How do you stand?

[Martial Joe]

My stance is barely sunk at all. You could say I stand straight up.
My knees are bent just a tad, yet, my stance isnt bad.
I feel I can move around alot faster, and it feels better too.
How do you stand?

No ryme intended:rolleyes:

[TjD]

a bit lower than that :) more power can be generated when your stance is sunk more, and since your center of gravity is lower you have a stronger root

if you practice it, you can be just as mobile

[Joakim Svensson]

Hi Joe,

Usually pretty deep down.

But for it to feel good you have to
put in alot of training!

And I am not sure what your definition
of "moving around" in wing chun is but
I feel much better going in being
sunken and rooted than the opposite.

In what way is your stance "not bad"?
Do you feel you are really rooted ?
If so, how did you train to become rooted ?


/Joakim

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[Atleastimnotyou]

when we are doing SLT or practicing something else, we try to sink as low as possible. That will develope the root. Now, some people will find it hard to move when they're sunk that low, but what you got to remember is: we just practice with a really low stance to develop root. in a real fight we wont be as low as when we practice. but we will still have the root.

[yenhoi]

You guys keep using this word, what does it mean?

People dont have roots, they have legs!

Unless its something like your buried up to your waist in good, rich soil, and your literally rooted into the ground by your legs or some such, allowing your waist to bend like a bamboo in the wind...................:D

Legs like iron, body like cotton, head like glass..

What the hell does root mean.

[reneritchie]

I more slouch than stand, but then I'm usually behind a desk 8(... Oh, you mean when I'm lucky enough to find some time for SLT??

legs internally rotated (toes pointing in)
toes gently gripping the floor
weight roughly on k1 (forward from mid-point, about 1/3 from toes)
posture sunk until the knees are roughly 1-fist distance apart
knees clamping
hips tucked under to straighten the spine
chest hollow (relaxed)
shoulders dropped (relaxed)
elbows closed
head suspended

RR

[Atleastimnotyou]

root is your connection with the ground. the better root you have, the better you can absorb and/or appropriately handle the other person's force.

[TjD]

i dont know about you, but when i stand in siu lim tau, my feet really do sprout roots

i'm definately connect to the ground :cool:

[Atleastimnotyou]

If you stand during SLT, you aren't doing the first two guidelines in wing chun

[red5angel]

I'm gonna have to go with a deep stance here chuck!

You can say what you want, or believe what you want bu the deep stance works! Whether you believe its developing your 'spider chi grip' or just making your legs stronger andmore capable of keeping you upright, it works. If you get down low in your stance during training, your stance while fighting becomes solid. In fighting it helps even in a high stance but also readily allows you to sink lower if need be.

[Martial Joe]

Joakim Svensson~ I can stand and let my friends push on me as hard as they can and they cant move me. Believe it or not its easier for me and harder for them when im on one leg.


Red~I know other people who stand not that sunk and have very strong and mobile stances.