Wado Ryu Stances

Dachi — Stance (also seen spelled Tachi)

All ref­er­ences to angle refer to your attack line cen­ter, and the body unless oth­er­wise stated is straight up.

• Chinto Dachi (stance used in the Chinto kata)
• Gyaka Shomen Neko Ashi Dachi (reverse front fac­ing cat leg stance)
• Gyakazuki Dachi (reverse punch stance)
• Hachiji Dachi (ready stance –shazen­tai stance)
• Heisoku Dachi (shazen­tai stance with feet together at heels and toes)
• Jun­zuki Dachi (front punch stance)
• Jun­zuki No Tsukomi Dachi (Hanmi Dachi) (lunge punch stance)
• Kokutso Dachi (reverse lunge punch stance)
• Kiba Dachi (horse stance)
• Mahanmi Neko Ashi Dachi (side fac­ing cat leg stance)
• Masuba Dachi (atten­tion stance)
• Nai­hanchi Dachi (stance used in the Nai­hanchi kata)
• Sagi Ashi Dachi (crane stance)
• Seisan Dachi
• Shiko Dachi (four point stance)
• Shomen Neko Ashi Dachi (front fac­ing cat leg stance)
• Shazen­tai Dachi (nat­ural leg stance)
• Tate Seisan Dachi ()
• Yoko Seisan Dachi ()

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