Purpose: the Cat Stance is primarily used a transition from retracting the front foot into a kick, typically a front kick.
A Good Cat Stance
- Start from a Neutral Bow
- Shift your weight onto your back leg
- Pull your lead leg back so it’s inline with right next to your back heel
- The lead foot shouldn’t be right next to it but close
- The lead foot should be up on the ball of the foot
- The weight distribution should be about 90/10 toward the back foot
- Drop your rear hand to your low-zone
- Bring your front hand to cover your high-zone
Notes on Practicing
- Practice pulling your lead leg back and then executing a front snap-kick to the groin
- After you re-chamber the kick land forward in a Neutral Bow
- When your foot makes contact with the floor, execute a lead-hand snapping punch to the nose or to the solar plexus
- Retract your punch to your guard