Originally Posted by
RenDaHai
No one stance is strong.
Rather it is the ability to transition, to change that is strong.
That is why we say the 'stances' are not stances but steps, methods of walking. If you have the ability to turn your waist fast between in line and square, if you have the ability to shift your weight suddenly, if you have the ability to crouch down or lift your knee fast, then you have no need to stay in any stance. LiuHe dictates the feet move to accompany the hands (amongst other things).
Ai Ya! this is the good oil!
A stance is not a stance, but a pearl on a string of transitions. Mobility is the key, from hand to hand to army against army.
The objective is to pass the danger zone into the attack zone and destroy or be destroyed.
Strength and balance at the expense of your opponent's strength and balance is what stance does for you in a dynamic engagement.
So, there is no perfect stance, to my mind, only superior footwork. After years of playing with this question and trying all kinds of approaches, I finally gave up any static approach. I keep moving and changing shape.
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