Is there a website that shows all the different stances and their names? I keep hearing shukodachi, zenkutsudachi and other ones that I don't know if I'm even hearing right in class, but I'm not sure what exactly they are. Is there a reference page somewhere that might be useful?

Hi Elizabeth

I have a couple of links for your, there are a lot on the net so I am sure you will get a few more before you know it. The only thing I would want to point out is that there may be variations in stances depending on your style etc so please only use what I have posted for you as a reference and not as cannon as you will need to refer back to your Sensei for that.

http://www.karatetest.com

http://www.natkd.com/stances.htm

I hope they will help a little.

Hey slayer, are those kiokushin stances? because kokutsu is a bit diffrent from what we do. we have front foot facing enemy, and feets in one line

Yes, they don't look very shotokan to me either.

the OP does Shudokan.

- Chris

KarateTest is based on Kyokushin

Would be nice if there were similar sites but for other styles

Would be nice if there were ANY resources for my style!

Thanks for the links, Slayer, I'll check them out! Point on variations noted.

KarateTest is my website

Well, i will try t make it for shotokan style too

I know they are different, I did say that, but I also know it is a struggle to find stance images online and these are still a good indication, better than nothing in a lot of ways, but like always I will still recommend learning from an instructor and not a website.