The Horse Stance | Can you withstand the PAIN? | An exercise with ANCIENT CHINESE ORIGINS

[@chaslewis3334]

The real tip is to fully paint a canvas full of candy while in horse stance

[@nates.9100]

Dorian could easy, idk about Retsu tho I heard he's not a good painter lmaoooo

[@imtoospooky9557]

1000 IQ

[@rico9163]

heard you'll gain 20kg of pure leg muscle if you do that

[@8BERZERKER8]

No cap, I was in military school and we had to do this stance and planks whenever someone fuck up! 🤦🏾‍♂️So if you think I just got upper body strength.... 😅 you're in for a terrifying surprise. 👹 Leg Day over all days!!!

[@darkon1093]

Ayy lmao 😂💪👌🔥

[@martialartstips5177]

Dorian still holding world record tho

[@bulgarianmineshaft1913]

He has gained 20 kilos since his bizarre training begun

[@mjmjmjmj4229]

time to start painting candy

[@nikolaizetrov617]

Until Yujiro tried it hahaha

[@ultimatecycloneslash4051]

Dorian of baki ?

[@voultyre9272]

C A N D Y

[@OlivierBerte]

I do the horse stance since 1 month now. I went from 1:30 to 5:00. Maybe it was more easy for me than most people because I really focus on the breathing as I did a lot of meditation, and it really helps. I do it every morning, excellent way of starting the day. Now I add up 1 to 5 seconds every day. I did 5:20 today. My rule is to increase at least 1 second each day, so that there is progress every day. I advise you to do it every day and with process guys and focus mainly on the breathing and position. Another secret is to mentally accept the pain and embrace it. But it is hard to explain, you have to feel it.

[@mrdevo7399]

Who is come here motivated for baki😂

[@memearchyapparel6077]

Damn, we all trying to be Dorian

[@howardw.griffin862]

Have you seen the legs on that man !

[@kingades1013]

A man of culture I've seen...

[@PatronFabian]

I’m a Retsu fan myself.

[@Saiarts_yt]

Actually I too came here from Baki 2020. But I came here from the manga version where Yomi no Sukune (the sumo guy) actually does his training using horse stance or ad they call it Shiko-dachi.

[@mortalunknown8304]

Mr. Dorian from Baki the Grappler did this for many days.

[@cashmoney3801]

If he only was real lmao

[@dk7541]

I do boxing, and I do the horse stance, it has drastically improve my power and leg conditioning. I feel so much more rooted and stable.

[@victorleevirals1315]

How long have you done it and how long before you noticed improvement in boxing?

[@dk7541]

@@victorleevirals1315 honestly if you give it a solid month to two months. You'll notice it. For me I don't have strong legs so it was a struggle, but worth it.

[@victorleevirals1315]

@@dk7541 yeah me either. Just started this today.

[@dk7541]

@@victorleevirals1315 good for you man, keep with it and it starts to become pretty fun, you'll push yourself everytime. The best I could do was 4mins 35secs. Took me forever to hit that lol. Good luck !!

[@victorleevirals1315]

@@dk7541 absolutely! , I had done the against the wall variation in the past, called it ‘riding the bus’, but, I’d never realised the benefits. I’m over 40 now so I think the mental side intrigues me slightly more than the physical, what did you find worked best for you as far as what you thought about while doing it? Ps. Thx for taking the time to respond I appreciate it

[@dandelion1627]

Horse stance for 1 hour? I cannot even stand for 1 hour.

[@DizGaAlcam]

To have black belt where I trained, you needed 2 hours, and then do the exam, which takes another couple of hours, my personal record is 30 min, it's not that hard, and it does not take that long to improve your time

[@DizGaAlcam]

I stopped training 3 years ago and am pretty sure I can still hold it for 5 minutes or so, if you do it to your max 3 days a week, in like 6 months you get to 15 mins easily, it's mostly a mind game of accepting the pain and believing you can do it, and you will

[@BendApparatus]

@@DizGaAlcam but is there any true benefits from the stance? Beyond...look what I can do for this long...

