more good ones

Persistance and determintaion alone are omnipotent

The older I get, the more I have to learn!

Control your emotions or they will control you

Law enforcement the job that rewards mediocracy and eats it's own.

First, I doubt that anyone really believes that they should fight from a horse riding stance. If they do, they need a good shot to the head. Stances are never held during fighting, but are assumed at the split second that force is applied to the striking surface. We teach that stances have two functions - stability and generation of power; the two are necessary requirements for the other - if you are unstable, you can't generate power.

So why assume a stance and hold it? To specifically target the muscles while in that position to develop strength in them so that at the moment the stance is assumed it will be reinforced and stable. Surely, entire range of motion for any technique should be taken into consideration when conducting strength training, but because of the function of stance as a reinforced platform from which to launch the strike/kick, stance training is employed to focus that development at that particular point in the ROM.


When asked about something, sometimes it is better to feign ignorance

another good quote from my uncle last night: "I didn't think you'd drink since you're a jock and all."