> DACHI 立ち
Dachi 立ち
Shumoku-dachi 撞木立ち / Renoji-dachi レの字立

Han-Kokutsu-dachi 半後屈立


Hangetsu-dachi 半月立

Zenkutsu Dachi 前屈立

Fudo-dachi 不動立

Shiko-dachi 四股立

Bensoku-dachi 弁足立ち / Kōsa dachi 交差立ち / kagi dachi 鉤立ち / kake dachi 掛け立ち / kake ashi dachi 掛け足立ち / yoko sashi dachi 横差し足立ちben-gawa dachi 便側立ち

Kiba-dachi 騎馬立
Moto dachi元立ち

Tsuruashi dachi 鶴足立ち



Laigoshi-dachi 居合腰立


Gyaku zenkutsu dachi 逆前屈立ち

Kokutsu Dachi 後屈立



Sohji-dachiソの字立ち

Hachiji-dachi八字立ち
Teiji-dachi 丁字立

Stances provide the basis of technical structure in Martial Arts. Each school varies greatly in their foot positions but all stress the importance. Only once stances are understood can one begin to experiment with no-stance. The above columns provides a structural look at various stances. The feet in Martial Arts, typically form the falsework or scaffold on the floor, are not sticking on the ground, instead they are flexible, being able to move freely. The aim is not just to keep balance, but denotes the configuration of the lower body and supports the upper body or the entire body. In reality, stances are not fixed and immobile; performed in a series of movements, they are fleeting. So, there is no static stance, all stances are dynamic, no matter forward and backward, sideward or diagonal movements can made easy.
Unlike an architecture scaffolding, a stance is combined with several joints and muscle groups that make up with internal strains and stress in different directions such as the diagram of kiba dachi shown. People always have a mis-understanding that the lower the stance he made, the best effect he can gross. Actually, the effectiveness a stance is depending on how you can correctly use your joints muscle groups.
The name of a stance may various from style to style, such as the Bensoku-dachi , it may also called Kōsa dachi, Kagi dachi, Kake dachi, Kake ashi dachi, and Yoko sashi dachi, or Ben-gawa dachi. While the name Kokutsu-dachi may refer as back stance by some schools.
Meanwhile, the form of a stance may have a little difference among different schools as shown in the right diagram.
