Tag Archives: stances

“There are no fixed postures in Karate”

I realize that this is a bit of an ironic followup to Marlon’s previous post on the Crane stance, but that’s why I recruited him to broaden the intellectual offerings of this blog. This month’s issue of Classical Fighting Arts … Continue reading

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At Home in the Crane

When I last tested with MSDC, I noted a big deficiency in myself.  When exhausted, dehydrated and hungry standing in a crane / flamingo stance was not easy.  I was shaky and those testing me not only noticed but made … Continue reading

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