karate stance
Martial arts position
A karate stance is a fundamental body position in martial arts, with feet, legs, and torso aligned for balance, power, or defense.
Different stances serve different purposes—a deep front stance generates striking power, while a cat stance allows quick kicks.
Outside martial arts, the phrase evokes a ready-to-fight posture: He dropped into a karate stance when the dog charged.
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- positionLocation or stance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- weight distributionHow mass is allocated
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
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- fighting stancesorthodox, southpaw, on guard, en garde, peek-a-boo
karate stancestrike
Forceful impact or stoppage
roundhouse kick · attack · front kick · elbow strike · knee strike
karate stancefootwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
advancing · retreating · jumping · spinning · dynamic movement