Technical Corner


Stances


   

Back stance

Kokutsu-dachi   

Cat stance

Neko-ashi-dachi  

Crossed feet stance Re: Tekki (kata)

Kosa-dachi

Diagonal straddle-leg stance (Rooted stance)

Sochin-dachi

Freestyle position

Kamai

Front stance (Forward stance)

Zenkutsu-dachi   

Half-moon stance

Hangetsu-dachi

Hour-glass stance

Sanchin-dachi

Informal attention stance (feet together)

Heisoku-dachi

Informal attention stance (feet turned out)

Musubi-dachi

Inverted open leg stance (feet turned in)

Uchi-hachiji-dachi

Kneeling or one knee stance

Kata-ashi-dachi

L stance

Renoji-dachi

Natural position; any one of seven

Shizen-tai

One leg stance

Sagi-ashi-dachi

Open-leg stance (shoulder width, feet turned out)

Hachiji-dachi

Parallel stance

Heiko-dachi

Rooted stance

Fudo-dachi

Sliding one leg stance

Suri-ashi-dachi

Square stance (feet turned out)

Shiko-dachi

Stance

Dachi

Straddle-leg stance or horse-riding stance

Kiba-dachi  

T stance

Teiji-dachi

 

 

 

 

 

 



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