1. Starting with feet together and fists at nipple level
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2. Bend at your knees so that they are in line with your toes. You will be leaning back so that your
shoulders are over your heels.
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3. Pivoting on the balls of your feet, rotate your heels outward
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4. Pivoting on your heels, rotate your toes outward
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5. Pivot on the balls of your feet again, rotating your heels outward.
Your heels should end up slightly more than shoulder width apart. This is
the basic stance.
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Details:
Elbows up, fists at chest height - stretches the shoulder and back muscles
Knees and toes point in -- develops quads
Leaning slightly back -- develops quads
Application:
Training stance, mother of all Wing Chun stances.
Differences:
Most schools open with toes, then heels. We open with heels, then toes, and then heels again. This widens our stance about 4 inches and gives us a slightly more stable base.
Common mistakes:
Leaning too far back - no stability
Leaning too far forward - doesn't flex quads.
Knees out - no stability or strength building quality
NOTE:
It is natural for your legs to get tired at first.
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Side view
Blue Arrow: Line from shoulders to knee
Yellow Arrow: Vertical plane from shoulders to heels
Green Arrow: Vertical Plane from toes to knees.
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