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Accuracy

You must not only move quickly, you must also be able to move to exactly the position desired. To move accurately, you must keep your eyes open and the opponent in view and compute the exact direction and distance to the point you wish to move to. If you can detect the opponent's initial movement as soon as possible, you will have more time to compute and move. Fatigue will reduce accuracy as well as speed, so the more physically fit you are, the better your accuracy and speed.

Ways to use these natural laws

• Low, long stances are better for delivering powerful techniques.

• Higher, shorter stances are better for moving quickly.

• Use a forward stance if you want to go forward.

• Use a back stance to back up or want to keep the feet close to the opponent and the body out of range.

• Use an evenly balanced stance to be prepared to move in any direction.

• If you are losing your balance while kicking, bend your base knee and keep the base foot flat and the body as erect as possible.

• If you are being pushed or knocked off balance, bend the knees, lower the center of mass, and make sure the hips and shoulders are in line.

• When stepping, try to make the body go forward rather than up and down. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

A stance with the weight on the front leg is useful to:

• Receive force from the front (blocks).

• Create force to the front (punches, kicks).

• Move to the front (step forward).

A stance with the feet relatively close together and the weight equally balanced (a sparring stance) is useful for moving in any direction quickly.

A wide, low side stance is strong to the sides and allows movement to either side.

A stance with the weight on the back leg is useful to:

• Back up.

• Move the body away from the opponent without moving the feet, to avoid attacks and set up counter attacks.

• Set up counter attacks. By moving the body weight back to avoid attacks and the shifting the body weight (center of mass) forward with the counter attack, a great deal of force may he created.

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