Kamae is to be differentiated from the word 立ち, used in Japanese martial arts to mean stance. While tachi (pronounced dachi when used in a compound) refers to the position of the body from the waist down, kamae refers to the posture of the entire body, as well as encompassing one`s mental posture (i.e., one`s attitude). These connected menta.....
fighting posture
Aikido term: Posture, stance
A posture or stance either with or without a weapon. KAMAE may also connote proper distance (Ma-ai) with respect to one's partner. Although "KAMAE" generally refers to a physical stance, there is an important parallel in Karate between one's physical and one's psychological bearing. Adopting a strong physical stance helps to promote the correlative...
Guard, posture
Form or Posture or guard