Hassō-no-kamae (八相(八双)の構, "all (eight) directions"), frequently shortened simply to hassō and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō, and waki.
It is an offensive stance, named for one's ability to respond to a situation in any direction.
In hassō-no-kamae, the left foot is forward, and the sword is held pointing upright with the hilt in front of the right shoulder.
[1] Hassō-no-kamae is used by uchidachi in the 4th kendo kata, opposite shidachi's waki-gamae.
[1] In German traditions such as Liechtenauer this is called right vom Tag (the same name is also used for the equivalent of jōdan-no-kamae—German styles consider the two stances variations on one thing).