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Techniques -
Basics: Stances
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Tachi Kata can be described as a form (kata) that helps the student to
perfect the basic stances. The form puts or places the stances one
after the next and helps the student to cycle through the stances
focusing on the placement of the feet and the weight of the body.
Another part of the exercise is the transition between the stances.
For most students the Tachi Kata is the first form where they are
required to move from one stance to another. This takes some care to
perform correctly but with some experience it becomes easy.
The student should try to master the stances on an individual basis
first and then try to tie them together using the Tachi Kata. The
student will see that there is a set sequence and that the foot
position of each subsequent stance flows directly from the previous
stance. So take notice of the placement of your feet and how by moving
them slightly, either by pivoting on the balls of your feet or the
heels, you may transition into the next move.
Below is a list of the basic stances in the order that they appear in
the Tachi Kata and what is the primary transition method.
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Tachi Kata |
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1. Attention Stance |
Stand
with heels together and toes pointed out |
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2. Hourglass Stance |
Pivot
on the balls of the feet into Hourglass |
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3. Natural Stance |
Pivot
on the heels into Natural |
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4. Closed Defensive Stance |
Pivot
on the balls of the feet into C.D.S. |
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5. Open Defensive Stance |
Pivot
on the heels into O.D.S. |
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6. Front Stance |
Step
one foot forward 3 feet and out 1 foot |
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7. Back Stance |
Pivot
on the heels and turn the feet in a east-west Orientation |
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8. Cat Stance |
Draw
back the front leg and sit onto the back leg |
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9. Reverse Cat Stance |
Shift
the weight from the back onto the front and stand tall |
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10. Horse Stance With Versatile Guard |
Step
the back leg backward 3 feet and out 1 foot and take a versatile guard. |
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