[@matheusvinicius7231]

@@DizGaAlcam Você treinava Hung gar mano?

[@SoulFighter27]

@@BendApparatus yes its an isometric contraction its great for strength gains

[@TheDomenlc]

I suppose I never had the dedication to progress past 60 seconds. Definitely a great exercise for mental endurance and keeping your legs in check

[@TheTaoWay]

Yes, improving this takes much time, patience and a good head space. That is why I recommend so many work towards the 5minute horse stance.

[@bobjones1537]

Salam from Morocco, in my Judo and Sambo days, I used to practice the Horse Stance on a daily basis, I was immovable like a mountain, skinny but my centre of gravity was anchored in the ground, even heavy weight opponents found it hard to throw me!!!

[@peachfreude]

I do this while brushing my teeth and washing my face. Two times, once in the morning and once at night. Those distract me from feeling sore, and I get to do two things at once!

[@mrpandasian8871]

Maybe I should try that

[@wulver810]

I do while shaving as well

[@dck272]

Great idea!

[@justinazevedo6701]

I like to watch different styles of training. Often I find trainers, in general, have no idea what their talking about. So I'm often skeptical........ I am impressed with the knowledge of proper programming. It seems simple but most alive you hear is to max effort all the time. And I have found over the years the people who know to work up to it slowly are the people worth listening to. I dont know if you'll read my comment but nice work

[@TheTaoWay]

Thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate it :)

[@allyourbase888]

My 2nd Kung fu teacher kept students in only horse stance for 3-5 years depending on the corrections necessary for each student to perform the stance correctly. This was followed by advanced stance training mostly done with 100% weight in 1 leg. After 3 years could hold indefinitely. My longest was 3 hours at my teachers house. My trick for advancing quickly was to hold horse stance whenever I ate, watched tv or read.

[@nzbg1132]

read while doing this??? man u crazy

[@Anonymous15-m4d]

Proper form able to balance a stick on your thighs?

[@allyourbase888]

@user-uh9ij5mk7z Outside of feet parallel, knees over toes with outward pull, hips roll slightly under, thighs parallel, spine straight and vertical. Most western lifestyle people have tight ankles and hips that need to be loosened first.

[@BAK87]

Oh, yes. The good old Mabu. When I started training Shaolin kung fu I hated Mabu. Then it became a challenge and motivation. It builds strong and powerful legs, and tests your mind !

[@clockmaker9273]

Hey man im Chinese, and my grandpa taught me this exercise, and HO BOY ITS PAIN I have serious respect for people who can do 马步for a longer time

[@mrpandasian8871]

Anything longer than a minute is pretty impressive imo

[@SteventheShoehanger]

18 minutes was my max in my 20's. Probably can't go a minute now.

[@Archloop]

It's funny but because I was so enthusiastic with anime and martial arts in the past, I can practically just sit in horse stance because I would train while watching my favourite shows, which also protrayed martial arts and training. Gotta have your motivation, I guess.

[@roflstomps324]

I am the same way. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I recently watched a video about a heels on the floor, ten minute full squat. I'm like, 'Ten minutes? I can sleep like this.' I did over ten years of full contact self defense Karate. It just doesn't leave you.

[@FullMetalHans]

Hahah that’s me. Watching FMA

[@ray.n_l]

Similar motivation as me. I keep doing Hindu squats thanks to kengan ashura

[@zyriab5797]

Yes but in the end, what makes you stay and keep practicing is discipline and dedication.

[@kareematamny6130]

Simmilar to you I was obsessed with kungfu when I was a kid (5th Grader), I literally remember learning the horse stance and trying it for the first time, I held it for near 30 mins while watching a world of warcraft walkthrough video. Not gonna lie it was pretty tuff since the first minute tho Overall I felt incredibly good after the exercise, would advice on this training.

[@wieslawgawron3838]

I do 5 min before sleep. Its good for sleep 👍

[@jtoth1234summer]

I am 68 and 1 minute for me is max.

