Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back stance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: back- s-tance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

A basic stance used in martial arts, where the rear leg is strongly bent at the knee and the front leg is straight or slightly bent.

Example Sentences

"There are twenty-one moves in Heian Shodan, beginning with the left downward block in the front stance and ending with the left knife-hand block in the back stance."

Questions

What does back stance mean?: A basic stance used in martial arts, where the rear leg is strongly bent at the knee and the front leg is straight or slightly bent.

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