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The Easier and Safer way to learn Wushu Jumps
There are hundreds of
training accessories for gymnastics and acrobatics:
Mini trams,
tumbling mats, landing mats, handspring rolls, training pods,
etc.
But unfortunately,
for wushu there isn't much equipment.
However,
there are some decent training methods to learn wushu acrobatics safer
and easier. Some of the methods here are used by the chinese since decades
and others are my own creations.
Details: Easier & Faster way to learn Wushu Jumps
- Learn all the wushu jumps with a sand pit. ( for
example a long jump sand pit or on the beach )
Even jumping into your grandmother's vegetable garden is better then
trying the jumps on hard ground. Always dig the sand soft enough so
that you can't
sprain your ankles or injure your knees.
- To jump higher, the chinese use a bump at the
edge of the sand pit. So you actually jump off from the bump and not
from a flat ground. The bump should look like a wave and be 10 to
25 cm high. ( see first illustration above )
- I had the idea of placing a placing springboard
sideways, instead of jumping from the bump.
It was way better and my jumps were much higher. This way I got much
more air and thereby time to work in the technique of my jumps while
being in the air.
You might be able to get an old spring board
from a school or a
gymnastics
center.
The trick is, that for most wushu jumps, you have to place the spring
board 90° to the running direction - see illustrations 2 to 4.
For every wushu jump you have to place the board differently.
Advice: Easier & Faster way to learn Wushu Jumps
- In general, wushu jumps should not be done on
mats. Sand is much better, because you keep twisting
after the landing. Because your legs stick on gum-mats when you land,
doing wushu jumps on gymnastics mats can be dangerous for the ankles
and the knees.
After all, most wushu jumps are landed on one leg.
- Always train with shoes - Preferable with wushu
shoes with a round sole ( no hard edges ).
- Do stability training for your joints.
- Also strengthen
all your leg muscles with plyometrics and weight training.
- Thin and weak leg muscles are more likely to lead to an injury than
to higher jumps.
- Always stretch and warm up before you
try wushu jumps.
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