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Date Posted: 21:27:29 08/20/01 Mon
Author: Goktimus Prime
Subject: Balance and Stability
In reply to: Seven of Nine 's message, "Re: Horse Stance Training" on 07:57:14 08/20/01 Mon

>
>Goktimus, this is very confusing. whether it is INTO
>or ON seems to be a play on words.

What Hsu is saying is that when you do your stances, you should do so in a way so that you are "rooted" into the ground -- not physically, but that should be the mental image we have.

This means that we should have our weight orientated in a way so that it sinks us towards the ground, granting more stability, rather than simply being satisfied with being on the ground.

People who sit ON their stances, have their centre of gravity far too dispersed, and thus have unstable stances. Those who sit INTO their stances have better management of their weight distribution, thus have more stable stances (stable -- HORSE, gettit?! HAR! *ahem* Sorry...).

The mental imagery of rooting your legs into the ground is similar to how one may imagine his/her leg penetrating the target during a punch or kick. Now, naturally your fist/foot isn't really going to pierce the target, but that's the mentality you have when you execute a punch or kick. You're not punching/kicking AT the target, but THROUGH it.

Likewise, when standing, you don't want to imagine yourself standing ON the ground, but IN it.

This is a purely METAPHORICAL concept to assist with the way you move in combat. 'Cos I'll be damned if I uppercut someone in the gut and end up with my fist impaling their lower intestines. :-P

>
>Maybe a way of improving the stablity of the stace
>would be to have someone push you or standing on a
>moving / slippery surface. The way to learn about
>balance is to give your body the stimulus. Gradually,
>you'll learn.
>

Depends on the stance. But still, even if you are shoved from Crane Stance, you ought to be able to shift quickly and fall into another stance. Your suggestion would work with broader stances like Horse or Bow&Arrow.

The only problem with the "push test" is that people can cheat by intentionally moving against the pushing force, which really doesn't improve stability at all.

But yeah, I can see some merit in what you're suggesting, provided that the student doesn't cheat (in which case, s/he's ultimately cheating him/herself).

>So I would have to disagree with the old training
>method of sitting in/on a stance for extended periods
>of time IF it is balance you wnat to train. This form
>of training is more for leg strength. Balance training
>requires some external stimulus.

Meditating in stances has the following advantages:

1. Conditions respiration.
2. Conditions muscle strength, particularly in the legs.
3. Conditions the student to SINK into the stance.

Stability is a state of constancy and resistance to displacement.

Balance is a state of equilibrium.

Cheers.

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