Weapons

High guard

Names by art: Kendo: Jōdan-no-kamae · HEMA: Vom Tag

Appears in 2 arts.

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Biomechanics: what the body does

The weapon is held above the head or shoulder, ready to cut down. It loads the strongest cuts and threatens all the time, but leaves the body open, so it demands initiative.

Appears in 2 arts

Art	Name used in this art
Kendo	Jōdan-no-kamae
HEMA	Vom Tag

More in this category

Vertical downward cut Diagonal descending cut Horizontal cut Cut to the hands / wrists Thrust Lunge Running attack (flèche) Parry Riposte / counter-attack after a parry Feint Middle guard (point at the opponent) Fan strike (abanico) Double-stick weaving (sinawali) Sword (or stick) and dagger Draw-cut (cutting from the scabbard) Two-handed staff strike

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Sources

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Wabukan (2026). “High guard”. https://wabukan.com/tecnicas/guarda-alta (accessed 2026-10-30).

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