|
Heisoku dachi |
Toes
& heels together, (closed foot stance), at
"attention". |
|
Musubi dachi |
Heels
together, & toes apart, (open foot stance)
"knot" shape. |
|
Heiko dachi |
Feet
apart, parallel (open, hip width). |
Hachiji dachi |
Feet
apart, toes pointing OUT at 45 degrees (open,
shoulder width). |
|
Uchi-Hachiji dachi
(Niafanchi
Dachi) |
Feet
apart, toes pointing IN at 45 degrees (open,
shoulder width). |
|
Shiko dachi |
Straddle
leg, "Sumo" stance. |
|
Moto dachi |
Front knee partially bent, forward stance
(shorter than Zenkutsu dachi). |
|
Zenkutsu dachi |
Front knee bent, long forward stance. |
|
Nekoashi dachi |
"Cat foot" stance. |
|
Sanchin dachi |
Inward tension stance.
("Hour glass" stance.) |
|
Kokutsu dachi |
"Looking back" stance.
("Back stance".) |
|
Renoji
dachi |
Stance
resembling the letter "L". |
|
'Tee'-ji
dachi |
Stance
resembling the letter "T" upside down. |
|
Kosa dachi |
"Hooked leg" stance. |
|
Sagiashi dachi |
"Heron
foot" stance (one-legged). |
|
Ukiashi dachi |
Stance
resembling Nekoashi dachi, but more upright in a
loose floating leg stance. |