horse stance

noun

A posture in Asian martial arts which takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse.

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Meanings

nounhorse stance (plural horse stances)

plural horse stances

  1. A posture in Asian martial arts which takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse.

Translations

Arabic مَوْقِف حِصَان
  • مَوْقِف حِصَان (mawqif ḥiṣān)posture in Asian martial arts
Chinese Mandarin 馬步 /马步
  • 馬步 /马步 (mǎbù)posture in Asian martial arts
Finnish hevosasento
  • hevosasentoposture in Asian martial arts
French kiba-dachi
  • kiba-dachiposture in Asian martial arts
German Ma Bu, Kiba Dachi
  • Ma Buposture in Asian martial arts
  • Kiba Dachiposture in Asian martial arts
Japanese 騎馬立ち
  • 騎馬立ち (kibadachi)posture in Asian martial arts
Korean 기마 서
  • 기마 서 (gima seo)posture in Asian martial arts
Russian киба-да́ти, сто́йка вса́дника
  • киба-да́ти (kiba-dáti)posture in Asian martial arts
  • сто́йка вса́дника (stójka vsádnika)posture in Asian martial arts
Swedish ma bu
  • ma buposture in Asian martial arts
Vietnamese trung bình tấn
  • trung bình tấnposture in Asian martial arts
Cite this entry
APA

horse stance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20stance

MLA

“horse stance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20stance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse stance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20stance.

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