Stances Are Your Base!

Last post we began looking at our Stances and how to use them. Today we are continuing our talks on Stances at a more intermediate level. So, in review, what is a Stance? A Stance basically is how you place your feet on the ground in a standing position. The way you stand will determine how good your balance will be from that position at any given moment. Generally, the deeper your stance (the farther your apart your feet are) the better your balance will be and the stronger your stance will be. In Kung Fu, we use what we call "horse stances", i.e., left horse, full horse and right horse stances.

Remember, as we stated in the last issue, a Stance is something we step down into and pivot from to generate blocking or striking power and not something we start off our attack from! Starting from a deep stance limits our ability to move with agility and tells our opponent when we are initiating our attack! This is a Big NO, NO!