Sanchin stance and pushing exercise

A description of sanchin dachi and the "soft" sanchin pushing exercise as practised in the Academy of Traditional Fighting Arts (see http://www.traditionalfightingarts.com).

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Howto & Style

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• sanchin
• pushing
• stance
• Muidokan
• goju

[SuperUnbeliever]

Any plans to make more goju vids?

[dandjurdjevic]

Yes - hopefully heaps this year.

[aznsami89]

awesome ...now the world know your secret

[dandjurdjevic]

Indeed they do. Now they just have to replicate it... It's not as easy as it looks! I'm only too happy to show this "secret"!

[dandjurdjevic]

Incidentally, this is a basic stance and a "basic" manifestation of the pushing exercise. My own sanchin has become quite informal with the passage of time and influence from other arts...

[NewEnglandBudo]

Hi Dan, Chinen teaches a 60/40 weight distribution in this stance. Sanchin dachi is only used for Tensho/Sanchin kata with the front foot turned inward for newbies. As u get more practiced the front foot should basically be straight. In all other Goju kata that are quicker moving many Okinawans have gotten away from calling this Sanchin Dachi but more Heiko dachi (parallel but not on the same plane) or Heiko-Sanchin as Higaonna Sensei does in his DVDs

[dandjurdjevic]

I am aware of the heiko-sanchin, but I was not aware of Chinen Sensei's 60/40 split. Very interesting. Thanks Jim.

[dandjurdjevic]

You are not "sinking" your weight (lowering your centre of gravity). You need to feel like a candle that has melted. Your legs - particularly the back leg - should absorb the push like a spring. The more he/she pushes, the more the spring is coiled and the harder it is for him/her to push you over. The "trick" is to think of yourself as a brick wall that cannot be moved, not to try to push you partner. Don't use aggression. Instead direct your opponent's force into the ground.

[ch12ag]

I have a problem when doing this technique, i cannot seem to disspate the energy from my back leg, instead it tenses up and is extremely easy to push me back with little force, I just cannot seem to get this right, any ideas?