swan,
I study Muay Thai. As Terry wrote any seniors who can give a good explanation of the kicking stance and boxing stance I would welcome it. But in the mean time I will try to explain what I mean. When I am in the kicking stance my body is more squared towards my opponent. instead of my rear leg being far back, like a boxer, I move it up. My body is less bladed. I learned that by kicking in this position it is much more powerful than kicking in the boxing stance. In the boxing stance I feel the leg had to travel further and would sacrifice some of its power do to the position my body was in(i.e. being more bladed). (If this is confusing and anyone can help clarify I would appreciate it. It is a lot easier to demonstrate than to write it.)
Let me continue. When I want to throw punches I feel that having my rear leg back further with a deeper stance, like a boxer, I can generate more power. As I stated before I sometimes compromise and end up kicking and punching in both stances.
It is not that these stances are so different or hard to switch that it confuses someone when they are fighting. I find it is a question more about efficiency. Getting the best position to generate the most power, speed, etc.
I hope this makes it a little clearer.
patience
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