Gong bu and gong jian bu: two powerful kung fu stances, which are derivatives generated from the Mabu horse stance. Gong Bu (the bow stance) is usually a stance where the lead leg carries most of the weight, with the back leg stretched out. The obvious applications for this stance are usually transitions to strikes with the fists. This idea comes from drills that are practiced in traditional martial arts whether it be in traditional Chinese Martial Arts or its descendants’ arts like Karate.
For example, the fist of the lead leg will be pulled back at the hip as one assumes this stance, from a standing Mabu stance. With the other fist striking out. The leg of that fist would be the back leg and it commonly done with the back leg straightening out. The motion coming from the ground into both feet as one hand simultaneously pulls back in that whole motion, the back-foot’s hand strikes out, where the motion exists. If you use taiji quan or the principles of co-ordination, the sinking-drop of the weight and letting go of the resistance to gravity. Will generate the thrusting reaction force from the ground up that exists from the strike.
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