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Jōdan-no-kamae
''For the more generic use of the word jōdan in Japanese martial arts, meaning "upper-level," see Jōdan.''
, also known as jōdan-gamae, and frequently shortened simply to jōdan, is a basic kenjutsu posture. Jōdan-no-kamae means upper-level posture (lit. 'high/upper degree posture').