How to do the Horse Stance | Annun Sogi | TKD Tutorial 🥋

Hello everyone! Today I will teach you how to do the Horse Stance / Annun Sogi (or Horse Riding Stance). This stance is important in developing a solid stance, feeling rooted and will also help developing thigh muscles. To train yourself further with using this stance, first you need to find a stick, assume the horse stance and then place the stick on top of your knees.

Here are the general instructions for the horse stance:
1) Stand up straight then put your legs apart making sure that your feet are facing forward.

2) Be aware of your torso, make sure that your spine is straight and your posture is flat.

3) Bend your knees and lower the upper body as if you were sitting on horseback. The lowness of the stance varies in Kung Fu styles, mainly northern and southern: northern is a more relaxed higher stance whereas southern is right down near the ground. Be aware not to put your knees forward or outward over the toes.

4) Make sure your feet are still facing forward, your body is still straight and your hips are loose.

5) Keep the posture as long as you can. 10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec and so on, then each week try to raise the limit: 1 min, 2 min, 3 min.

Nora Csiszar is a 3rd dan black belt in ITF Taekwond-do.


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