Fighting from a Horse stance
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Originally Posted by
Darthlawyer
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/...ad.php?t=61532
I thought this thread was kind of interesting, before the mod got into a PP measuring contest, then locked the thread. Apparently, he's the only one allowed to have a condescending attitude. So, let's continue the discussion.
Personally, I think a lot of martial arts end up being defined more by the clothing than by the actual stylistic elements. The same stances, if done wearing silk pjs and frog buttons, vs. a spandex singlet, become different things.
I've always wanted to see someone actually fight in an MMA ruleset from a traditional low stance--partially because I'm curious as to what effect it would have on a shooting-in, ground game oriented fighter.
Darthlawyer , you can fight in a horse stance if you really want to , but I
would ' nt , depending on how strong you horse stance is , your attacker can easily sweep you off balance . The horse stance in kung fu for example was mainly used for developing the foundation of the human body . If you practice on your horse whenever you can and consistantly practice it , then as times goes by get together with a partner or a friend , then asked them to try and push you . If you can ' t move at all then that ' s progress right there , but if you move then you need to keep on practice .
I would use a short bow and arrow stance to fight my opponent depending on what kind of martial art you ' re training in . You can shorten the horse stance , to make yourself more movable .
And darthlawyer , you probably not see a low horse stance in a MMA match , today people don ' t take horse stance seriosly that ' s why . It ' s either going to be Muay thai or jujutsu , grappling . Since traditional martial arts uses horse stance ,
ofcoarse I may be wrong , but if you look at other threads topic on this forum , they prefer Muay thai , jujutsu , and grappling . But you never know there might be a MMA fighter who use a traditional horse stance in a match against anybody .
But if you ' re going to use horse stance in a fight against anybody , then it should be in a way that it can be movable not immovable .