Some martial arts, notably kendo (Japanese art of fencing) and iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword), may prescribe that men also sit with the knees together (to protect the crotch), or sit with two fist widths of distance between them.
いくつかの武道（剣道と居合道）においては、（急所を守るため）男性もひざを閉じて座る場合があり、また、ひざの距離は拳2つ分の幅とする場合もある。