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| Beginner Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| tachi |
tah-chee |
stance (foot and leg positioning and tension) |
| tachi waza |
tah-chee wah-zah |
standing techniques, the set of stances |
| dachi |
dah-chee |
pronunciation for tachi when combined with an adjective as below |
| zenkutsu dachi |
zehn-koo-t'soo dah-chee |
front stance |
| kiba dachi |
kee-bah dah-chee |
side (or straddle, or horse) stance |
| kokutsu dachi |
koe-koo-t'soo dah-chee |
back stance |
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| Intermediate Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| kamae |
kah-my |
stance with posture (whole body) and, often, arm/hand positioning |
| gamae |
gah-my |
pronunciation for kamae when combined with an adjective |
| seiza |
say-zah |
kneeling position |
| musubi dachi |
moo-soo-bee dah-chee |
formal attention stance (feet in V position) |
| heisoku dachi |
hay-soh-koo dah-chee |
feet parallel stance (with the insteps together) |
| hachiji dachi |
hah-chee-jee dah-chee |
open-leg stance, toes pointing out, "(Kanji) character for 8 stance" |
| fudo dachi |
foo-doe dah-chee |
used for two different stances: fighting stance and "unmoving" stance |
| kosa dachi |
koh-sah dah-chee |
cross-legged stance |
| neko-ashi dachi |
neh-koh ah-shee dah-chee |
cat-leg stance |
| renoji dachi |
reh-noe-jee dah-chee |
L-stance (not really an "L", the back toes point slightly forward) |
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| Advanced Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| teiji dachi |
tay-jee dah-chee |
T-stance |
| tsuru-ashi dachi |
t'soo-roo ah-shee dah-chee |
crane-leg stance |
| sagi-ashi dachi |
sah-gee ah-shee dah-chee |
hanging foot stance |
| shiko dachi |
shee-koe dah-chee |
"four point" or square stance |
| hanmi dachi |
hahn-mee dah-chee |
half-facing stance |
| heiko dachi |
hay-koe dah-chee |
parallel stance, open-leg stance with feet forward |
| sanchin dachi |
sahn-cheen dah-chee |
"Three-point stance" or hourglass stance |
| Hangetsu dachi |
hahn-get-soo dah-chee |
stance from Hangetsu kata: sanchin dachi |
| Sochin dachi |
soe-cheen dah-chee |
stance from Sochin kata: fudo dachi (unmoving stance) |
