Karate has many different stances, each used for different types of power and movement. In Japanese the general term is tachi (立ち) changed to dachi when...

contains a comparison of karate styles. Some of the distinguishing features are listed, such as lineage, general form of stances, the balance of hard and...

horse stance, in which heels are raised, is a fighting stance in International Karate Tournaments. The Chinese form of horse stance is a fighting stance which...

Stances (tae kwon do), several stances used for different activities Horse stance, a posture in Asian martial arts Karate stances, body positions used to create...

A number of karate techniques are used to deliver strikes to the human body. These techniques are delivered from a number of stances. The karateka uses...

The Korean martial art Taekwondo has several stances used for different activities. These stances are most commonly seen in the form competition of Hyeong...

Karate (空手) (/kəˈrɑːti/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] ; Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati]), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed...

Proper Martial Arts Stance". BellaOnline. "Four basic Karate stances". Essortment. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. "Stances and Triangles"...

The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate...

and stances than in other Karate styles. Modern karate competition tends to transform Wadō-ryū away from its roots towards a new generic karate that...

of the chokutō (直刀), a Japanese straight sword A Japanese term for karate stances, varying body positions to attack and defend A suffix used in the Japanese...

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in...

Kihon basics is the practice of basic techniques in Shotokan Karate. It includes stances, blocks, punches, kicks, various displacements and their combinations...

The Karate Kid is a 2010 martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart and produced by Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter...

Hachiji dachi (八字立:はちじだち) is a stance used in karate. In English, hachiji roughly translates to "the character for eight," but in context means something...

casual observer or young student would be learning little else but Karate stances, strikes, and blocking methods until they have achieved the rank of...

Karatedo". Retrieved 2024-08-01. "Shitō-ryū Stances". Karate-do Shito-kai Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-12. Nakahashi H.: Shito-Ryu Karaté-Do, SEDIREP France 1985...

American Kenpo Karate (/ˈkɛnpoʊ/), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art founded and codified by Ed Parker...

student's ability to react in order to maintain their position. Karate stances Karate kata Tiger Crane Paired Form Naihanchi Shifu Alan Tinnion Checking...

natural stances and technique that emphasizes lack of regression in movement. Outside Japan, techniques and stances are adapted from Japanese karate to fit...

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

Shōrin-ryū Karate has had many high dan grades outside Okinawa. Shōrin-ryū is generally characterized by natural breathing, natural (narrow, high) stances, and...

Karate was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the debut appearance of karate at the Summer Olympics. Karate was one of four...

for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawa styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Gō, which means hard...

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

of the first American superstars of kickboxing, he was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Full-Contact Champion, and the Middleweight Kickboxing...

Shotokan, Gankaku (岩鶴)) is an advanced kata practiced in many styles of karate. According to legend, it is named after a stranded Chinese sailor (or pirate)...

and owner of Upstate Karate, a karate school in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Thompson started competing in kickboxing and karate at the age of 15. He...

many the father of modern karate. This title is also often given to Gichin Funakoshi because of the latter spreading karate throughout Japan, but only...

move involves a one-legged karate stance and launches into a flying jumping kick. The movie became synonymous with karate in the United States and helped...