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Weapons Instruction

https://www.facebook.com/BirankaiNA/videos/324678202323277/ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0MvPtgd5L4 ; https://www.facebook.com/sonoranaikikai/videos/663353007113451/ ; https://www.facebook.com/Shikonboss/posts/10162889277333576/

Chiba Sensei demonstrating iaido long ago

Early iaido footage identified by Birankai as predating Chiba Sensei's later Iai Batto-ho practice.

Iaido Historical Pre-Iai Batto-ho Iaido before the development of Chiba Sensei's Iai Batto-ho system individual forms not publicly identified

About This Recording

Content Type

Weapons Instruction

Area(s) of Study

Iaido · Weapons · History

Recording Date

2002-11 (probable from matching public footage group; not independently confirmed for this edit)

Location / Dojo

San Diego Aikikai, San Diego, California (probable)

Collection

Facebook — Birankai North America

Provenance

Source

Birankai North America

Uploader

Birankai North America

Media Owner

Birankai North America (uploader/apparent archive custodian); underlying camera rights not independently established

Source Archive

FB-086 is the earliest dated public upload identified; YT-0037 is the preferred stable longer source

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