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Kendo (剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', 'sword path' or 'way of the sword') [1] is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor . [2]
Jōdan-no-kamae is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō and waki. In jōdan-no-kamae, the sword is raised above the head with the tip (kissaki; 切先) pointing back and the blade facing up, in readiness to strike. [1] It is the most aggressive stance of the five.
A regular bokken (or bokuto), the wooden practice sword used in several martial arts including Shintō Musō-ryū. The All Japan Kendo Federation specifies that the Tachi used in seitei Jodo should be 101.5 cm (40.0 in) in length, and made from white oak. The length of the tsuka, or hilt, should be 24.2 cm (9.5 in). [4]
Kendo practice at an agricultural school c.1920. The person at right in the foreground is in chūdan-no-kamae, the person at left is in jōdan-no-kamae.. Chūdan-no-kamae (中段の構え:ちゅうだんのかまえ), sometimes shortened to Chūdan-gamae or simply Chūdan, is a basic weapon stance in many Japanese martial arts.
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Pages in category "Kendo stances" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chūdan-no-kamae; G.
A set of bōgu for kendo Kendo practitioners wearing bōgu in training. Bōgu (防具, "armour"), [1] properly called kendōgu (剣道具, "kendo equipment"), is training armour used primarily in the Japanese martial art of kendo, [2] [3] with variants used for jūkendō, tankendo, and naginata.
Taiatari (体当たり, tai-atari, "body strike") is a Kendo movement, literally meaning to hit (ataru) with the body (tai). It is a collision move used to break the kamae and therefore the defense of the opponent. A correct taiatari is executed with the sword held vertically and the fists held firmly in front of the navel or slightly higher ...