QUOTE (captainbarred @ December 5th 2005 12:26 PM)

no offence to you but I find that idea kindof odd, I think there are better stances that you can use depending on your weapon, its not hard to change your stance when you change your weapon...ecspecially when your moving to begin with.... JMHO
No offence taken. If we all thought the same way, we would never learn anything new.
The reasoning behind the "one stance works for everything" is based on natural reaction and efficient use of body mechanics. You can take a person that has not had a lick of training, and if you approach them aggressively, they will generally assume some variation of this stance to defend themselves. So why not build on that reaction. I have seen this stance actually improve peoples shooting with both long gun and handgun. It makes for much smoother transitioning between primary and secondary as well. I am humored by the little transition dance people do at the range when they use different stances for different weapons. I just can't see any advantage to it. For me one stance works great for everything, so why put extra effort into multiple stances?
Every instructor I am familiar with will tell you trying to obtain a perfect stance in a fight is not using your time effectively.