: "Shinken I use at home"
13 posts
#9
Practice
13 posts
#10
Seminar
: "ZNKR Seitei Iai Seminar with Marcus Lee-Steere Sensei near Detroit MI"
10 posts
Member Growth in r/iaido
Yearly
+3k members(36.5%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026