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Training
Curriculum Content
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Introduction
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立方 |
Tachikata |
Description |
| 並足立 |
Heisoku Dachi |
feet together |
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結立 |
Musubi Dachi |
Heel-to-heel |
| 並行立 |
Heiko Dachi |
parallel stance, shoulder-width apart |
| 八時立 |
Hachiji Dachi |
Wide stance with toes pointed out
Note: "Hachi" in
Japanese means eight and the stance looks like the Chinese
Character for eight, "八".
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| 内八時立 |
Uchi Hachiji
Dachi |
Wide
stance with toes pointed in |
| かけ足 |
Kake Ashi |
Hooked stance, forward foot turned out 90 degrees |
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前屈立 |
Zenkutsu
Dachi |
Forward Stance
(fwd70%, back30%)
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後屈立 |
Kokutsu
Dachi |
Back Stance (fwd30%,
back70%)
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Hankutsu
Dachi |
Center Stance (50 -
50) |
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Renoji
Dachi |
L Stance |
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Shizen Tai
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Natural Stance
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Neko Ashi
Dachi |
Cat Leg Stance
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Suri Ashi
Dachi |
Sliding Stance (as
in Maki Otoshi, and also performed by Uchidachi in Omote
Tsubawari).
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Ti noji Dachi |
T Stance |
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Tsu Komi Ashi |
Sliding Stance in
which forward foot slides forward, while back foot remains
planted (as in Chudan Yokogiri Dome). |
For illustrations of other
common Tachikata, stances, please refer to the following Shotokan Karate
website:
http://www.keithgeyerkarate.com/tipshtml/stances.html
The stances listed above are not a comprehensive list,
but are the stances used most often in Shindo Muso Ryu. Below are illustrations of the
basic stances taught to beginners.
Illustrations
Heisoku dachi
Musubi dachi
Heiko dachi
Hachiji dachi
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