Neko ashi dachi


Neko ashi dachi is a karate low stance where all weight rests on the back leg, which is bent at the knee. In the stance, the rear foot is turned at about 20-30 degrees out and the knee sits at the same angle. Only the toes of the front foot rest on the ground, positioned in front of the back heel at about the same distance as the front foot of moto-dachi. There is no weight on the front foot, and there is no bent in the ankle joint - front knee, front shin, and the rise of the foot form a single line, vertical in Shitō-ryū, tilted in Shotokan.