maybe not the holy grail but certainly a very deep and rich gold mine, I can't see how one could get enough of it. add whatever you want, vary it in any possible way, but never get rid of its basic extreme static form...

This Video couldn't have been uploaded at a better time. I literally did the horse stance hold today for the first time and watched your Videos for preparation short before my first practise. A few hours later this Video just popped up like nothing on exactly the same topic. It seems like a big coincidence but i think its like the Buddhist teachings says: "there is no coincidence". I believe its a sign from something much bigger than us humans that want to tell me that i am on the right path. I used the Ma Bu stance before in a dynamic way for middle split work or in my ba duan jin practise but never hold it for a long duration until today. Thank you very much for this and your other teachings sharing this valuable content and wisdom online for free. Enjoy your stay in the shaolin temple. I would like to see you making a Video about the shaolin teachings. I watched a lot of Videos about this topic, mostly from shi heng yi which is a shaolin Master himself. I also would like to hear your perspective on this 1500 year old Tradition 🙏🏻

I've found the Horse Stance to be a great exercise to work mobility around my hip injury. That being said, I see how it is important to move beyond it, just like moving beyond Handstands. Moving on from an exercise at one point is part of the practice.

Great video. Everyone’s anthropometry being different, it is great to hear someone shedding light on the subject.

That is very good explanation on the experience and moving forward into training.

Great video update, I have been doing the Horse Stance every morning for 10 mins for now 20+ days. I can't yet do it all at once, so I do it in long mins chunks. The goal is to be able to do it in 5 minutes and then 10mins chunks and go further. There are already a ton of benefits gained, but my overall aim with this exercise is on the mental side of things, although from a fitness perspective, it's a fantastic exercise that I have started to recommend to a lot to people. One can search more about extreme isometrics and how good these exercises are for tendon health, neural drive, lactic acid threshold, cardio, mobility etc. But if the goal is mental dev, then horse stance will be a staple in my daily routine for years to come. Once I can hold the position for 10 mins I will make a video and link it here.

Great Video! I just learned about the Horse Stance for the first time after watching this video, and will incorporate it into my morning routine! 🐴☀ thank you!

My long fist and Chen style taiji teacher said horse stance was for children. He would teach it to adults but wasn't in favor of holding for long. The older the person, the less he would emphasize it. He gave 2 reasons: 1. footwork should take priority over stances because in fighting, positioning is everything, 2. the older you are, the more you need TO MOVE! If someone had 10:00 to train, the last thing he wanted them doing was horse stance when they could do a 1:00 long form ten times.

Excellent tips! I have to have my toes outward also.

I love you for this video. Great context and applications.

It did. Thank you.

Well done. The strength has developed when one gets to the point that he/she wants to hold the stance more. You bring up good points about how every body structure may approach a specific exercise differently. We all don't look like identical twins 😂. ❤ I'm not recieving all of your notifications. Thankfully I know when you upload your videos. Happy Spring 🌷

3:38 i've been doing a stretching/quasi-yoga routine for a while now, with the goals of getting rid of my anterior pelvic tilt (it occurs while standing) and achieving the front and side splits. my understanding is that an anterior pelvic tilt occurs due to some biomechanical misalignment, muscle weakness, and/or lack of flexibility in some area. when i practice a bodyweight squat, sometimes i do a slight spinal wave while i'm at the bottom of my squat range, so that my chest is slightly out while my pelvis simultaneously goes from neutral to posterior - so my chest and pelvis are basically opposing each other, going in opposite directions - i feel that helps with lengthening my spine and making it more elastic. i'm not formally schooled in any movement practice but this is just an observation from my own explorations on a yoga mat

What will help me get lower? I can never figure out what is tight or what is not strong enough for me to get a low horse stance

In actual self defense situations, perfect form is superfluous.

its been about 6 years since i was at the temple, strange it still feels so familiar, the grounds the gingko trees, the performance hall and the performancers. nice video antonio! love corey (being.humbled/perth movement)

Try single leg balance with heels off the floor slightly. It’s better than the horse stance

I figured you found Yi Quan or Bagua.

why not add weight onto the horse stance after you've mastered doing it with just bodyweight? I feel like that would continue to make your legs stronger without diminishing returns.

Do it with a weighted vest.

You're ready for Wu Bu Quan

Okay, but if you were doing kung fu for combat readiness, and thought there is a risk you might get attacked tomorrow and have to fight someone, and could die, I presume you would continue doing horse stance to some extent. It is the relative safety of modern life that let you give up I would assume? Burn out is something all sports training experiences. Maybe if you toned down the frequency to something you could be happy with you might have continued? It's a bit like a free, no equipment leg press, that also develops ligaments and relaxes the leg meat, and also as you say, forces you to develop meditative qualities

That’s a very wide horse you seating on 😂.