Iaito is a samurai sword used in martial arts or dojo practice. Generally speaking, the body of the sword is shorter than that of ordinary samurai swords, and the handle is longer than ordinary swords. Iaito are designed for iai/batto practice and are usually unsuited for sword-to-sword contact. Coolkatana offers you Iaito designed in Japan and hand forged by swordsmiths who have inherited two hundred years of casting technology in Longquan, China.