[@nicocontreras5366]

Still awesome, way younger people than you cannot stand that

[@bigwavesun]

This stance is a real rigorous exercise for the lay person. It works your core for real. You can see it in his clips how his muscles are working to maintain the form. Stance work was my home therapy after an achilles surgery once I got strong enough to stand.

[@JahBreed]

Yeah man. Thank you. This is so important. As a second Dan in Horseback for as long as required, I like to think back to when it all started. Stopping the straight leg, the lean back, etc. The pain....it was impossible!!!! And then it was'nt. Thats a piece of the experience thats left by the waysude these days....progression with proof behind it=Confidence. Nice work, Brother.

[@Ethylamine]

I held the horse stance for a total of 3 to 4 minutes, unsure if I hit 5 minutes. I immediately feel more active now after doing the Maobu, thank you for the tutorial on it, it helped take some of my fatigue away as well.

[@PaulnJenna]

I remember when I was about 15 one of the Sensei's at our club that nobody liked made us stand in horse stance for an hour!!!! Half the lesson! He kept coming round kicking us in the legs too (something they all used to do back then). My legs ached for a week after that. You'd never get away with that these days lol.

[@subhrajitdey5513]

Yes. Best way for learning.

[@arbogast4950]

No average level practitioner can stand in horse for an hour. Unless you were in a room full of senior students /masters.....

[@kyokushinbaka6046]

@@arbogast4950 you can take rests like stand straight when sensei isn't looking, done that quite a few times, but true 1 hr is a bit too much

[@imalamboman12]

You guys need to watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnmXZmaBrdt3fqc

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Cool story bro. Totally believe it.

[@alimon7421]

Ive practiced horse stance for over 2 decades. I can do 30 minutes in strict deep form easily. It is a great long life hobby that everyone should use. It is a quick way to gain immense power.

[@Harry00020]

Does not matter if people can do 1 hour ..the whole point is how has it benefited you? Open hips, less pain.etc....or just ego boasting hold

[@jemelcampbell3035]

Jackie chan singing make a man out of you gives me life

[@nicocontreras5366]

I read that is a hard way to build internal energy and is nice that these days we can focus in solo ancient excercises

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[@NoSubsWithContent]

Everything i do i can only hold for 1 minute wtf help

[@nicocontreras5366]

@Multorum Unum It cannot be coincidence.

[@rolling-roadkill]

When I first started practicing Hung Gar we used to place staffs on our legs so we wouldn't rise during the stance and then we stood until we fell, caught our breaths for 10 secs then up again. This is both my favourite and most hated exercise.😂

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

I can attest to the middle splits being improved.

[@loonytoonyful]

Every professional ballet dancer knows the pain of the horse stance in the form of second position grand plié.

[@rdu239]

I can hold at 45 sec two times on fresh legs. After that my legs would be burning by the 30 second mark 😆

[@tristanbulluss9386]

I've been squatting for about 10 minutes now.

[@ace_2001]

Stfu nooooo way u did a horse stance in 10 min just like that

[@gemmadidit4118]

... what's THAT on the floor behind you?

[@StarDreamMemories]

Don't forget it is 2nd position (a motion movement mostly) in ballet!❤

[@pranakhan]

It is 2nd position, in a sense, from the martial perspective too. 1st position is Wuji stance, which is for gathering energy

[@jaybinx2242]

The horse stance is similar to a grand plié in 2nd position. The following link shows a 2nd position-grand plié: balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/1/ballet-dictionarynbspgrand-pli-in-second-position

[@williamtomkiel8215]

so when I'm doing landmine squat thrusters, there is a paused weighted horse stance effect that can be held, as if in a non supported box squat, serious isometric, and then the explosive lift and slow count negative rinse , repeat

[@TristanTriedIt]

Landmine squat thruster with horse stance? Sounds legit 😂

[@OctoBox]

Hum loudly (play with the humming until you find the vibration in the nasal passages that's the most intense) for 3 mins -- then take a 4 min break (to reset N.O) Humming increases N.O -- which increases Dopamine, increases Growth Hormone. Hum while you Horse around!

[@vitordanieleal]

4:08 Wait did he use the chinese version for a Disney song ??

