List of Shotokan Stances – Videos & Instructions
This page provides details on Shotokan stances such as Front Stance (Zenkutsu Dachi) and Back Stance (Kokutsu Dachi). These Karate stances are used in Shotokan katas, kumite, self-defense, karate kicking techniques, etc.
This page provides the English and Japanese names for each stance. For other Japanese words, please visit the Shotokan terminology section.
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Shotokan Karate Stances – Click on the links below in order to watch instructional videos for that specific stance.
- Back Stance – Kokutsu Dachi
- Cat Stance – Neko Ashi Dachi
- Closed Leg Stance (Informal Attention Stance) – Heisoku Dachi
- Crane Leg Stance – Tsuru Ashi Dachi
- Crossed Leg Stance – Kosa Dachi
- Foundational Stance – Moto Dachi
- Front Stance or Forward Stance – Zenkutsu Dachi
- Half Moon Stance – Hangetsu Dachi
- Heron Leg Stance – Sagi Ashi Dachi
- Horse Stance or Straddle Stance – Kiba Dachi
- Hour Glass Stance – Sanchin Dachi
- Immovable Stance or Rooted Stance – Fudo Dachi
- L Stance – Renoji Dachi
- Natural Stance – Shizentai Dachi
- Open Leg Stance – Hachiji Dachi
- Parallel Stance – Heiko Dachi
- Ready Stance – Hachinoji Dachi
- Square Stance – Shiko Dachi
- Standing Stance – Tachi Dachi
- T Stance – Teiji Dachi
- V Stance (Informal Attention Stance) – Musubi Dachi
Instructional Video on Shotokan Stances
Terminology – Shotokan Stances
References
- Hinode karate, Kihon, http://www.hinodekarate.ca/kihon.htm
- Shotokan Karate-Do Club at the University of Houston, Terminology, http://www.uh.edu/shotokan/terminology.html
- Japan Karate Association of India, Stances, http://www.jkaindia.org/_final/stances.htm