Home

Terminology

Click on a header to sort by that column.
ENGLISH<==>JAPANESE
Front stance Zenkutsu-dachi
Back stance Kokutsu-dachi
Side (straddle) stance Kiba-dachi
Hour-glass stance Sanchin-dachi
Half-moon stance Hangetsu-dachi
Cat stance Neko-ashi-dachi
Informal attention stance (toes together) Heisoku-dachi
Informal attention stance (toes apart) Musubi-dachi
Open leg stance (yoi) Hachiji-dachi
Parallel stance Heiko-dachi
Inverted open leg stance Uchi-hachiji-dachi
T stance Teiji-dachi
L stance Renoji-dachi
Natural position Shizentai
Square stance Shiko-dachi
Crossed feet stance Kosa-dachi
Rooted stance Fudo-dachi (Sochin-dachi)