Try looking for Iai-do(sp?) which is, I think, the art of drawing the sword, and Iai-jit-su(sp?), which is the art of fighting with the sword. Kendo, also, is a good place to start, I would think. Better to get thwacked with a stick than with a blade, IMHO.
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http://www.indiana.edu/~iaido/
a iaido club at University of Indiana