This stance is similar to the Hourglass stance, however, the distance between the knees and feet is wider. This stance can be performed starting from the Natural stance.

When facing North from the natural stance, raise the heels and pivot on the balls of the feet pushing the heels outward. The feet are now slightly wider then shoulder width apart, fists are clenched.

1. Assume a Natural stance.
2. Lift the heels slightly off the ground and pivot on the balls of your feet pushing the heels outward.
3. Look straight ahead.
4. Feet are slightly wider than shoulder width apart and the knees are bent pointing inward.

This stance may also be turned 45 degrees and used in a fighting situation. When doing so, pivot on either the right or left foot turning your body laterally so that you minimize your profile toward your opponent thus providing a smaller target. Raise your hands to a middle guard. When using this position you may attack using a back roundhouse or wheel kick, spinning back fist, twist punch or front punch.

 

 

You may also attack using a roundhouse kick, however, to perform the roundhouse kick you will need to be careful to make sure that you adequately open up your stance by turning the heel of your forward foot in the direction that places the inside arch of the forward foot towards the target. In the left stance this means turning the forward foot counter-clockwise. In the right stance this means turning the forward foot clockwise. This important step opens up the hips, which were just in a tightly closed defensive position, and allows you the ability to throw the back leg forward. This is demonstrated in the photos below.