Posted by Len Pellman Samurai often wore armor in ancient times, and the techniques of iaido would be used against the openings in that armor when the need arose. A shield is essentially armor that moves on the opponent's forearm. The counter-attack in iaido would therefore have to accomplish one of two things: (1) either counter-strike to a vulnerable spot the shield isn't covering, most likely by shifting to the opposite side of the opponent while evading his sword strike, or (2) by amputating the opponent's sword arm while he is striking, then counter-attacking to the newly created vulnerability. If that's not detailed or explicit enough for you, please let me know.
on June 22, 2001, 7:00 am
Arion, your question poses a hypothetical situation that it difficult to answer with one generality, so I hope this over-simplified response will help . . .
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