Stand by your stances?

[brianhunter]

Okay in English now for the slow people

 

[Kirk]

Come to find out in class this week that my stances weren't
where they should be. My knees weren't out past my toes.
So working on them in class, and every free minute outside
of class, I'm working on it. My legs are SOOOOOOOORE!!!!

I've been brushing my teeth in a horse stance, showering
in a horse stance, in the elevator alone in a horse stance, etc.
I also kind of bounce up and down a little from a horse stance.
Just to build up the strength to STAY in any stance during
class, or in a fight.

Does anyone have any other exercises they could recommend
to help me along?

 

[Doc]

Originally posted by Kirk

Come to find out in class this week that my stances weren't
where they should be. My knees weren't out past my toes.
So working on them in class, and every free minute outside
of class, I'm working on it. My legs are SOOOOOOOORE!!!!

I've been brushing my teeth in a horse stance, showering
in a horse stance, in the elevator alone in a horse stance, etc.
I also kind of bounce up and down a little from a horse stance.
Just to build up the strength to STAY in any stance during
class, or in a fight.

Does anyone have any other exercises they could recommend
to help me along?

The best way to improve your stances is to use them. Don't move any faster than your stances will allow. Otherwise your uppe rbody begins to move independently. What we call a "disconnect." You need your entire body on EVERY move. This practice will slow you down at first. I was taught to learn, move, and teach from the floor up. All that activity of the upper body must be supported by the proper stance at the proper time.

 

[Seig]

Something else that is failry basic yet easily overlooked is when you move, move from your hips. I have noticed that a lot of people tend to move from their shoulders first. I never thought of it as disconnected, but it is a good a description as any I have heard. When you turn or rotate, do it from the hips first. When you step, keep your hips moving with your feet. This is a hard medium to explain it, but this is an oversimpification that I hope helps.:asian:

 

[Kirk]

Well after doing all that practice outside of school, I've acheived
unbelievably sore legs. We warmed up, stretched, did some
calisthenics, hit the bags, and then went to do these really cool
drills, were you'd face a partner, and one would step drag, drag
step, step through, etc forward and backwards, and the other
guy had to do a mirror image of that. The SECOND I got into
a right neutral bo, my legs were shaking, and HURTING! I really
had a crappy workout, my legs just didn't have it in them

 

[Sigung86]

Keep at it kirk... You, unfortunately, have to tear 'em up to build 'em up! Just remember ... Pain is Joy?

Dan

 

[RCastillo]

Originally posted by Sigung86

Keep at it kirk... You, unfortunately, have to tear 'em up to build 'em up! Just remember ... Pain is Joy?

Dan

Or better yet, Misery loves Company?:rofl:

 

[Kirk]

Originally posted by RCastillo



Or better yet, Misery loves Company?:rofl:

ROFLMAO!!! Couldn't have said it any better myself!