[@jihkosmos]

A song from Mulan. Sang by Jackie Chan.

[@coolsquirtlesquad]

Ye isn't that make a man out of you from mulan??

[@reidevara1271]

When I was 16 years old, I learned a kind of martial arts called pencak silat. Did horse stand 30minutes as a starter training, the next day after that, I could not even walk.

[@JohnnyInJapan]

Why you need to do the Horse Stance: Because it raises your Kung Fu level in Shenmue 3.

[@Knx3k]

Lmao

[@bigwavesun]

The stance work is key to all the kung fu. Bad lower body, bad kung fu, and honestly its just beneficial to your overall health. The fact that elderly asians can still squat and relax tells you we in the west are messed up as a whole with our mobility and structural strength.

[@georgemckenzie2525]

My teacher hit a stop watch when I first was introduced to ma bu , I was expecting a countdown reset, five minutes in he said, "okay , that's enough " that was 36 years ago Stance is sill a regular check in witb my conditioning. Thanks for sharing, there was a time when this was all hush hush

[@TheZero715zero]

The internet is cool, ain't it? I remember almost 30yrs ago believing that I'd be able to jump trees with Ma Bu practice! Those damn Wu Jia stories!! I've decided next month(jul15 my b'day)at 53, to begin qigong/neigong self training rediscovery. Maybe I'll release some videos in a few months. This has me motivated now.

[@nancysmith9487]

Thank you for sharing horse stance,sk8 skills Great job sir

[@vito345678]

Watching this video while in horse stance 🐎🐴

[@ingrimni7177]

I just did 3 mins from first try, i was thinking about making it more easy and i standed up a bit, then i understood i messed up, tried again and did 5 minutes. The pain is immesurable, i cannot describe how hard that was

[@kennethbedwell4183]

Great video I love doing the horse stance as you can see by my picture I practice every day OSS

[@TheTaoWay]

Love it!

[@Hephthehomie]

Yo! im a fan of your channel and i appreciate your content, which is why i shall bring to your attention the changing volume levels of the cuts of your video. Other than that great vid, great content. You've got a long time subscriber and viewer in me bro. :)

[@angelgalvan6810]

I be doing it for leg exercises during quarantine is hard but very effective

[@life-style9221]

Guys I will post my horse stance progress everyday here to watch it and be motivated - martial art background - boxing fighter Day 1: 2:06 it was hard Day 2: 2:30 same pain but better Day 3: 2:32 I feel that Im getting stronger Day 4: 3:18 much easier than yesterday Day 5: 4:01 my will power its better Day 6: Rest day Day 7: Rest day Day 8: 5:01 I did it I hit 5 minutes 😀😄😆 Day 9: Rest day Day 10: Rest day Day 11: 2:52 today I trained too hard maybe this is the reason I didn't done well today, I will take another rest day and we will

[@Walk.InHisWays]

Try to Observe an object, sound, feeling, and thought without putting a label on it. You will find the real you, the changeless witness within.

[@Thenareshm]

How breathing should be done ? where should i keep the awareness while breathing ? Focus ? Thanks for the coming response .

[@nikostrydum7343]

he should play xue hao piao piao for the music at 3:52

[@arupsarkar3345]

I started 3days ago just increased 15 sec to previously 1min.. man it hurts..

[@Billy-Mandalay]

Used to do it for 30-Minute sesssions during my teens. It's not strictly for leg training.

[@kerrymahmout9942]

Hung ga kung fu 12th year .Horse is not just a strenth exersise for the legs.It roots and stabilizes u stances , helps u to sink u chi down into u dan tien, roots u into a square structure which is very foundationally stable .Helps u lower half to be like the root of a tree , whilst allowing u top half to bend and sway like a tree in a strong wind .It forces u to engage with pain and learn to cope with it and if u can move low down in horse, coming up a touch and moving quickly in a real encounter is easy .

[@rhellwilliams5735]

Glad to see Baki is makin a breakthrough😂

[@gmork1090]

That last ep was garbage but damn if I'm not gonna sweat buckets off my balls while doing the horse stance for hours while eating candy for energy.

