Stance may refer to:
Sports
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Stance (American football)
Stance is the position an American football player adopts when a play begins. There are three common stances used by linemen: two-point, three-point, and four-point. The stance names reference the number of points where a player's body is touching ...
, the position an American football player adopts when a play begins
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Stance (martial arts)
In martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual developmen ...
, the distribution, foot orientation and body positions adopted when attacking, defending, advancing or retreating
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Stances (tae kwon do), several stances used for different activities
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Horse stance, a posture in Asian martial arts
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Karate stances, body positions used to create power, flexibility and movement
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Wushu stances
Stances are a highly fundamental part of all Chinese martial arts. Wushu is characterized by low, wide stances designed for mobility and protection. Stability is another key concern of Chinese martial arts, and the wushu stances reflect this sensi ...
, a fundamental part of all Chinese martial arts
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Stance (yoga), also known as a posture or asana, a body position
Music
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''Stance'' (EP), a 1978 record by R. Stevie Moore
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Stance Punks, a Japanese punk rock band, formed in 1999
Other uses
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Stance (brand), an American sock and underwear brand
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Stance (vehicle), a characteristic of a motor vehicle
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Stance (Vranje), a village in the municipality of Vranje, Serbia
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Stance (linguistics), linguistic expression of judgement or philosophical position
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Emanuel Stance (1843-1887), a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army
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Life stance
A person's life stance, or lifestance, is their relation with what they accept as being of ultimate importance. It involves presuppositions and commitment to exercise it in theory and practice in one's life.
It can connote an integrated perspect ...
, a person's relation with what they accept as being of ultimate importance
*A philosophical position in a
logical argument
An argument is a series of Sentence (linguistics), sentences, Statement (logic), statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the Logical consequence, conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give Reason (argument) ...
*Various
human positions, especially standing positions
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