Here are some basic moves a beginner can try −It is a basic stance used for almost all Wushu routines. Here are how I define them:Coming up with 2 or 3 techniques is pretty easy for most of the people I ask. It is believed that the fighting techniques between a man and an animal in those days created the base of this game.Soon the popularity of this game was spread to Japan, Korea, and other Far East counties. Point the toes of your front foot downward. Running in a circular pattern is not Xing Bu. The boundaries of the platform are also engraved with 5cm-wide red line.

Those who support the new difficulty requirements follow the assertion that they help to progress the sport and improve the overall physical quality of the athletes. As you lower your body, lift your left heel off the ground.

Its circular, flowing movement can make wushu appear showy, even flowery. Basic Types. The flowery, flowing beauty of wushu in fact masks its potentially devastating power.In wushu, as in western boxing, punches are given their power by putting body weight behind them. Plus, it’s just a great video to get you pumped up to train.Totally agree with these techniques! Sanda has been featured in many style-versus-style competitions. Put your left foot ahead as a step and raise your right knee up in front of you to reach your hip. Most, if not all of these basics, are taught at my collegiate Wushu club, because they are just that important for building a good Wushu foundation. The Basic Techniques of Shaolin Kung Fu. Stylistic concepts such as hard, soft, internal, external, as well as classifications based on schools such as Shaolin, Taiji, Wudang and others were all integrated into one system. Keep both arms relaxed and straight, and move them in a circular motion in front of the body.Stand in a normal position with the distance between legs keeping normal.With the help of toes, turn the heel forward and shift our rear foot forward. I might not be able to do all the forms and jumps as the pro’s, but basics are one things I can practice and keep improving on every day.Thanks for the comment and your kind words. Sanshou (Wushu Sanshou). Almost all terms in Wushu are inherited from Chinese as they are. Zuiquan (Drunken Fist) – Is a category of techniques, forms and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard’s movements.

There are different versions of this technique (sometimes called a “horizontal body turn”), but here is a video to show you which one I’m talking about (performed by Beijing Wushu Team members):Good for developing explosive kicks and good slaps. Learning Shaolin Kung Fu is not as simple as practicing punches, kicks and blocks. The initial objective of the game was to teach the person the true human spirit and then the techniques. However, if wushu is like a flower, it is most like a rose, for along with its beauty, its thorns are sharp indeed.Strikes in wushu utilize fingers, open hands, fists, elbows, forearms and shoulders. Lower yourself by bending the front leg for about 90 degrees.

So to protect them, one has to wear teeth guards like boxing players.

It is at 0:49 on this video and you can definitely see the difference in how she does it vs. people who just run in a semi-circle.Of course there are a LOT of great fundamental techniques, and many others have been brought up when I asked this question. Among these, the more commonly seen routines include: Where most people have a problem is the alignment of their arms and hands with their waist, either doing the push palms too narrow, too wide, or in the wrong direction. Put some thought into it, and I’ll search for that book. Wushu (sport) Chángquán (simplified Chinese: 长拳; traditional Chinese: 長拳; pinyin: Chángquán; lit.

Some of the important tournaments of this game are −Li was born in Beijing, China on 26 April, 1963. Flex your hand at the wrist such that the fingers are facing upwards. The term wushu is also found in a poem by Cheng Shao (1626–1644) from the Ming Dynasty.