Need help on crane stance..

[JerryLove]

so anyway, let me get this right.

 

you can't say for sure that people DO use it as a guard stance either.

 

just like i can't say for sure that people don't use it.

 

You said: "it is not a stance for fighting"

 

I asked: "You sure no one uses it as a starting position"

 

I'm not sure how you interprete a question as an argument.

 

Now you've said: " i can't say for sure that people don't use it. "

 

So I guess the answer to my question is "no".

like i have said before, sometimes i get the idea that you just like to argue.

I asked a question; in point of fact, it is you that became argumentative.

[Drunken Monkey]

i became argumentative because you were questioning my post in a way that did not take into account what was said in the beginning and the reference of the crane stance as seen in karate kid.

 

when i talked about crane stance, i was talking about the general training stance of one leg up, foot pointing down.

 

it is the one done when performing transitions between stances

 

i.e when you move hanging horse to bow and arrow you can step high into crane.

 

that crane stance is NOT a fighting postition although it does provide cover during the movement.

 

when i was talking about standing there like a pillock, i was talking about tha crane stance as mentioned, from the karate kid.

 

so to answer your question in reference to the crane stance that i was talking about.

 

yes.

 

i am certain that this crane stance is not used a fighting/guard stance.

 

as for your example of crane stance.

 

from i have been taught,

 

it is a way of taking a 'back-step' whilst being able to cover.

 

in other words, it is something you do as a reaction to something being done.

 

i.e it is not something you start off in, rather it is something you move into (once again) momentarily.

 

am i cetain that no one uses your example as a starting stance?

 

no.

 

satisfied?

[Clfhs4life]

I do choy lay fut we use it mostly as a trans movement, block or attacking motion. watch a professional kickboxing match i havent seen one yet that lasted over a round that didnt have a crane stance. just raise your leg and you got a block vs most mid to low kicks. its one of my favs since i can still attack with my arms and let my legs worry about there legs. Its easy to be thrown or taken down if one stays in the crane stance though. also from what ive noticed the person who kicks the the person blocking with the crane stance useally gets the worst of it. there is a faces of death video that shows what i mean.