Dachi

Stance. Also referred to as Tachi when used at the start of a sentence.

Pages tagged with Dachi or Tachi:

  • Ayumi Dachi: A natural walking stance with the weight over the centre.
  • Dachi: Stance. Also referred to as Tachi when used at the start of a...
  • Fudo Dachi: Immovable (or deeply rooted) stance. Also known as Sochin Dachi. ...
  • Hachiji Dachi: Figure Eight Stance, shoulder width, toes turning out as far as 45...
  • Hangetsu Dachi: Crescent moon, or grounded stance. A wider version of Sanchin...
  • Hanmi Zenkutsu Dachi: Half-front-facing forward leaning stance. The body is turned side on,...
  • Heiko Dachi: Parallel stance. Often referred to as ready stance. Pronounced:...
  • Heisoku Dachi: Feet together, or closed foot stance. Heals and toes are together,...
  • Hiza Dachi: Knee stance. Pronounced: he-sah dah-chee
  • Ippon Ashi Dachi: + Redirect to Ippon Dachi - Redirect to Ippon Dachi One (legged)...
  • Ippon Dachi: One (legged) stance, or crane foot stance. Also called Ippon Ashi...
  • Jiyu Kamae: Free stance ready position. Used in Shotokan Karate to refer to the...
  • Ju Dachi: Free Stance. + Redirect to Jiyu Kamae - Redirect to Jiyu Kamae ...
  • Kiba Dachi: Horse riding, or horse straddling stance. Pronounced: key-bah...
  • Kizami Dachi: Jabbing stance. Refers to the transition more than the stance you land...
  • Kokutsu Dachi: Back leaning stance. Both knees bent, weight 70% over the back...
  • Kosa Dachi: Crossed (leg) stance. Appears in Bassai Dai and Tekki Shodan. ...
  • Musubi Dachi: Attention, or heels together stance. Used when bowing. Feet...
  • Neko Ashi Dachi: Cat (Foot) Stance. Weight is 90% on the back foot, and knees...
  • Renoji Dachi: L stance. Back foot can be at 45 or 90 degrees. Weight even on both...
  • Sagi Ashi Dachi: Herron Foot Stance, same as Ippon Dachi. This term more directly...
  • Sanchin Dachi: Hourglass stance. Also referred to as pigeon-toe stance. One...
  • Shiko Dachi: Sumo or square stance. Also referred to as Sheiko Dachi. It is similar...
  • Shizen Dachi: Natural stance, shoulder width, toes out as much as 45 degrees,...
  • Sochin Dachi: + Redirect to Fudo Dachi - Redirect to Fudo Dachi Immovable (or...
  • Suri Ashi Dachi: + Redirect to Suri Ashi - Redirect to Suri Ashi Sliding foot/step....
  • Tachi: + Redirect to Dachi - Redirect to Dachi Stance. Also referred to as...
  • Tachi Kata: Stance pattern. A GoSoku Ryu kata that sequentially goes through the...
  • Teiji Dachi: T stance, feet forming the letter T . The name comes from having the...
  • Tsumasaki Dachi: Toe tip stance. Pronounced: sew-mah-saa-key dah-chee
  • Tsuri Ashi Dachi: Crane leg stance, also spelt Tsuru Ashi Dachi. The foot of the raised...
  • Tsuru Ashi Dachi: + Redirect to Tsuri Ashi Dachi - Redirect to Tsuri Ashi Dachi Crane...
  • Uchi Hachiji Dachi: Inward Figure Eight Stance. Like Hachiji Dachi, but with the feet...
  • Uchimata Dachi: Inside thigh/groin stance. Wide shoulder width, toes in. ...
  • Zenkutsu Dachi: Forward leaning stance. Weight is 70% front, 30% back. Front...
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