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Are You Open or Closed? (page 2)
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From a closed position:
Leading leg is pretty much limited to kicks to the front or side of the opponent, but is quick and very versatile.
Trailing leg has a long distance to move so it is should only be used in combinations not as an initial attack.
Trailing leg round kick must be to the head, since the back of the opponent is not a valid target area.
Leading hand is quick, very versatile, and sets up trailing hand and leg power attacks.
From an open position:
Leading leg is somewhat limited in its attack options.
Trailing leg still has a lot of distance to cover but it has more targets.
Leading hand is still versatile but has limited attacks available.
Trailing hand has more targets available.
The closed position is the most commonly used position. If you change it to an open position, most opponents will immediately change it back to closed position. Therefore, the open position usually exists for only a few seconds at most. To switch to a closed position with the other leg in the lead, switch to a open position and the opponent will usually close the position so that the opposite sides are now leading.
If in a closed position and your trailing leg is your higher kicking leg, a quick change into an open position will put that leg in the lead and give you a few seconds to fire it to the back of the opponent’s head. If an opponent has a favorite kicking leg, opening or closing a stance will hinder the opponent’s use of that leg, at least for a few seconds. Since you know that, if you open a stance, the opponent will probably close it, you can prepare for the opponent’s stance shift and attack the opponent in mid shift.
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