what does ready position teach in martial arts?

Answer 1

Ready Stance refers to the most common ready position use Tae Kwon Do training. Ready Stance is performed by standing with the feet one shoulder length apart, measured from the outside edge (Foot Sword) of the feet, with arms slightly bent and loosely held fists about one fist size apart just below the navel and the fists should be a fist size away from the body. Muscles are relaxed to promote movement speed from this position. This stance and its variants are most often used at the start of pattens. The student should be alert and aware, inhale and breathe out 1/3 of the air in your lungs.

Answer 2

Besides some of the answers that some of the others have given that are very good it also has another reason. By standing at what they call the ready position with your feet even, a shoulder width wide, and your hands closed and arms and hands slightly elevated in front away from your body you can more easily and readily react. You can reflexively block, strike, or position yourself to punch or kick with either side as needed if attacked.

There is a drill we do in my school where a student stands ready in the center of a circle of students about ten feet wide. Each student in the circle is given a random number and when that number is called out they launch an attack on the student in the center. They must Kai loudly at the beginning of their attack and the student in the center must turn and react. Depending on what side the student in the center has out front can determine if he/she can more easily defend and counter quickly. By standing in the ready stance or turning and standing in a more neutral position they can more easily chose the best side to react with.

Besides all this it also helps show that you are ready to take instruction from your instructor on the next technique that he is about to cover.

Answer 3

Focus and discipline. There are physical applications to the majority of ready stances, but they mainly teach the mental aspect of the arts. Try standing in a ready stance for 5 minutes without moving. Not even your eyes. Only breathe. You'll soon learn some focus.

Answer 4

Different arts have different ready positions, and they do have physical application as well as marking a beginning to a special kind of mental awareness. Ask you instructor. He should be able to tell you what yours teaches, if he knows his stuff.

Answer 5

I am a martial artist in internal system, the answer is to beware of your surrounding at all times and stay alert for anything.

Answer 6

balance