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For the more generic use of the word jōdan in Japanese martial arts, meaning "upper-level," see Jōdan. Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of Martial arts native to Japan. Jōdan (上段 which in a martial arts context means something like 'high-level' (lit

Jōdan-no-kamae (上段の構:じょうだんのかまえ, Jōdan-no-kamae^?), also known as jōdan-gamae, and frequently shortened simply to jōdan among kendo practitioners, is a basic kenjutsu posture. Jōdan (上段 which in a martial arts context means something like 'high-level' (lit is a Japanese term used in Martial arts. It translates approximately to "posture" Jōdan (上段 which in a martial arts context means something like 'high-level' (lit is a Japanese term used in Martial arts. It translates approximately to "posture" is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana) Jōdan-no-kamae means upper-level posture (lit. 'high/upper degree posture').

Kendo

Jōdan-no-kamae is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō and waki. or " way of the sword " is the Japanese and South Korean martial art of sword-fighting 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 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 In jōdan-no-kamae, the sword is raised above the head in front of the body in readiness to strike. ^[1]It is the most aggressive stance of the five.

There are commonly two types of jōdan-no-kamae, left (hidari) and right (migi), referring to which foot is out in front. As a more rare case, only one hand is used to hold the sword. Even rarer, the positions of the hands on the hilt of the sword may be reversed.

In normal practice or competitions, left (hidari) jōdan-gamae is the most common. Its advantage is the reach of the strike, the intimidating posture and the speed of the strike. Its disadvantage is the weak defense, since the throat, wrists and body are open. In order to protect the vulnerable area, a jōdan user must have a very fiery spirit to "scare off" the opponent. It is also more difficult to judge the striking distance (maai). Therefore, this stance is only used as the normal stance during practice or competition by experienced kendōka.

Both jōdan-no-kamae positions are used in Nihon Kendo Kata. For other uses see Kata (disambiguation. is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or

Kenjutsu

As one of the most basic postures, jōdan-no-kamae is common to virtually all schools of kenjutsu. is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana) The primary attribute of jōdan-no-kamae is always the weapon lifted above the head of the practitioner. One of the only significant variations is the relative position of the elbows. Some styles, including aikido, for one, prefer the elbows to be as far inward as possible. is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies philosophy and religious beliefs Many others insist on the elbows being open.

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