Xie Bu stance purpose

[Midnight-shadow]

The Resting Stance or "Xie Bu" features occasionally in traditional Chinese Arts (most notably in the Shaolin 5 stance form - "Wu Bu Quan") and I'm struggling to find either an application for it, or a situation where it is better for training/conditioning than the other stances like horse stance (Ma Bu) or upper crane stance (Du li Bu).

I'm putting this in the general forum in case there are other non-chinese arts that use the stance. If anyone has any ideas I would be very interested to hear them. Why does this stance exist?

 

[drop bear]

capoeira has a similar stance. you pump out a round kick from it.

 

[oaktree]

Put an arm in there and you got a joint lock.

 

[Midnight-shadow]

capoeira has a similar stance. you pump out a round kick from it.

I would very much like to see that. Does Capoeira have a particular name for the stance?

 

[Flying Crane]

I would very much like to see that. Does Capoeira have a particular name for the stance?

That is not capoeira.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

If it's the stance I think it is (based on pictures from Google images), I was taught that it is meant as a transition stance; you wouldn't throw anything from it, but use it to switch between stance, or switch targets.

 

[drop bear]

I would very much like to see that. Does Capoeira have a particular name for the stance?

Probably. Stuffed if I know what it is called though.

Sort of this concept. But a bit simpler.

 

[Midnight-shadow]

Probably. Stuffed if I know what it is called though.

Sort of this concept. But a bit simpler.

I see, although the stance is quite a bit different.

 

[Midnight-shadow]

If it's the stance I think it is (based on pictures from Google images), I was taught that it is meant as a transition stance; you wouldn't throw anything from it, but use it to switch between stance, or switch targets.

That would make more sense, thanks.

 

[drop bear]

I see, although the stance is quite a bit different.

Yeah. The version we did was much more crossed leg. I just couldn't find it.