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| Hiragana: | 脇構:わきがまえ |
Waki-gamae (脇構:わきがまえ?), sometimes shortened to waki, is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, and hassō. 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" 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 frequently shortened simply to hassō and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in Kendo: jōdan, chūdan and waki. Waki-gamae is a stance involving the swordsman hiding the length of ones own blade behind their body only exposing the pommel to the opponent. This stance was common when there was no standard length of sword and was often used as a deterrent to any opponents who did not know the range of the sword being hidden and could be used as a sort of bluff technique.
It also serves to conceal the orientation of the blade to one's opponent, as to give him no hint about your own intention for the next attack.
It is also known as the Kamae of Metal (金の構:きんのかまえ?) (in the five elements classification) or the Light Stance (陽の構:ようのかまえ?) in the Ittō-ryū teachings. In traditional Chinese philosophy, natural phenomena can be classified into the Wu Xing ( or the Five Phases, usually translated as five elements, meaning "one-sword school" is the ancestor school of several Japanese Koryu Kenjutsu styles including Ono-ha Mizoguchi-ha Nakanishi-ha Kogen Hokushin [1]
Shidachi uses this stance in Kendo kata number 4 in response to uchidachi's hassō. For other uses see Kata (disambiguation. is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or frequently shortened simply to hassō and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in Kendo: jōdan, chūdan
References
- ^ 上野 靖之 (1966) 剣道教典 (Educational Model Fencing) 尚武館刊. p317
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