Okay, I've got one for you directly related to you last post.
In relation to shifting, the EBMAS school that Im currently at stresses a close arrow stance with 0-100 weighting...pivot point in the middle of the foot (not ball or heel) . I had come across this philosophy of weighting in other styles of gung fu from previous years, and had since done away with it due to it's lack of mobility, and just general lack of effectiveness short of defending against lead leg kicks/sweeps.
Since then, in fighting, I've adopted a 50/50 weight dispertion at any given moment, on occasion shifting weight where need be but then going back to the 50/50 weighting. I did this because I performed better this way. I was able to move in any direction quicker, and easier.
Now....Im back to the 0-100 weighting with EBMAS. Go figure. I will keep an open mind with it and try it again, because apparently it works for Sifu Emin...I'll try again to see if I can make it work for myself. Besides, I kind of have to do it this way while in that class. Oh well.
But there's an example for ya~
"I don't know if anyone is known with the art of "sitting on your couch" here, but in my eyes it is also to be a martial art.
It is the art of avoiding dangerous situations. It helps you to avoid a dangerous situation by not actually being there. So lets say there is a dangerous situation going on somewhere other than your couch. You are safely seated on your couch so you have in a nutshell "difused" the situation."