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| Kanji: | 八相（八双）の構 |
| Hiragana: | はっそうのかまえ |
Hassō-no-kamae (八相（八双）の構 はっそうのかまえ?), frequently shortened simply to hassō, and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō, and waki. are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with Hiragana (ひらがな 平仮名 Katakana is a Japanese Syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with Katakana and Kanji; the Latin alphabet 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 gedan, occasionally shortened to gedan-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 Hasso is an offensive stance, it is named hassō "all (eight) directions" because you can respond to the situation in any direction. Waki and hassō are not commonly used in modern Kendo, apart from in kata. For other uses see Kata (disambiguation. is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or
In hassō-no-kamae the left foot is forward, and the sword is held pointing upright with the hilt in front of the right shoulder. The blade should slope slightly to the rear. When cutting the sword is raised above your head, as in jōdan. For the more generic use of the word jōdan in Japanese martial arts, meaning "upper-level" see Jōdan. [1]
hassō-no-kamae is used by uchidachi in the 4th Kendo kata, opposite shidachi's waki-gamae. or " way of the sword " is the Japanese and South Korean martial art of sword-fighting For other uses see Kata (disambiguation. is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or sometimes shortened to waki, is one of the five stances in Kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, and hassō [2] This posture is also used in Naginata. Naginata (なぎなた 薙刀 is a Pole weapon that was traditionally used in Japan by members of the Samurai class
Hassō is called in-no-kamae (陰の構え いんのかまえ?) "shadow stance" in Ittō-ryū. meaning "one-sword school" is the ancestor school of several Japanese Koryu Kenjutsu styles including Ono-ha Mizoguchi-ha Nakanishi-ha Kogen Hokushin It is called Hassō (八相:はっそう?) in Shinkage-ryū. History Until the 16th century in Japan, martial techniques were concerned with effectiveness in real battle It is also called the moku-no-kamae (木の構え もくのかまえ?) "Stance of Wood", because the stance looks like a tree. [3]