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Alright, now what we're going to focus on here is the stance. It's very important we
have a good steady stance, just like this one right here, very powerful, very protective,
(Sari's, go ahead and show them the stance) Okay, now what Sari is doing over here, Sari
has her arms up over here, to keep her from getting smashed in the face, and ready to
block down towards her abdomen. She is slightly bent in the front, and she's up on the tip
toe for the time being, and she has them close together, it's not a wide stance, it's a very
nice confined stance. Now a very important detail to keep in mind, is that her chin has
got to be tucked in, but not so tucked in, that she doesn't have the opponent visible
in front of her. The reason behind this is that if she has her chin out, it will be an
easy target to hit, and leads to a knockout. If she has it tucked in, even if she were
to be hit, that impact is not as bad as it could be if it wasn't tucked in. And her arms
have to be very strong. If they're not strong enough to resist a punch, then it's useless,
and if it's too close to her, the second she gets strike, it will bounce into her cheek.
We're going to go ahead and focus on the arms a little bit more later on, but this right
here is the ideal stance for Muay Thai with her her chin tucked in, eyes facing forward.