This foundational material is meant to give you the stances needed for all of the forms that will follow. Without proper stance training, your forms and self defense will suffer and be deficient. However, with proper stance training, you will build a strong root which will lead to power, speed, and coordination. These 8 Basic stances also have variations. These variations are not counted in the 8 Basic Stances, as these stances form the foundation for all other stances in the Northern Shaolin Style.
All stances start from here.
Ready Stance - The first movement of all stances is to remain standing in the ready position, fist both palms, then draw them up to the top of the hip, fist heel touching hip. ALL Open Palms are Willow Leaf or Shaolin Palms.