## Individual exercises (5, 6)

Individual exercises within Naginata include stances, strikes and footwork. They are all part of kihon, which means basics or fundamentals of Naginata.

The fighting stances within Naginata are called kamae. They can have a defensive or offensive purpose. There are five kamae in Naginata (which can be seen in the picture below):

- chudan-no-kamae

- hasso-no-kamae

- gedan-no-kamae

- wakigamae

- jodan-no-kamae