Kinds of Stances - Filipino Martial Art Way - Arnis

Arnis Ready Stance. Figure 1: Ready Stance ; Arnis Forward Stance. Figure 2: Right Foot Forward Stance ; Arnis Oblique Stance. Figure 3: Right ... [email protected] Phone+658782-GADM(4236) Home/Resources/ArnisKaliEskrimaArticles/KindsofStances-FilipinoMartialArtWay   ReadyStance Standwithyourfeetapartparalleltotheshoulderwithbothtoespointingforward.  Thekneesshouldbestraight,thewaistandthebodyfacingforward. Handsareonwaistlevelandthehandsshouldholdthesticksonbothsides. Thereadystanceiscommonlyusedwhenstandingateaseduringtrainingortournaments.     Figure1:ReadyStance   AttentionStance    Standwithyourfeetforminga45degreesangle.   Heelsshouldbeclosetoeachother,kneesshouldbestraight,thewaistandbodyfacingforward. Shouldersaredroppedtothesideandbothhandsareatwaistlevel. TheAttentionStanceiscommonlyusedinpreparationforcourtesyor“bowing”atcommencementofsparring.         ForwardStance   Figure2:RightFootForwardStance    Startingwiththereadystance,moveonefootforwarduntilthekneeandthetoeareinlinetoeachother. Bothtoesarepointinginfront,thewaistandthebodyisfacingforward.  Thebodyshouldnotbetoolowortheleadfoottooextendedotherwiseitwillbehardtomaneuver. Distributetheweightorcenterofgravitytobothlegs. Forwardstancescanberightfootlead,whichistheRightFootForwardStanceoritcanbeleftfootleadwhichisLeftFootForwardStance.ForwardStancearecommonlyusedwithfrontalstrikingorblockingtechniques.     ObliqueStance   Figure3:RightFootObliqueStance    Startingwiththereadystance,moveonefootforward45degreesawayfromthebodyuntilthekneeandthetoeareinlinetoeachother. Moveonthesamedirectionastheleadfoot(e.g. forrightfootlead,move45degreesforwardtotheright).Bothtoesarepointinginfront,thewaistandthebodyisfacingforward. Thebodyshouldnotbetoolowortheleadfoottooextendedotherwiseitwillbehardtomaneuver. Distributetheweightorcenterofgravitytobothlegs. Obliquestancescanberightfootlead,whichistheRightFootObliqueStanceoritcanbeleftfootleadwhichisLeftFootObliqueStance. ObliqueStancesarecommonlyusedforforwardblockingandevasiontechniques.         StraddleStance Figure4:StraddleStance     Startingwiththereadystance,moveonefootabouttwofeet(2’)totheleftortherightdirectionuntilbothlowerlegsarealmostperpendiculartotheground.  Bothtoesarepointinginfront,thewaistandthebodyisfacingforward. Thebodyshouldnotbetooloworextendedotherwiseitwillbehardtomaneuver. Distributetheweightorcenterofgravitytobothlegs. StraddlestancearealsocalledHorsebackRidingStancesinceitmimicspositionwhenridingonahorseback. Straddlestancesarecommonlyusedforblockingthestrikestothesideofthebody.         SideStance Figure5:LeftSideStance   Startingwiththereadystance,moveonefootabouttwofeet(2’)totheleftorrightdirection. Movingfootwillbeperpendiculartothegroundwhiletheotherlegisextendedtherebycreatingapositionlikethatofasidekick. Bothtoesarepointinginfront,thewaistandthebodyisfacingforward. Thebodyshouldnotbetooloworextendedotherwiseitwillbehardtomaneuver. Distributetheweightorcenterofgravitytobothlegs. IftheleftfootmovestothesideitbecomesLeftFootSideStance,iftherightfootmovestothesideitbecomesRightFootSideStance. SideStancesarecommonlyusedforstrikedeflectionandevasiontechniques.       BackStance   Figure6:RightFootBackStance    Startingwiththereadystance,moveonefootbackward45degreesawayfromthebody.Theheelsofthefootshouldformanimaginary“L”shapewhilethelegsareinastraddleposition. Thebodyshouldnotbetooloworextendedotherwiseitwillbehardtomaneuver. Distributetheweightorcenterofgravitytobothlegs. Backstancescanberightfootlead,whichistheRightFootBackStanceoritcanbeleftfootleadwhichisLeftFootBackStance. Backstancesareusedforblockingandbackwardevasiontechniques. Arnis-10radicaltruths ArnisandthePhilippineFlag ArnisKaliEskrimaSparring-Figure8technique ArnisStickConceptsandApplicationsPart2 ArnisSticksConceptandApplicationPart3 BasicstrikesofGuerreroArnisdeMano PremierArnis,Kali,EskrimaschoolinSingapore WetraineverySaturdaysatSafraPunggol aGuerreroArnisdeMano a +658782-GADM(4236) a Thisemailaddressisbeingprotectedfromspambots.YouneedJavaScriptenabledtoviewit. a 9SentulCrescentSingaporeSingapore828654Singapore SATURDAY aGeneralTraining3:00p.m-4:00p.m aPerLevel4:00p.m-5:00p.m aHighPerformance5:00p.m-6:00p.m GuerreroArnisdeMano ContactUs Disclaimer PrivacyStatement TermsandConditions CopyrightsandTrademarks XMLSitemap ImagesSitemap WeareatFacebook a