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Hi, I'm Sifu Romaine, teaching you the crane stance. To begin with, we'll start with the
hands on the waist. From here, he's going to raise his right leg up, bringing the knee
straight towards his chest. His toe is pointed down, notice the ankle is slightly turned
in. Stomach in, chest out, back straight, eyes focused forward on one point. This will
help with balance. The other thing that helps with balance, is keeping the supporting knee
slightly bent. From here he's going to hop and switch legs. Go. Pointing the toe down,
good. And again, go. Right. Now, the crane stance is a good stance because you can use
it to avoid a sweep. You can use it to block a kick. You can also use it to execute a kick.
If you do a front kick straight out, right. So, a crane stance has a lot of different
uses, both offensively and defensively. I'm Sifu Romaine, and that's how you do a crane
stance.