[@nancysmith9487]

Thank you for. Trading with your program. Great suit

[@biswajyotidas6236]

Going to try it tomorrow

[@jaylenfrank]

Grand risings King. Thank you kindly.

[@Tonyorawr]

Hey YOU! Stop scrolling and just read what i want to say, to all the people who will be reading this i just want you to know.. That You are Loved and you are amazing! Keep it up!😂👌🏽

[@barney2159]

It's actually really useful for pre exhausting the legs before a workout.

[@giacoco2726]

I mastered the horse stance cuz i always use it in the toilet😎

[@marlon1be]

Love those eastern kung fu moves. A bit short in terms of information but loved it nonetheless

[@TheTaoWay]

Thank you and agreed. This video was to explain why I thought it was a movement worth putting work into. I will put a tutorial on how to do it properly very soon.

[@raulposada1972]

I just started practicing this its benefits are great

[@helvete_ingres4717]

how would you describe the benefits?

[@raulposada1972]

@@helvete_ingres4717 bro we'll really ur lower body becomes strong wich in turns means of course harder kicking power an leg muscles in general since karate has alota lower stances u eventually learn to explode off a lower stance

[@plastick7146]

Damn the phone is actually listening, saw this stance in Baki on netflix about 3 hours ago :O

[@gmork1090]

Lmfao. Same. Gonna eat a bowl of candy for energy while I do since I can't paint worth a damn.

[@hotsquidward6735]

There is no "max" There's only what your mind is telling you to do. If you let your mind control your actions, you won't ever get too far. You HAVE to keep holding it , hold it until you ACTUALLY can't. Keep going until your knees are collapsing . I agree very much with this guy saying "don't think about the pain" i went from 4 minutes to 8 minutes because i learned to not think about the pain, move your mind to something else and even at 5 , 6 minutes i thought the pain wasn't that bad and at 8 minutes , thighs just gave in . So literally just don't think about the pain, i worked my way up to 4 minutes in about 8 months, and as soon as i learned to calm down during pain i went from 4-8 minutes.

[@JGSMusic]

Wow! The form was way better here!!

[@elbowstrike]

Very interesting. This seems to be a way to strengthen the slow twitch muscle fibres. I wonder what using the Russian protocol of 3-5 sets of 3x(30s work to 30s rest) and adding weight when this becomes easy would compare to just adding more time in horse stance.

[@Amitbeats21]

the time is where the mental test comes in. mental endurance is just as important if not more than building strength.

[@eclipsez0r]

What's your max deadlift

[@salmonthunder]

just found your page, very excited to explore more!

[@pickle1923]

Man I love swearing when I do this, it helps.

[@peterripuli9982]

when u reach master level u can basically sleep in this position

[@jarrettenaope7038]

Back in the day I got up to 5mins...Nowadays 90secs..legs a Rattling....

[@Supreme0757]

I really want to do this this exercise but I keep having horrible knee pain. I don’t know if it’s because I’m bow legged but I tried correcting my form so many times. Maybe I should ignore the knee pain and keep doing it?

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

I can only do 2 minutes for now with all of my weighted clothes on. Hurts my knees but one of my favorite leg workouts to do along with sumo Shiko’s

[@itumelengmokoena6886]

Thank you sifu for explaining to us

[@XbunkerXballerX7127]

This video was ten times better because you did it shirtless. Good for you bro

[@HYP3RK1NECT]

¿Se puede complementar con una Kettlebell de 20 Kg en ambas manos, o es muy agresivo?

[@overkill_716]

I like going to this when I'm teaching karate and students have that disdainful look on their face like "ugh, I thought this was gonna be a challenge". Then we do rising block punch combos while moving in a horse stance and they change their attitude.

