Originally posted by dodger87
I'm just assuming this from all the clips i've downloaded so correct me if i'm wrong. But people who tend to punch more use front stance (eg. boxers) and people who tend to kick use side stance (eg. Kickboxers )?
not really. In muay thai, we don't use that stance. The two kicks I use most roundhouse and teep are done effectively froma front stance, as can my hook and sidekick. I don't really use a hook kick anymore, but in my younger days I loved that kick. Now I only use it when playing with a newbie. The sidekick I use defensively.
Now, in my point fighting days, I used a side stance. Like JP said, I could shoot side, snapping roundhouse and hook kicks of pretty quickly off of that lead leg.
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