Originally Posted by gabbah

About the stance, it was too much inline for my likeing. That makes it harder to block lowkicks to the front leg and throw rear roundhouse.
Oh, and about the hands.. yeah that looks like a typical kickboxing way of holding the hands. It makes it harder to kick balance wise. I like to hold my hands up in front of my face to deflect punches and the counter. If you hold your hands with a little distance from your face it's easier and faster to teep and kick I think. My kickboxer instructor normally teaches the "tight" way of fighting however. It works well against an opponent that is not so good at kicking... well my 2 cents anyway.