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:''For the more generic use of the word ''gedan'' in Japanese martial arts, meaning "lower-level," see ''Gedan''.'' , frequently shortened simply to ''gedan'', occasionally shortened to ''gedan-gamae'', is one of the five stances in kendo: ''jōdan'', ''chūdan'', ''gedan'', hassō, and ''waki''. ''Gedan-no-kamae'' means "lower-level posture." This position is adopted when the sword is held out in front of the body pointing at the waist in kendo, or at the knee or sometimes the ankle in ''kenjutsu''. It is considered a variant of ''chūdan-no-kamae'' and therefore appearing as a defensive posture, but instead it is used to deflect blows and create striking opportunities. This stance is used as a transition from ''chūdan-no-kamae'' to a ''tsuki'' (thrust). It is called the in Yagyū Shinkage-ryū.〔上野 靖之 (1966) 剣道教典 (Educational Model Fencing) 尚武館刊. p.317〕 The German school of fencing refers to this stance as ''alber'' "Fool's guard"; as it serves it bait the foolish with apparent weakness. ''Gedan-no-kamae'' is called ''porta di ferro larga'' ('wide iron door' or 'wide iron gate') in the Italian school of swordsmanship. Iron gate refers to postures where the sword is held above the forward knee. Larga postures have the point down, while stretta (narrow) postures have a raised point. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gedan-no-kamae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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