I have wide shoulders and short legs, and i'm often told that my horse stance is not wide enough, as with my forward stance (Ju Jutsu). After i'm corrected, it feels as though i'm over stepping and don't feel balanced. Can some one give me some pointers, or guide lines to help?!?
2007-07-22 20:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by topofthefoodchain 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
In karate we say two shoulders width wide but that is not always the case since people's legs and bodies are not all alike. Balance is very important in any martial art so I would take the following approach.
Your horse stance should have your knees out almost over your feet with your feet straight ahead, parallel to each other so that you are almost coming up on the outside edges of your feet. Your back should be straight with you navel pointed towards the ceiling. As for your forward stance most people's will be longer than wide but with people that have a shorter lower body their forward stances will tend to be more like a square than a rectangle and be one to one and a half shoulders width wide and equally long rather than the two shoulders width long which is what most people have if they are not short in the lower body.
2007-07-23 00:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a MMA teacher. My 1st style was TKD, where the HOrse stance was utilized a lot. the way we were tuaght to do it, was have your feet about 3/4 of the way to the splits with both feet pointed as far to the front as possible. The best way to do the horse stance is whatever feels comfortable to you. That is one beauty behind the style that I teach, adaptability and modifying. Your shoulders should simply be squared with your body. Back and torso in one line. The back should not bend. If, when you put your legs out that far, you feel unbalanced, then bring your legs in a little. You should NEVER feel off balanced with any technique. For if you do, then you wont be able to do it right. Hope this helps
2007-07-23 05:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by paradise_city052000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
horse stances and forward stances are training tools, they are not how you are actually going to fight so you should exadurate them as much as possible and listen to your teacher
the horse stance strengthens the legs and also trains your hip motion for punching and the forward leaning stance trains your hip and also acceleration of you kicks and should be quite wide, just listen to your teacher, keep practicing it will get easyer
2007-07-23 19:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