Pushes

Curious about the integrity of your stance?  Have someone push on it and see what happens.  Curious about the integrity of your stances when you are in motion?  Have someone push and pull on you while you move in your fighting stance.  Curious about the integrity of your stances when you are in motion and throwing strikes at a resisting opponent?  Have someone push and pull on you while you move in your fighting stance while throwing light strikes at them.

Hopefully, you get a partner who is capable of giving you the “right” amount of feedback – the amount that makes you notice the input, adjust to that input and commit the lesson to memory.  This “right” amount will be different for everyone and even different between various partners you try the drill with.  The result will hopefully be a sturdier stance that allows you to strike effectively and keep your base underneath you with a minimal chance of being swept or thrown.

Check the whiteboard for feedback.