八重垣裏

Yaegaki Ura ("Barriers-Within-Barriers: Inner") is nearly identical to Yaegaki Omote, except that the iaidoka counters the wounded attacker with a yokogiri (horizontal slash). Note in all of these kata the stable, balanced posture and serene attitude of the practitioner.  In iaido, as in all martial arts, every movement absorbs the practitioner's complete attention.