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"Hold the Line" is a song by American rock band Toto from their 1978 eponymous debut studio album. Written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, the lead vocals on the song were performed by Bobby Kimball. "Hold the Line" was released as the band's debut single and lead single from the Toto album in September 1978, by Columbia Records.
Yoi Dachi (usually called Yoi): basic stance/Ready position Yoi Dachi is Heiko Dachi with the hands out in a ready position. Yama Dachi: mountain stance (e.g. in the kata Jitte) Sochin Dachi: high-low blocking rooted stance; Shizen tai: natural stance
Karate has many different stances, each used for different types of power and movement.In Japanese the general term is tachi (立ち) changed to dachi when used as a suffix. . Some stances focus more on mobility than stability, and vice ver
A number of karate techniques are used to deliver strikes to the human body. These techniques are delivered from a number of stances . The karateka uses a number of blocks to protect themselves against these strikes.
The following is consistent with the teachings of shotokan karate. Different styles may vary slightly. In hachiji dachi, the feet are shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward. The karateka stands upright, facing straight forward. While in hachiji dachi, the karateka is usually in a yoi (ready) position.
Japanese martial arts [ edit ] Tegatana ( 手刀 : てがたな , Japanese for hand-sword ) is a term from Japanese martial arts like aikido and Chinese- Okinawan martial arts like karate and Shorinji Kempo referring to a hand position that resembles that of the blade of a sword.
Toto is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1977, the group's original lineup included lead vocalist Bobby Kimball, guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather, keyboardist and vocalist David Paich, bassist David Hungate, keyboardist Steve Porcaro and drummer Jeff Porcaro.
Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training ...