Horse stance check

[amylong]

At Doc's seminar at the Ohana, he was showing us about how your horse stance has to be completely balanced to be strong.

Heels out, knees out, knees bent, weight even.

If you put your arms out, palms facing each other and someone tries to push them together, a balanced horse will allow you to be strong, whereas an unbalanced horse won't.

It's funny because I've always known about being balanced, but this is a useful little tool I can use to make sure my students know I'm not just blowing smoke up their heinies or just picking on them.

I did it last night and now they see why I tell them to tuck their butts under and what a difference it makes.

Cool exercise.

--Amy

[Celtic_Crippler]

Do you push at the elbows or at the wrist?

[amylong]

Do you push at the elbows or at the wrist?

Wrists or hands. It was a really interesting illustration of how to do a stance with proper alignment.

I can tell my students all day long how to get into a proper stance, but this made them say, "Oh, yes, I can feel the difference."

Just a cool tool.

--Amy

[DavidCC]

Wrists or hands. It was a really interesting illustration of how to do a stance with proper alignment.

I can tell my students all day long how to get into a proper stance, but this made them say, "Oh, yes, I can feel the difference."

Just a cool tool.

--Amy

LOL another one gets the SL4 fever...

I can get my 7 year old into a horse stance that even I have to exert some effort to move her out of and I am something like 3.5 times her weight LOL. 1/4 inch of heel alignment, whodathunkit

[madeku]

I did it last night and now they see why I tell them to tuck their butts under and what a difference it makes.
--Amy

oh yes.. anchoring the butt is as important as anchoring the 'bows.

[don bohrer]

I was exposed to this in hung gar and also from a friend that is a 4th in TKD. I will keep this in mind. I will have to go back and test my stability while keeping this in mind.

Thanks Amy.

don (el paso)

[amylong]

I did it last night in class, which was fun.

There was one new guy though whose legs seem to be unable to bow out on one side. He said he hurt one knee. Is there a way to balance that?

--Amy

[Hunter]

That is awesome, sounds like a great tool to have in the kenpo tool box.

[Bode]

I did it last night in class, which was fun.

There was one new guy though whose legs seem to be unable to bow out on one side. He said he hurt one knee. Is there a way to balance that?

--Amy

Usually there is some way to balance a deficiency due to an injury or physical abnormality. I couldn't answer the question without being in person and seeing it. Doc might have the answer for you though.

On another note... how was the whole seminar? Mr. LaBountys, etc...? I heard Doc was moving quite a bit, in which case I'm curious, what did you think? (Feel free to start another thread).

[amylong]

On another note... how was the whole seminar? Mr. LaBountys, etc...? I heard Doc was moving quite a bit, in which case I'm curious, what did you think? (Feel free to start another thread).

Actually, there are two threads on it. One on the Ohana and one entitled 'Special Thanks.'

It was outstanding. Tons of fun. Dr. Dave did a great job of putting it together and the presenters were a ton of fun. I'm still sore! lol.

--Amy

[MARSHALLS KENPO]

Actually, there are two threads on it. One on the Ohana and one entitled 'Special Thanks.'

It was outstanding. Tons of fun. Dr. Dave did a great job of putting it together and the presenters were a ton of fun. I'm still sore! lol.

--Amy

The body or the mind ?

[amylong]

The body or the mind ?

My mind was full at the end of the day, but not sore.

I'm old. It's definitely a body thing. lol

[MARSHALLS KENPO]

My mind was full at the end of the day, but not sore.

I'm old. It's definitely a body thing. lol

Me toooo, sometimes I forget to walk and fall down, but I do it with tech.