Kiba-dachi

騎馬立ち

Wide side-facing stance resembling riding a horse with parallel feet.

Quick Facts

CategoryConcept / Principle

Pronunciation/[kee-bah dah-chee]/

Alternative NamesHorse-riding stance, Straddle stance

Definition

Kiba-dachi distributes body weight equally 50/50 across deeply bent knees pushed outward over parallel feet. It builds intense quadriceps stamina and core stability for lateral elbow and hammer-fist strikes.

Related Terms

Empi / Hiji肘 / 猿臂

Elbow joint and striking surface in Japanese martial vocabulary.

Zenkutsu-dachi前屈立ち

Fundamental forward stance with 60% body weight on the bent front leg in Karate.

Kokutsu-dachi後屈立ち

Defensive posture in Karate with 70% of body weight placed on the flexed rear leg.

Associated Martial Arts

Takamura Shindo Yoshin-ryu Tenjin Shin-ryu Jujutsu Jikishin-ryu Jujutsu Byakuren Kaikan Asayama Ichiden-ryu Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu Shotokan Kyushin-ryu Jujutsu Takagi-ryu Jujutsu Chokushin-ryu Jujutsu Shindo Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Unkei-ryu Jujutsu Seidokaikan Karate Sekiguchi-ryu Jujutsu Hontai Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Shinno Shinto-ryu Jujutsu Kyokushin Budokai Shibukawa-ryu Jujutsu