Naaahhh! Just kidding
bastids gettin my thread locked !
Naaahhh! Just kidding
bastids gettin my thread locked !
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
Hey, I closed because, to be honest, the argument is done since everyone had stated their view and cited their sources. The rest would be a "****" measuring contest".
As for this thread.
It can be argued that the bow stance ( front stance) has MORE benefit than the horse stance.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
The bow-arrow stance can be harder to do than you may think.
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The
- horse stance,
- bow-arrow stance, and
- golden rooster stance
are the 3 major building blocks for the Chinese throwing art. It's hard to say which one is more important than the other.
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 10-02-2012 at 12:30 PM.
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Sure, dynamic exercises are "better" than static, most would agree on this since, especially MA wise, we are dynamic creatures.
Fighting is dynamic not static and MA is about fighting primarily.
A low bow stance will give your hips, quads, hams and glutes a better workout than a horse stance. It requires more strength, balance and stabilizers.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
i like the bow stance for throws and sweeps
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 10-02-2012 at 12:50 PM.
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More opinion -> more argument
Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument
So is the Bow stance different than Choy Lee Fut's Din Ji Ma? or as we term it "T HORSE'?
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better
As long as your front leg bends like a bow and your back leg straights like an arrow, it's called bow-arrow stance. You front foot can turn 45 degree inward (longfist), straight (Taiji), or outward (SC), depend on your application.
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Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument
In black tiger, bow and arrow stance has a continuous 45 degree angle extending from the back foot ankle through to the shoulder. The body is not upright, but straight aligned to the back leg on the ground. Front leg quad is parallel to the ground and shin is perpendicular with knee not going over toe. Hung style is similar, but back is straight in stance training, but like this in some attacks that are found in the style such as cradle blows whilst stepping and pushing.
like this:
Last edited by David Jamieson; 10-12-2012 at 08:33 AM.
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