Wushu Whip Chain - Bottom Hops

This video shows how to do bottom hops with a wushu whip chain. The bottom hop is a bit more difficult than the one-armed whip chain hop and requires a lot more coordination and some abdominal strength. Click here for more wushu whip chain videos and don't forget to check out the animated whip chain section.

Execution

• Sit down on your bottom and lift your legs. The knees are slightly bent and the legs are closed.
• Then swing your wushu whip few times over-head. (to the left)
• After a few circles swing your weapon down and under your legs.
• To lift your bottom over the chain, extend your legs really really fast and lean back at the same time.
• At the beginning try only one hop, and then swing your wushu whip back over-head.
• Later you can try to do 5 to 10 hops in row.

Advice

• If the hop seems difficult at the beginning, work on the hop without wushu whip for a while. Sit down, extend your legs and lean back at the same time. If you do this fast enough you should be able to lift your bottom off the ground for a short moment.
• Try to get up with a wushu kip up after the last hop.
• The closer you extend yourself towards the floor the better your bottom hops will look. But at the same they become more difficult.

Performance

• In this Video: Feng Jia Bin - Song Jiang Wushu School
• Expertise: External Qigong, Traditional Wushu, Traditional Styles & Weapons
• Coach: Feng Jia Bin
• Taped by: Mavi

Suggestions

• Animated Bottom Hop Instruction
• One-Armed WUshu Whipchain Hops
• Flip Throw
• Flying Wushu Cross-Leg Kick
• Wushu Kip Up
• Animated Whipchain Section