Definition of Stance. Meaning of Stance. Synonyms of Stance

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Definition of Stance

Stance
Stance Stance, n. [OF. estance. See Stanza.] 1. A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman. 2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of Stance from wikipedia

- Look up stance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stance may refer to: Stance (American football), the position an American football player adopts when...
- In combat sports such as boxing and MMA, an orthodox stance, also known as a northpaw stance, is one in which the fighter places their left foot in front...
- In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is a stance in which the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs...
- Front stance, sometimes also called forward leaning stance or forward stance, is a basic stance used in various Asian martial arts. Although the specifics...
- competitions. It is one of the two main stances for pistol shooting alongside the Weaver stance. The Isosceles Stance is a two-handed technique in which the...
- The Korean martial art Taekwondo has several stances used for different activities. These stances are most commonly seen in the form competition of Hyeong...
- The horse stance is a common posture in Asian martial arts. It is called mǎbù (馬步) in Chinese, kiba-dachi (騎馬立ち) in ****anese, and juchum seogi (주춤 서기)...
- The intentional stance is a term coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett for the level of abstraction in which we view the behavior of an entity in terms...
- The Weaver stance is a shooting technique for handguns. It was developed by Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Jack Weaver during freestyle pistol competition...
- In linguistics, stance is the way in which speakers position themselves in relation to the ongoing interaction, in terms of evaluation, intentionality...