Inside Circle Kick - Wushu

The inside circle kick is one of the first basic wushu kick. The chinese expression is: "le he ". From an upright position with the arms spreaded apart, one leg is kicked outside-up, claps into the opposite hand and goes down even faster then it came up. The entire body stays motionless, onle the kicking leg moves. (One arm moves for the clap) This technique should be practiced in every wushu session from your very first training.

 

 

Technical description: Inside Circle Kick - Wushu

• How to start off. (Straight, inside and outside snapkick have the same beginning)
  Stand upright with your legs closed and your hands on your sides.
• Step forward with your left leg and lift your straightened arms while looking to your right.
  You kinda lift your wrists and follow with your hands (See video)
• Follow with your right foot so that your legs are closed again, look straight ahead again and twist up your palms.
  Now your arms should be horizontal and your palms should be behind your chest (side view).
  Both palms point outward. That´s how 3 of the 5 basic kicks begin.
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• Step forward with your left leg and and swing your right leg outside-up infront of your face. When your foot moves to the other side you twist forward, so that the sole of your shoe smashes in.
• Twitch down your leg as fast as you can and also bring your hands back to your position. Make sure u never bend your back. It`s optical very important to move the leg faster down then up. To achieve this, keep your hip straight.
• Tap down with the toe of your kicking leg, step forward on the heel and
  kick with the other leg

 

 

Trainer advice: Inside Circle Kick - Wushu

• Warm up and stretch enough before you practice the kicks.
• Sidesplits an Flatstance stretches are very important for this basic kick. Stretch your ankles.
• Train your hip strength.
• Do special stretches for the wushu kicks. You should be able to touch your forehead with the toe of your straightened leg.

 

 

Related instructions: Inside Circle Kick - Wushu

• ANKLE STRETCH
• STRAIGHT SNAPKICK ( zheng ti - basic wushu leg technique )
• SIDE SNAPKICK ( ce ti - basic wushu leg technique )
• OUTWARD SNAPKICK ( wai bai - basic wushu leg technique )
• HAND SNAPKICK ( dan pai jiao - basic wushu leg technique )

 

 

Videos: Inside Circle Kick - Wushu

• Inside Circle Kick

 

 

 

 

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