subject: The Fundamental Problem With The Back Stance (Kokutsu Dachi) In Shotokan Karate [print this page] To get past this, Shotokan masters have set the system up to rely on overly aggressive front stances. What they have done is okay, but only in specific instance, and the proof is in the fact that the kokutsu dachi stance is more for rooting than for shooting. Thus, you have a choice at this point, do what you are told in Shotokan Karate, or other classical martial arts styles, or analyze the physics I have presented here and alter your stance in accordance with these physics.
The Fundamental Problem With The Back Stance (Kokutsu Dachi) In Shotokan Karate
