| Jōdan-no-kamae (上段の構:じょうだんのかまえ) | |
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 The Default Protagonist of Way of the Samurai 4 using Jo-dan stance |
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| Other Names | Up Stance (WotS) Top Stance (WotS2) Upper Stance (WotS3) |
| Notable Users | Way of the Samurai Karibe Tesshin Kurou Gunji Dojima Way of the Samurai 2 Nakamura Tessho Nihei Way of the Samurai 3 Matsuzaki Genjuro Dojima (Younger) Misae Way of the Samurai 4 Reddo Akagi |
| Notable Weapons | Samehada-tou Dai-Kuronama Takefuji Onibocho Jumangoku Nozuchi Old Style Batsu-ichi Kokushi-tou Ryurai-Zetten |
| Notable Styles | Sadaha Swordfighting |
| Actual Stance | Jōdan-no-kamae (上段の構:じょうだんのかまえ) |
| First Appearance | Way of the Samurai |
| Latest Appearance | Way of the Samurai 4 |
Jo-dan, Upper Stance or sometimes shortened to Upper is one of the several sword stances first introduced in Way of the Samurai. Historically is is actually called Jōdan-no-kamae.
In Way of the Samurai Series[]
In Way of the Samurai, jōdan-gamae portrays Upper stance. However, in Way of the Samurai 3, Upper stance was changed to Hassō-no-kamae.
Historical Information[]
The Upper Stance, or in Japan, Jōdan-no-kamae, is one of the five kendo sword stances: Jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō and waki. All five have appeared throughout all Way of the Samurai game series, with Hassō-no-kamae being interchanged with Jōdan-no-kamae.
Jōdan-no-kamae is called the Kamae of Heaven (天の構え, ten-no-kamae) in Yagyū_Shinkage-ryū and the Kamae of Fire (火の構え, hi-no-kamae) in Shinkage-ryū.
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