The half-moon stance is one foot length shorter than the Zenkutsu dachi. The lateral distance between the feet in Hangetsu dachi also corresponds to the width of the shoulders.
Both legs are bent, the knees are pointed inwards, the body weight is distributed equally on both legs.
The front foot, like the leg, is turned inward. The back foot is pointed forward, as straight as possible, to guide the back knee inward.
In Hangetsu dachi, the leg muscles of the outer and inner thighs are strongly tensed.
Hangetsu dachi characterizes the Hangetsu kata: With four exceptions, the entire kata is based on the half-moon stance. It does not appear in other kata.
