combat stance
Ready battle position
A combat stance is a body position adopted in preparation for fighting, with weight distributed and limbs positioned to enable both offensive and defensive movement.
Different martial arts teach distinctive stances: a boxer's combat stance differs from a wrestler's.
The term extends to any posture of readiness for confrontation: The company took a combat stance against the hostile takeover.
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- on guardAlert and watchful
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
martial · mixed martial arts · hand to hand · ready · ready position · balanced · footwork · fists · squared · posture · sparring · boxer · attack · block · crouch · opponent · close quarters · ring
- boot campbasic training, drill sergeant, recruits, formation, platoon
- combat drillsbayonet charge, military drill, precision drill, basic training, drill commands
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- warrior culturesamurai, knights, warrior, gladiators, berserkers
combat stancerelaxed posture
Unstrained body positioning
at ease · standing down · neutral stance · slouch · parade rest
combat stanceopen stance
Foot position facing target
submissive posture · open posture · hands up · open arms · bowing
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