"he stood in front of me with his hands to his sides"
What does it mean? Just hands being each one on its side relaxed?"I took my jacket of and raised my fist. He stood in front of me with his hands to his sides. Then suddenly my eybrow exploded and I was lying on the ground with him standing over asking if i wanted more..."

Question

"he stood in front of me with his hands to his sides"
What does it mean? Just hands being each one on its side relaxed?"I took my jacket of and raised my fist. He stood in front of me with his hands to his sides. Then suddenly my eybrow exploded and I was lying on the ground with him standing over asking if i wanted more..."

Answer

The hands, or fists, are up against his waist. They are pressing to his sides. That is what it means.

Or it is the military position.

Context, man, context!