[@popra432]

I first thought it was a nightmare to get over 2 minutes, but after one week i did 3 minutes and in a month considering this pandemic stupid scary inflicted period I got up to 9 minutes in 2 months. Some tip to get that fast is to have a shaolin closer diet, so no meat or very little, and no diary cause if do, in less than 2 minutes in this stance in the muscles will accumulate lactic acid that is the stabbing pain that starts and expands after less than 3 minutes even on trained body. And another small secret is to relax and eventually watch something interesting on the net or tv, I trained then and sometimes when I watch I still do train with the timer on a MMA round that is exactly 5 minutes! ;)

[@sophisticatedluna6503]

I don't think that's how lactic acid works

[@mikestephenson4811]

Outstanding!!!!

[@barrettoliver2009]

Will this help me with my painting?

[@sambaad374]

I'm the only one who got it #dorianbaki 😂😂😂

[@nostalgiaaddict2030]

Dorian devolop some horse legs with this 🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪❤😁

[@toriwolf5978]

Just subbed so excited to learn this trying to do a splits hope this will help me reach that !WOW one hour I’m so going to try to do at least 10 minutes I can do this!

[@nancysmith9487]

Dr. Gundry looking good buddy

[@russellmanley5502]

A lot of pain for my black sash test... we had to hold it for five minutes. I picked a 5 minute song in my head to last.

[@depopa1033]

thank you for this information, human.

[@kasumifu1541]

Bloody humans..

[@orne-1398]

Yay I got to 5mins in 5weeks, started with 80secs and increased by 20 to 30secs each week then increased to 1min. It is possible, when I started i thought i wouldnt get to 5mins but I have a strong drive

[@abstractbio]

This is the similar as a grand plié in ballet, but a grand plié requires a different engagement of core muscles. Dancing is no joke, as a judoka I went to do some ballet classes and the core and leg workout are seriously hard.

[@endo9913]

Thanks for the video" Would this stance be detrimental to damaged knee ligaments or help protect them my making your legs stronger? I can walk, stretch, do squats, split squats, etc. However I don't run anymore and try to manage the damage I know I've done to my knees.

[@GreenBarbie5]

Thanks for the video! What should I be thinking in terms of mindset when holding this position? Just focusing on breathing?

[@TheTaoWay]

Breathing can be one way to work this position. I have found good results listening to a metronome during the horse stance. After 3minutes of the horse stance it is very much mental more than physical. You'll need to have a good meditation practice to consistently get to 5minutes

[@Tyf13]

In SKA (Shotokan Karate of America) practitioners hold the horse stance for 90 minutes, twice a year at special Training. It’s not difficult, but challenging.

[@legendsnowsk3139]

If u could, could u explain the difference it works in our body compared to the wall stand?

[@rolcherrolcher8975]

Hello everyone, I have question regarding the mind activity. In the video is mentioned that I should not be thinking about time and how it hurts or when it is gonna end. But what should I do with my mind? I would assume to do some breathing exercise, during exhaling imagine the pain going away. Does anyone have something better or different? Thank you.

[@spamkomentar2350]

Her: I only date Asian guys they are so hot Me the next day:

[@jon6906]

Yeah... good luck with assian part

[@rapidgaming4703]

move to asia

[@awesomeguy3211]

how important is hand position? when im nearing my max hold i tend to place my hands on my knees, idk if that makes it easier or not

[@TheTaoWay]

Definitely don’t let the arms rest on the knees, this makes the position much easier. Arms out in front are the most common and what I suggest when starting out with this movement. A video tutorial for the horse stance will be out very soon on this channel!

[@martynblackburn1977]

What practical martial arts applications does doing this exercise give?

[@GMS_MCMI]

Thank you! I have been doing more and more stretching to increase my leg flexibility. I always though MORE horse stance would make me more sore and get tighter, less flexible. Maybe I should do more horse stance to increase split flexibility for kicking?

[@princekalum3361]

Nice exercise thank you

[@KnightInGale74]

I'm a kid what should my stop time be

[@hadenough2857]

I did This while doing Lau Gar kung fu.....it is intense...

[@chiefkamachi1]

Im here for the Baki comments.

[@bacgroundmoney332]

Who has seen a change what is the change and what have you improved in and what else do you need to do or what other exercise do you need to do with this to in order to receive improvement

[@ninetyseven7656]

Thanks

[@jasonreviews]

that's the first kung fu my grandpa taught me.