Fighting pose reference
Real photos of fighting poses: boxing guards, punches, kicks and martial arts stances.
A strike or a guard depends on where the weight sits and how the hips turn. Comparing the front, three-quarter, side and back views helps you build a pose that looks like it could land.
Angle Ref has 111 photos like these, all openly licensed and credited.
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Fighting poses from the front
The body faces the camera, chest and hips turned square to the picture.
Fighting poses in three-quarter view
The body is turned about 45 degrees, so one side of the torso shows and the far shoulder and hip tuck behind.
Fighting poses from the side
The body is in profile, turned about 90 degrees, which shows the curve of the back and how far the limbs reach forward and back.
Fighting poses from behind
The body faces away from the camera: the shoulder blades, spine and the back of the legs.
