Weight ratio in stances

[rayjag]

Out of curiosity I wanted to start a discussion on what the different weight ratios are in differnent stances and if they differ in different styles.

The first style of Tae Kwon Do I learned was:

Front stance 50/50

Back stance 70/30

Horse stance 50/50

Cat stance 90/10

Any other variations out there?

[Jeffrey]

Sounds right to me but I use a 60/40 for the front stance (Zenkutsu Dachi) with the 60 on the front leg. Just the way I was taught.

[KarateGeorge]

I do a 60/40 on the front stance as well. Otherwise, it sounds about the same as what I learned.

[Chitsu]

What does Zenkutsu mean?

Chitsu

[JusticeZero]

Upright switches 75/25, 50/50, 75/25, and if you go low you'll be squatting at 50/50 narrow, 40/50/10 narrow, or one foot forward at 70/20/10.

[Jeffrey]

What does Zenkutsu mean?

Chitsu

I believe it means forward. Or at least that was what I was told. Maybe I should really look up. In less you care to enlighten me I don't always trust what meaning I get from the good old google search.

[DWx]

The first style of Tae Kwon Do I learned was:

Front stance 50/50

Back stance 70/30

Horse stance 50/50

Cat stance 90/10

Any other variations out there?

Ours are the same as that although we use different names for them.

Also have a ton of other stances with varying weight distributions betwenn 50/50, 60/40, 100/0.

[bushido_man96]

I was thinking more of 60/40 for the front stance as well, but otherwise, all pretty close.

[tallgeese]

We pretty much work out of a single fighting stance for training. It works around 50/50 on distribution.

[username13768]

zenkutsu actually means forward or front leaning. Hence the 60/40 distribution.