Table of Contents
8 relations: Celiac plexus, Gedan, Japanese martial arts, Jōdan, Kamae, Kendo, Kenjutsu, Rib cage.
- Directional terms in Japanese martial arts
- Martial arts terminology stubs
Celiac plexus
The celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta.
Gedan
, meaning roughly "lower level", is one of the three heights commonly referred to in Japanese martial arts. Chūdan and Gedan are Directional terms in Japanese martial arts and martial arts terminology stubs.
See Chūdan and Gedan
Japanese martial arts
Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan.
See Chūdan and Japanese martial arts
Jōdan
, which in a martial arts context means something like "high level", is one of the three heights commonly referred to in Japanese martial arts. Chūdan and Jōdan are Directional terms in Japanese martial arts and martial arts terminology stubs.
See Chūdan and Jōdan
Kamae
is a Japanese term used in martial arts and traditional theater.
See Chūdan and Kamae
Kendo
is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu).
See Chūdan and Kendo
Kenjutsu
is an umbrella term for all (ko-budō) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration.
Rib cage
The rib cage or thoracic cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrates that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels and support the shoulder girdle to form the core part of the axial skeleton.
See also
Directional terms in Japanese martial arts
Martial arts terminology stubs
- Age-uke
- Chūdan
- Creonte
- Eye-gouging
- Figure-four (grappling hold)
- Fish-hooking
- Fudōshin
- Fuku Shidoin
- Gedan
- Hachiji dachi
- Hansoku
- Infighting (martial arts)
- Ippon
- Jōdan
- Kime
- Kyeshi
- List of karate terms
- Mestre (title)
- Midnight Blue Belt
- Musha shugyō
- Oshikiuchi
- Sandbagging (grappling)
- Seme (martial arts)
- Shidōin
- Shihan
- Shinbu
- Striking combination
- Suijutsu
- Sweep (martial arts)
- Tai sabaki
- Tanju
- Tantojutsu
- Tenkan
- Transition (grappling)
- Underhook
- Ushiro-Geri
References
Also known as Chudan, Chudan (karate).

