Fight in Low stance? or Stand up stance?

[ramymensa]

I use sometimes low stances, and sometimes I tent to get "higher". Low stances are good when it comes to be swept of my feet. A correct Zenkutsu Dachi and the other person can have fun trying Ashi Barai When I chose a high stance it means for me I'm gonna finish quickly ... hop around a little and ... bang.

 

Getting used to using both stances gives you an advantage.

 

In our dojo we have 2 women shodans. One is quite "big" (small and "round"). A very powerful person ... Like a bull I guess She fights in low stances, cause she can't "bounce" like us. It's too much weight. God forbid you have to fight her. She is very dangerous ... still a great person. On the opposite side is the other ... thiner. She uses higher stances and moves a lot. When the 2 are face to face ... you can never tell who's winning. They've got their own strategies and low or high stances work best for each of them.

 

So I guess it's best to be very good in what you do and then the rest is just ... conversation.

[Kung Fu Hamster]

I prefer a lower stance myself. Specially fighting someone smaller than me.

 

If you are in a lower stance people find it alot harder to fight especially if you don't move backwards. That's what I do. I stand on the same spot for as much as I can. They find it very awkward to move it.

[Martial_Artist]

My stances vary with the ebb and flow of the fight.

 

MA

[Karatemaster]

Stand up stance.

[SevenStar]

I prefer a lower stance myself. Specially fighting someone smaller than me.

 

If you are in a lower stance people find it alot harder to fight especially if you don't move backwards. That's what I do. I stand on the same spot for as much as I can. They find it very awkward to move it.

 

spar a grappler...

[delta1]

Like I said before, I prefer to be more upright and mobile. But I can think of a few times a low stance is desireable:

 

Darkness- when fighting in the dark, a lower stance allows you to take advantage of ambient light or the horizon and allows you to possibly see your opponents profile while hiding yours.

 

Slippery conditions- a lower stance might prevent slips or help you recover if you do slip. I don't like the wide low stances here though. More the twists and kneels.

 

Steep, rugged terrain- those who regularly train low stances may have an advantage here. I suspect this is one reason many of the Japanese and Okinawan styles use low stances, though I don't know this for a fact.

 

Cramped space- the Tai Chi masters practice their form under the kitchen table. Good idea if you plan to engage intruders hiding in your kitchen! (Actually, the idea is to develope leg strength, flexability, mobility, and ballance. And they don't use the wide stance of the traditional hard styles there either.)

[TheHitman585]

I like Fightting in Seiuchin stance When i see that some one has very high kicks

 

i like this because they are used to kicking hi so they wont expect you to just change in the middel of kumite. it is also alot easyer to go into them when you are smaller