Gohō no Kamae, five combat stances - Kukishin Ryu

By Yossi Sheriff

Gohō no Kamae, the five stances, (五法之構), (גוהו נו קמאה), is the name of five Ninjutsu stances in Kukishin Ryu martial system in the part of the system that deals with punches. This part of Kukishin Ryu is called Kukishin Ryū Dakentaijutsu (九鬼神流打拳体術).

Images of Goho no Kamae

Hicho no kamae, bird combat stance
Hicho no kamae - Ninjutsu  
Hira ichimon ji no kamae
Hira ichimonji no Kamae - Ninjutsu  
Kosei no kamae
Kosei no Kamae - Ninjutsu  
Seigan no kamae Ninjutsu
Seigan no Kamae - Ninjutsu  
Hira no kamae Ninjutsu
Hira no Kamae - Ninjutsu  

List of five combat postures of Kukishin ryu

  1. Hira no kamae, flat stance - Ninjutsu
  2. Hira ichimonji no kamae, horizontal stance - Ninjutsu
  3. Seigan no kamae
  4. Hicho no kamae, bird stance - Ninjutsu also called Katate Hichō no Kamae
  5. Kosei no kamae, Fog creating stance - Ninjutsu