Practictioners of the Niten Ichi-ryū school of kenjutsu demonstrating a kata. Origin Around 1640 Musashi intended to pass on his art to three successors from among his thousand students specifically to Terao Magonojo, his younger brother For other uses see Kata (disambiguation. is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or The man on the left is in gedan-no-kamae.

Gedan-no-kamae (下段の構え:げだんのかまえ, Gedan-no-kamae^?), frequently shortened simply to gedan, occasionally shortened to gedan-gamae, is one of the five stances in kendo, jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō, and waki. For the Kenjutsu posture which is frequently shortened by Kendo practitioners to "gedan" see Gedan-no-kamae is a Japanese term used in Martial arts. It translates approximately to "posture" For the Kenjutsu posture which is frequently shortened by Kendo practitioners to "gedan" see Gedan-no-kamae is a Japanese term used in Martial arts. It translates approximately to "posture" or " way of the sword " is the Japanese and South Korean martial art of sword-fighting For the more generic use of the word jōdan in Japanese martial arts, meaning "upper-level" see Jōdan. This page contains all material formerly appearing at Chudan. frequently shortened simply to hassō and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in Kendo: jōdan, chūdan sometimes shortened to waki, is one of the five stances in Kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, and hassō Gedan-no-kamae means "lower-level posture. " This position is adopted when the sword is held out in front of the body pointing at the waist in kendo, or at the knee of sometimes ankle in kenjutsu. is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana)

It is considered to be a variant of chūdan-no-kamae and therefore appearing as defensive posture, but instead it is used to deflect blows and create striking opportunities. This stance is used as a transition from chūdan-no-kamae to a tsuki (thrust). This page contains all material formerly appearing at Chudan. is the Japanese word for "thrust" coming from the verb, meaning "to thrust It is seen as the "Kamae of Earth. "