MARTIAL ARTS 

ST. HELENS

ISAMI RYU

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BASIC STANCES

READY STANCE (HEIKO DATCHI) – THE FIRST STANCE YOU EVER LEARN. RELAXED AND READY FOR ANY ATTACK.

SHORT FORWARD STANCE (HAN ZENKUSU DATCHI) – THIS IS THE MOST BASIC, NATURAL OF THE STANCES - CLOSE TO A NATURAL WALKING MOTION.

LONG FORWARD STANCE (ZENKUSU DATCHI) – EXTREMELY STRONG DEFENSIVE STANCE. LOW TO THE GROUND AND STRONG IN ALL ANGLES BUT CAN LACK MOBILITY

HORSE RIDING STANCE (KIBA DATCHI) – THIS IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG STANCE FROM SIDE ON ATTACKS, NARROW AND STATIC. HOLDS GROUND WELL.

SUMO STANCE (SHIKA DATCHI) – THIS VERY LOW STANCE IS MORE MOBILE THAN THE HORSE RIDING STANCE AND IS A SUPERB TRANSITION STANCE TO PULL ATTACKERS DOWNWARDS.

INTERMEDIATE STANCES

BACK LEANING STANCE (KOKUTSU DATCHI) – A GREAT PARTNER FOR THE KNIFE HAND BLOCK, THIS STANCE IS THE PERFECT STANCE TO MOVE THROUGH INTO OTHER POSITIONS.

CAT STANCE (NEKOWASHI DATCHI) – A WELL BALANCED STANCE, SUPERB FOR WEAPONS DEFENCES AND FAST SNAP TECHNIQUES.

PIGEON- TOED STANCE (SANCHIN DATCHI) – A LOW MOBILITY BUT EXTREMELY STRONG, POWERFUL STANCE.

ADVANCED STANCES

HOOK STANCE (KAKE DATCHI) – MORE OF A TRANSITION THAN A STANCE IN ITSELF, GREAT FOR BALANCE AND SEEN IN NUMEROUS KATA.

REVERSE LONG STANCE (FUDO DATCHI) – THIS IS A GREAT PARTNER STANCE FOR LONG FORWARD STANCE, EXCELLENT FOR LOW POWERFUL STRIKING.

HOUR GLASS STANCE (HANGETSU DATCHI) – NOT A WIDELY USED STANCE BUT SEEN IN KATA, THIS STANCE WORKS WELL ON UNEVEN GROUND AND WAS ORIGINALLY USED FOR DEFENCE ON BOARD SHIPS.