crane stance
One-legged balance
A crane stance is a martial arts position where the practitioner balances on one leg with the other raised, knee bent, resembling a crane standing in water.
Popularized in Western culture by the film *The Karate Kid*, it suggests focused concentration before a strike: He assumed the crane stance, arms raised.
The pose appears across various fighting styles and has become iconic in depictions of martial arts.
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- one-leggedHaving one leg
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- fighting stancesorthodox, southpaw, on guard, en garde, peek-a-boo
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- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe
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Wide squatting martial posture
wide stance · grounded stance · square stance · parallel stance · natural stance
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