Kame Basic Stance
The basic posture that will allow you to develop breath power (kokyu-ryoku)
Originally, there was no position in aikido that might have been called a "basic stance". The founder, Morihei Ueshiba Sensei, while saying that the basic stance was "to open your feet to the six directions [north, south, east, west, up, down]", also wrote "The complete kamae is what arises from where the gods (
kami) lead you, depending on time, situation, the lie of the land, the spirit of the moment -- kamae is what is in your heart" [from Budo], so that the explanation for the real battle is to adopt to the circumstances that you are in.