What Is the Connection Between Posture and Balance?

Balance in martial arts refers to the independent movement of one leg supported on one leg and the other leg raised off the ground. Divided into persistent and non-persistent balance. The postures according to the balance action can be divided into upright knee lift balance, upright leg lift balance, knee flexion half-squat balance, and folded leg lift balance.

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Balance in martial arts refers to the independent movement of one leg supported on one leg and the other leg raised off the ground. Divided into persistent and non-persistent balance. The postures according to the balance action can be divided into upright knee lift balance, upright leg lift balance, knee flexion half-squat balance, and folded leg lift balance.

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Knee lift balance

1. Preparatory: Stand in step.

2. Action description: The right leg stands upright, the left leg flexes its knees and lifts up to the chest, the feet are stretched straight, and it buckles on the front side of the right leg. (Figure 1)

3. Essentials of movement: stand firm in balance, lift your knees over your waist, and buckle in your feet.

4. Easy mistakes and corrective methods:

(1) The station is unstable. Emphasises on sedating Dantian and toe grip.

(2) Hook. Emphasize knee flexion and foot support.

5. Tips on teaching method: Before doing the knee-lifting balance, do lunge compression, knee-lifting and other exercises to improve the flexibility of the hip joint and the leg control ability.

Swallow balance

1. Preparatory: Stand in step.

2. Description of action: lift your right leg with your knees bent, your two palms crossed in front of you, palms inward, both palms lifted apart with straight arms on both sides, your upper body leaned forward, your right foot kicked backwards, looking forward. (Figure 2)

3. Essentials of movements: Straighten your legs, stretch your insteps flat, lift your body forward, and lift your chest up.

4. Easy to make mistakes and corrective measures: shaking left and right, standing unstable. The support leg is slightly flexed and the toes are gripped.

5. Tips on teaching method: First, do the exercises to raise your legs backwards, and then transition to the complete exercise.

6. Swing-style hind leg exercises: Today's balance, most of them are not stable enough, the hind legs are bent, and they swing straight up. But the excellent one step is in place and the stability is better. In addition to supporting the soles of the feet, the following exercises must be done.

(1) Hind leg extension: After standing side by side, bend your knees and squat, with your left toe leaning to the inside of your right leg, then straighten your right leg in the same rhythm, point your left toe to the left and rear, and fully extend your left knee. The angle between the legs is 45 °. This exercise makes it easy for the practitioner to find the hind legs.

(2) Stick extension point: Two-handed or right-handed stick extension, but when the left leg is extended, the direction is upward, and it feels like a toe penetrates a hole, and the waist is raised and the chest is raised. (image 3)

Ascend to heaven

1. Action description: Support leg stand upright, with the other leg passing the body support with your hands, hook your toes, your feet facing up, and your head flat.

2. Action method: bend the right leg to the right knee, raise the toes tightly, hold the right hand on the right heel through the inner thigh (Figure 4); lift up to the neck along the side of the body, with the soles facing upwards, and the left hand into Bright palm.

3. Action essentials: first lift and then kick, close to the support, the top sinks, and the limbs are gathered, that is: bend the knees and raise the legs as close to the chest as possible, and then extend the knees to kick; Do not tilt; your head has strength, sinking Dantian, and your toes are gripping the ground; your legs and arms are as close to your upper body as possible when you lift and lift your feet, so that your body weight converges to the center of gravity.

Smash balance

1. Description of action: The supporting leg bends to the knee and squats, and the other leg bends toes and hooks to the back of the supporting leg.

2. Action essentials: head straight, chest up, slumped, support legs squat flat. (Figure 5)

Cross-legged balance

Action description: The supporting leg is bent to the knee and squat, the other leg is bent to the knee, and the ankle is placed on the thigh of the supporting leg.

Sea exploration balance

Action description: Support legs stand upright; lean forward on the lower body slightly below the horizontal position, raise your chest and raise your head; raise your legs straight, higher than the horizontal position, and flatten your feet.

Lie on your back

Action description

(1) Stand side by side, with both palms hanging down to the side of the body, eyes looking forward. (Figure 6)

(2) The left leg is supported, the right leg is bent and raised, and the palms cross the chest.

(3) Tilt your upper body backwards, extend your right leg to your knees, and tighten your feet to click forwards and upwards.

2. Action points: The upper body is leaned back to the level, the front leg is lifted higher than the level, and the toes of the support leg are grasped.

3. Practice steps: (1) Do straight leg control exercises. (2) Hold the supporter by hand and do leg-ups to improve balance and leg control. (3) Complete movement exercises.

4. Easy to make mistakes: unstable support.

Sideways balance

Action description: Support legs stand upright; the upper body side is inverted to a horizontal position; the other leg is straightened to raise the body side and also level, with the feet flattened or the toes hooked.

Mochizuki balance

1. Description of action: (1) Stand side by side, with both arms hanging down to the side of the body, and look forward. (Figure 7), (2) Cover your right foot to the left and bend your knees; your palms cross your chest; your upper body leans forward slightly. (3) The right leg is straight and supported, the left leg is swung backwards and upwards, the calf is flexed, and the feet are tight; Above the head, the right palm is slightly lower than the left calf; turn your head to the right and look at the right palm. (Figure 8)

2. Action points: twist your body, stand your chest, slump, tilt your upper body and lean forward.

3. Practice steps: balance with Yan style.

Persistent balance

Action description: To stay still, the standing time must reach two seconds.

Balance (8 photos)