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Stigma · 10-21-2003, 03:58 AM

Regarding the topic question, I allways find myself falling into the typical sideways sparring stance (chest sideways 90degrees away from threath, both feet pointing away forward from body, knees very slightly bent, head turned toward threath).

I dont know if this is because ive sparred a great deal or not, but it feels natural, its a relaxed position, i have good balance in it, and i have a wide striking area to react to anything that might come at me. I do it more as an automatic reaction to any unexpected threath rather than a concious choice of stance.

Just how effective that stance is in real life urban fight scenarios is largely untested, since i have experienced few such unwanted fights (luckily). The (very few) serious fights ive been in were all resolved by pinning, improvised wrestling or trained arm/wrist-locks. It just goes to show that you don't have to go on the offence to resolve most situations, and when you do, you can usually use softer means to control the situation. As the trained person, you will allways hold the greater part of the responsebility of the outcome of such situations.

If swallowing your pride to some drunk a**hole is the price to pay for avoiding a violent conflict, then i say its a reasonably one. After all he probably won't even remember you in the morning...

10-21-2003, 03:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
Stigma Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 43 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Regarding the topic question, I allways find myself falling into the typical sideways sparring stance (chest sideways 90degrees away from threath, both feet pointing away forward from body, knees very slightly bent, head turned toward threath). I dont know if this is because ive sparred a great deal or not, but it feels natural, its a relaxed position, i have good balance in it, and i have a wide striking area to react to anything that might come at me. I do it more as an automatic reaction to any unexpected threath rather than a concious choice of stance. Just how effective that stance is in real life urban fight scenarios is largely untested, since i have experienced few such unwanted fights (luckily). The (very few) serious fights ive been in were all resolved by pinning, improvised wrestling or trained arm/wrist-locks. It just goes to show that you don't have to go on the offence to resolve most situations, and when you do, you can usually use softer means to control the situation. As the trained person, you will allways hold the greater part of the responsebility of the outcome of such situations. If swallowing your pride to some drunk ahole is the price to pay for avoiding a violent conflict, then i say its a reasonably one. After all he probably won't even remember you in the morning... __________________ -Stigma "Be formless,shapeless... like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot." "Water can flow, or it can crash**... Be water my friend."