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PUBLISHER´S MESSAGE
By Henry Binerfa
Martial Science
Magazine Director
“...Tai Kamae we learn to
develop techniques in a right
way, thus through practice
we learn to carry them out
without stopping to think
or to look at our bodies to
repeat it. Once this happens,
we get to a higher level of
knowledge of Kamaes within
Shin Kamae...”
Martial Science Magazine, Volume 30, ISBN 9781795461030, is Published quarterly,
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KAMAE.
KAMAE IS A JAPANESE TERM WHICH MEANS POS-
TURE OR POSITION, IT CAN ALSO BE UNDERSTOOD
AS ATTITUDE. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE KAMAES
IS TO ACHIEVE A PERFECT POSTURE THAT MAKES
ATTACKS AND DEFENSE POSSIBLE IN AN EASY AND
SIMPLE WAY. THAT’S WHY KAMAE HAS AN STRATE-
GIC CARÁCTER. ITS STUDY IN SHINKAIDO RYU IS
CUMPOLSORY. KAMAES ARE CLASSIFIED IN THREE
GROUPS:
1. Tai Kamae (Physic guard). It comprises all aspects linked
to technic and is related with adecuate postures of the body
at the time of the fight. There are different types of Kamaes in
accordance with the hands
a) Kamae of opened and closed hands,
b) Kamae of closed hands and Mixed Kamae.
The Kamaes can also be classified according to the region of
the body as:
a) Kamae Jodan.
b) Kamae Shudan.
c) Kamae Gedan.