Well, after a bit of experimentation today, I am leaning very strongly towards relaxed and slightly spread rather than the Yoshinkan style fork, or the Nishio style knife.
As for the ki gland, I think gland was the wrong word. A gland is a physical organ which secretes substances (usually hormones)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland. A point on an acupuncture chart makes more sense.