Thanks for your question. Holding a Kung Fu stance is active work: the legs resist gravity while tendons and other connective tissues transmit force and the body makes continual adjustments to stay balanced. I'm in the middle of translating several of the classic Yi Jin Jing texts, most students of the martial arts don't realize this but proper stance training is the root of muscle-tendon changing.
Yeah, that came from the Kubo paper cited in the post. I found it interesting how they defined it. I lived in a horse stance growing up, I always knew there was magic in it. Have an awesome day!
Well-researched article. I’m reminded of my dancer friends who study tensegretic structures and use connective tissue to pull the bones into springy positions. They also call gravity “the first partner.”
Hello Brenda, thanks for your comment. I spent my entire teens in a horse stance, other stances too, but the horse stance was always most important. It's interesting because I always knew it wasn't good for fighting, so it must have had another purpose. In my 40s I've really come to understand the purpose of the training I received as a kid, I'm forever grateful as I age gracefully.
Hello sifu, a question on foot placement. Parallel foot placement, which gives me inherent stability, or the placement in the illustration. I looked into the sumo squat that has this placement, and it is harder for me and less inherent stability. Does it make a difference. Thank you 🙏
What do you conclude?
Thanks for your question. Holding a Kung Fu stance is active work: the legs resist gravity while tendons and other connective tissues transmit force and the body makes continual adjustments to stay balanced. I'm in the middle of translating several of the classic Yi Jin Jing texts, most students of the martial arts don't realize this but proper stance training is the root of muscle-tendon changing.
Thank you. You mean muscle - tendon strengthening right?
The word stiffness throughout the article is a bit confusing.
Can definitely vouch for strengthening through stance training
Yeah, that came from the Kubo paper cited in the post. I found it interesting how they defined it. I lived in a horse stance growing up, I always knew there was magic in it. Have an awesome day!
Well-researched article. I’m reminded of my dancer friends who study tensegretic structures and use connective tissue to pull the bones into springy positions. They also call gravity “the first partner.”
Hello Brenda, thanks for your comment. I spent my entire teens in a horse stance, other stances too, but the horse stance was always most important. It's interesting because I always knew it wasn't good for fighting, so it must have had another purpose. In my 40s I've really come to understand the purpose of the training I received as a kid, I'm forever grateful as I age gracefully.
Hello sifu, a question on foot placement. Parallel foot placement, which gives me inherent stability, or the placement in the illustration. I looked into the sumo squat that has this placement, and it is harder for me and less inherent stability. Does it make a difference. Thank you 🙏