Stances (Datchi)

Basic Stances
English Japanese Pronunciation Example
Ready/Parallel stance Heiko datchi hey-koh dutch Ready stance
Long fighting stance Zenkutsu datchi zen-koot-sue dutch Long fighting stance
Horse riding stance Kiba datchi ki-bah dutch Horse riding stance
Sumo stance Shiko datchi shi-koh dutch Sumo stance
Short fighting stance Han zenkutsu datchi han zen-koot-sue dutch Short fighting stance
Advanced Stances
English Japanese Pronunciation Example
Back leaning stance Kokutsu datchi koe-koo-tsu dutch Back leaning stance
Hour glass stance Sanchin datchi san-chin dutch Hour glass stance
Cat stance Neko-ashi datchi neh-koh ah-she dutch Cat stance