What's the difference between standing splits and warrior three?

 
 
 

If you’re new to yoga, standing splits and warrior three might look the same to you. And that’s ok because they can be very similar depending on how you’re being guided by the instructor.

In this video, I give a quick overview and examples of open hip postures and closed hip postures, and I offer the key differences between warrior three (Virabhadrasana III in Sanskrit) and standing splits.