what is it called?

[nickV]

what is it called when you step from a horse stance to a lady stance and then into a horse again and then into the lady stance and doing that over and over??i think it is called a crossed step or a side cross step but i forget.

[Mano Mano]

What's a lady stance

[David Jamieson]

I think he means Kao Ma, or twist horse step. It's a transistional stance found in most cma systems.

[shuaichiao]

what is it called when you step from a horse stance to a lady stance and then into a horse again and then into the lady stance and doing that over and over??.


It's called footwork.:D





OK. Like most things in kung fu different styles have different names. I've heard it called crab walking and cross stepping most often.

[nickV]

im pretty sure its called a cross step.

[EarthDragon]

nickV
crossing leg or cross step.... very basic indeed,

however what the ? is a lady stance?

[omarthefish]

lol.

First time on an English language board seeing it called a "lady stance". For those not literate in Chinese here's why:

Chinese character for 'woman':

女

Now picture yourself in a twist stance with your arms extended horizontally to the sides. In fact, I think the etypimology of that character might even be a pictogram of a woman cursteying.

While I'm at it, some other stances named after Chinese characters:

Dingzi Ma aka "empty stance" or "cat stance". The Chinese character 'ding':

丁

Figure 8 stance. Chinese character 8:

八

Number 2 stance. Lum Saiwing calls standing with the feet paralel at about shoulders width a "number 2 stance". Like the previous 2 it's because of the position of the feet. Chinese number 2:

二