| Japanese | Statement | Meaning |
| Tachi (Dachi) | ta-ji (da-ji) | Stand (used as a suffix, changes the d in a t, So tachi is going to be dachi) |
| Zenkutsu-dachi | zen-cow-tsu da-ji | Forward position, literally: "Front-knee-bent stance". Front knee bends so far that you just can't see your toes (body straight!), back leg straight, feet at an angle of 45 ° and at shoulder width’ apart ("Two lines"). |
| Kiba-dachi | kie-ba da-ji |  Sideways position, also called "equestrian position."’ mentioned. (The one shown here Kiba-dachi is performed with Kage-tsuki) |
Kokutsu-dachi |
ko-ku-tsu da-ji |
 Backward position, literally: "Back-knee-bent stance". 70% of the weight on the back leg, 30% on the front. Heels aligned, feet at an angle of 90 °, knee of back leg pushed out. (The one shown here Kokutsu-dachi is performed with Shuto-uke ) |
Neko-ashi-dachi |
nee-ko-ashie da-tsji |
 ‘Katstand’ (Someone=kat). Short stand, weight carried almost entirely by rear leg, with the tension of the knee directed inward. The front foot is only on the ground with the ball of the foot, the rear is rotated about 45 °. |
| Heisoku-dachi | hei-so-koe da-tsji | "Attention Attitude", feet next to each other, closed. |
| Musubi-dachi | moe-soe-bi da-tsji | "Attention attitude / starting position ", feet are at an angle of 90 ° to. each other, heels together. |
| Hachiji-dachi | ha-chits da-chi | Also ‘Yoi-dachi’ mentioned. "Natural position’ (literally: ‘8-stand’), feet shoulder width apart, heels on a line, toes point out slightly (feet make an angle of 20-30 °)’. Running at a 45 ° angle also exists (this is called Uchi-hachiji-dachi). |
| Heiko-dachi | hei-ko da-tsji | ‘Parallelstand’, feet shoulder-width apart and parallel, knees slightly bent. |
| Yoi-dachi | Yoi da-ji | See ‘Hachiji-dachi’. |