▁post ures ▁employed ▁in ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁training . ▁They ▁represent ▁the ▁foundation ▁and ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁f ighter ' s ▁base . ▁Each ▁style ▁has ▁different ▁names ▁and ▁variations ▁for ▁each ▁st ance . ▁St ances ▁may ▁be ▁differenti ated ▁by ▁foot ▁position , ▁weight ▁distribution , ▁body ▁alignment , ▁etc . ▁St ance ▁training ▁can ▁be ▁pract iced ▁stat ically , ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁st ance ▁through ▁a ▁set ▁time ▁period , ▁or ▁dynamically , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁movements ▁is ▁performed ▁repeatedly . ▁The ▁Hor se ▁st ance ▁( ; ▁) ▁and ▁the ▁bow ▁st ance ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁st ances ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁styles ▁of ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁ ▁Med itation ▁In ▁many ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁med itation ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁component ▁of ▁basic ▁training . ▁Med itation ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁develop ▁focus , ▁mental ▁clar ity ▁and ▁can ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁q ig ong ▁training . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁q i ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁q i ▁or ▁ch ' i ▁() ▁is ▁encountered ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁Q i ▁is ▁various ly ▁defined ▁as ▁an ▁inner ▁energy ▁or ▁" life ▁force " ▁that ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁animate ▁living ▁be ings ; ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁proper ▁ske let al ▁alignment ▁and ▁efficient ▁use ▁of ▁mus cul ature ▁( s ometimes ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁fa ▁j in ▁or ▁j in );