Nidan Melbourne Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 From my knowledge Shotokan keep be quite deep in their stances. Now having such stances are great in practice, but in fights on the street your not going to be able to go "hold up and let me get ready". But what Shotokan Practitioners should have in their arsenal is the speed, power and strength in their techniques as a result of their training. So when it comes to a self defense situation they should be able to utilize those stances from a natural into a deep stance with that power. Being a goju practitioner, we have more natural stances which require a lot of hip movements. But we do use a combination of deep and shorter stances in our curriculum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 The beauty of studying two or more styles is that you can create your own hybrid style. Mixing and matching what suits in real life situations is key. I am a Shotokan practitioner and I would not use deep stances in real fights, however I train Wado and I would use their more natural style with Shotokan implementations. “Spirit first, technique second.” – Gichin Funakoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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