I may have to leave win chun because of my body posture.

[massa]

Can someone talk to me?

i train WC for more than a year, but i always had a big issue with the primary base. this position left my back and my hip pointing foward, making my body looking very non-atletic (i like to workout).

All my life i had a bad body posture, but the gym help me alot, after i start my WC trainning, my bad posture return stronger.

i like WC alot and i train in the best dojo of the city (4 millions hab) but i have to obtain a good posture, is a promess that i make to myself when i was younger.

i have 21 years now.

[MenteReligieuse]

Not sure I understand how this happens. Are you sure you have a correct WC stance?

Yes your shoulders should be slightly forward, but relaxed, no strains on the back. Both your thighs and quads (not sure of the names here, you know, the front and back muscles of your upper leg) should both be getting stronger, preventing any muscular imbalance which could affect posture.

If I look at my sifu and the most advanced students, I don't see any abnormal postures. Their pretty much straight as boards.

[White Warlock]

If it is not good for your body, find an art form that is good for it. The differing martial art systems are not merely due to different interpretations and experiences, but different body structures, physiques. If after a year of study you find that wc hurts your posture and health, then either you're doing it wrong or it is simply not compatible with your body structure (we're all abnormal to one degree or another).

The goal is to improve, so improve with a different style. And with this, you'll gain more insight into the arts. Always see the bigger picture, in a brighter light.

[stonecrusher69]

I'm not certain what might be the problem,but if the gym corrected your posture then after taking WC it got worse then it seems it's a strenght related problem.Wc if done correctly should make your posture better not worse.

[massa]

i would like to have a posture like a soldier gets when he enters the army.

[MenteReligieuse]

Keep your back straight...just keep thinking about it all day, after a few days you won't even think about it. Worked for me. Unless you got some sort of medical problem.

[White Warlock]

i would like to have a posture like a soldier gets when he enters the army.

If that is your goal, then you need to realize that a military posture is actually unhealthy. Maybe you're perceptions of proper posture need to be reexamined.

[massa]

i would like to have a posture like a soldier gets when he enters the army.

If that is your goal, then you need to realize that a military posture is actually unhealthy. Maybe you're perceptions of proper posture need to be reexamined.

why is unhealty?

[MenteReligieuse]

'Cause White Warlock says so!!! It's reason enough!

[White Warlock]

lol Mental.

The military posture puts an inordinate amount of pressure on your mid back area, it 'forces' the spine to be straight, which is not its normal state (spines are 'naturally' curved). Such actions may look good, but they pose undue strain on various muscles in the back, chest, neck, abdomen, and buttocks region.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/White_Warlock/posture.jpg