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I´d like to start a new topic that rather belongs to the stance but I stand on my feet so I think it´s well posted here.
The point is were to put the most balance on?Some people say you have to turn on the heels,some say you must turn on the footbundel and some say most weight must be concentrated on the middle of the foot.
I think it´s very important to have the right idea because your stance and hence your stability and balance are depending to it.
I do believe we have to turn on the middle of the foot as well as we have to devide our weight 50 - 50 on our two legs.If you turn on your heels you are standing a little back leaned and you are feeling like you are standing on stalks.You have very low control of you balance while turning.
Besides try standing on on your heels centred within standing in a step. The turned stance is standing in a step or called a "Ready for fight stance".
If you start getting into the ygkym you first bend your knees what means that you get a little deeper.
If you look down now your knees are covering your hole foot.Now you are balanced well and if you watch carefully you will notice that you can feel the pressure of your body is pressing your hole sole of the foot is pressed firm to the ground.If you are balanced on the heels you have a week and rocky stance.You can only feel the pressure point at your heels.Your floor space is 75 percent smaller than standing balanced on the middle of the foot.Everyone can test it on his own and should keep what works and leave what does not.
I think if you get pressed backward within chi sao you should let sink your weight a little more within your knees pointing towards your toes.
Now you are creating a strong forwarded force that´s directed properly to the ground.If you let sink your weight instead of counter pressing from below to above than nothing happens to your balance if the counter pressure suddenly dissapears.

Do you also put your weight on your heels when you are in your stance- doing SuiNimTao?

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Hey Ralf,

Yes demonstrating is always the best!

Two different things are mentioned here, one the turning point of the foot and second the dividing of the body weight.

The turning on the heel is really important, for many reasons, but most prominent the power of the body is directed in the correct way and the opponent has more trouble off-balancing you. Exactly shifting around the body axxis is also not possible, the axxis will always move a little. But we must stribe for perfection.

The weight of the body is more in the heel also but don't ask me how much percent. Important is to have as much weight downward to the ground through relaxation of the body. During the shift the whole foot has contact with the ground, but there is more pressure on the heel. Leaning backwards isn't so good.

The body axxis must stay vertical all the time,,,,,just like my wife always say when I leave the country for a few days of training

All the best and see you soon,

GJ

Ha Ralf,

Like you said it isn't easy putting movements into exact explanations and words. Moving and explaning are different things.

But besides training ourselves we should use also the other ways of learning and helping us to have a deeper understanding of VTKF.

As well as gaining our own experience though training, also watching others, teaching, writing, reading and having open discussions helps to grow and eventually make the VTKF stronger in a wider perspective.

So in this light also don’t worry about going against my opinion. This is the purpose of forum.

I always appreciate people who don’t just follow, think things through and have their own ideas. I like diversity and people having their own identity and personality.
In a lot of groups that is many times not possible because a trainer lay his opinion so strong on his students with no room to breathe.

Then of course there are the differences in our individual body structures, talents, and not to forget mental institution.
This will influence our perspective and the way we express ourselves in VTKF.

Back to the topic of turning and weight distribution on the feet. Don’t forget that it all must work in full body speed and the dynamics of a fight situation.
Just keep your posture and spine straight up, and the weight problem will solve itself.
Like standing on rocky ground you don’t have to analyze the ground first in order to have balance, your body will solve that without knowing how.

See you soon,

GJ.