Stance

Stance may refer to:

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List of asanas

Asanas collectively constitute the physical aspect of worship in ancient Yoga and various stretches and meditative poses of modern Yoga. The poses and stretches are thought to have physical and mental health benefits and can lead to injury in roughly 1 in 20 practitioners a year in the U.S.[8] Different authors or schools of yoga may have different names for an asana. Many asanas have multiple names or one name may refer to multiple asanas.

Affixes

Many asana names include the following Sanskrit words as affixes:

Modern Asanas

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Stance (linguistics)

In linguistics, stance is the way in which speakers position themselves in relation to the ongoing interaction, in terms of evaluation, intentionality, epistemology or social relations. Different authors have used the concept of stance to refer to the interpretive framework that is at play in an interaction such as irony, or role-playing, other have used the concept of authorial stance to describe the way in which authors position themselves relative to their own texts, and another group have used the concept of interpersonal stance to describe the way the communicative goals of individual participants shape a communicative interaction. Others, have drawn on Daniel Dennett's concept of the intentional stance to describe the way humans tend to impute intentions and mental states to those with whom they engage in communication.

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Stance (martial arts)

In martial arts, stances are the distribution, foot orientation and body positions (particularly the legs and torso) adopted when attacking, defending, advancing or retreating. In many Asian martial arts, the most widely-used stance is a shallow standing squat. This position is generally employed as it is a neutral and agile position from which both attacks and defences may be launched. It provides for the delivery of force when attacking and stability when defending.

Stances vary greatly in their application and form. In general, stances may be described in a number of ways:

Open or closed

This refers to the lateral distance between the lead and rear foot. In general, open stances are more stable than closed stances. However, open stances leave one vulnerable to groin attacks and expose a larger portion of the body to an opponent.

Long or short

This refers to the distance from the lead foot to the rear foot. Short stances make the user very agile, but can be unstable. Long stances are very stable, but this is at the expense of agility. Most stances are approximately as wide as the shoulders, though there is significant variation between styles.

Stance (journal)

Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal is an academic journal of philosophy which is published annually in April. The featured essays, the editing, and the production of the journal are all entirely the work of undergraduate students. The editorial board of Stance is composed of a team based at Ball State University which communicates with an international external review board of undergraduate philosophers. Each issue is available both in print and online.

Awards

Stance has received the following awards:

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Stance (Vranje)

Stance is a village in the municipality of Vranje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 113 people.

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Coordinates: 42°40′55″N 21°51′34″E / 42.68194°N 21.85944°E / 42.68194; 21.85944