crossed. Han Zenkutsu-dachi (半前屈立, half zenkutsu), also known as Sho Zenkutsu-dachi (小前屈立, short zenkutsu) Shortened and raised zenkutsu-dachi, this stance...

(shorter than Zenkutsu dachi). Han-Zenkutsu Dachi : Little Bigger than moto dachi and shorter than Zenkutsu Dachi. Heiko Sanchin Dachi : Little longer...

other direction. In Japanese martial arts, the front stance (前屈立ち, zenkutsu-dachi) is primarily practiced in karate and its variants. Some variations...

Ichi includes gedan-barai (low block) in zenkutsu-dachi (forward stance) and oi-zuku (lunge punch) in moto-dachi (high stance), Juni No Ni replaces low...

zenkutsu dachi (front stance) and kiba dachi (horse stance). Also practiced in some Shitō-ryū organizations, emphasis is also placed on Kokutsu dachi...

sōchin-dachi aka fudo-dachi (rooted stance). In the Shitō-ryū version, it employs several stances including nekoashi-dachi (cat stance) and zenkutsu dachi (front...

instructor ordering the students to assume a front stance might shout, "Zenkutsu dachi, kamaete!" Kamae is a basic stance, also defined as natural. In it,...

while in zenkutsu dachi and Naname Zenkutsu Dachi (otherwise known as front leg bent stance or bow stance and Slanted Front Stance, Ryo-hanchin dachi in Okinawan)...

g. kata, kumite). Many terms are seldom used in daily life, such as zenkutsu dachi, while others appear routinely, such as rei. The Japanese form is often...

zenkutsu dachi. Perform right hand teisho oshi age uke and left hand teisho oshi gedan uke (downward pressing block). Step forward into left zenkutsu...

power) from a beginners onset. The use of the shiko dachi (四股立), zenkutsu dachi (前屈立), and neko-ashi dachi (猫足立) serve to build up the legs of the practitioner...

choku-zuki (straight punch forward). After a step forward from the zenkutsu-dachi position, a straight forward punch is made for each forward leg (chūdan...

Jitte) Gankaku Dachi: crane stance (e.g. in the kata Gankaku) Tsuru Ashi Dachi: hanging leg stance Zenkutsu Dachi: front stance ТжвЧ Yoi Dachi (usually called...

power, stability, and focus. Some traditional styles may even assume zenkutsu dachi, where the feet are much wider apart, as part of this stance. In contrast...

Anaku is used to teach two principles: shifting from Kiba Dachi to Zenkutsu Dachi to Kiba Dachi, and T'ung Gee Hsing's principle of pounding, which is hitting...

Musubi-dachi Obi - Osu Rei Seiza - Senpai – Sensei – Shihan – Shotokan – Shuto-uchi - Shuto-uke - Sōke Tekki - Tsuki Uke Waza Yame - Yoi Zanshin - Zenkutsu-dachi...

high as the armpit. A straight punch executed from a front stance (zenkutsu-dachi) is called gyaku-tsuki (逆突き, reverse punch) if the advanced leg and...

the lineage, Wansu is one of two kata in Isshin Ryu which use the "zenkutsu dachi", the longer front stance seen in other forms of karate. As with most...

stance - zenkutsu dachi Horse stance - kiba dachi Layout back stance - kokutsu dachi Cat stance - neko ashi dachi Cross leg stance - kosa dachi The kata...

setting the wrestler besides a fallen opponent in a front stance known as Zenkutsu dachi. Then the wrestler drops to their rear leg's knee delivering the fist...

Seibukan. Seisan is a powerful kata, where quick changes from shiko dachi to zenkutsu dachi come into its own as a source of power. This ancient form was a...

the leg, at the calf. The movement should be started from sho zenkutsu, or moro ashi, dachi (stance), without stretching the base. The final position is...