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. |