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Wushu Slapkick
The slapkick ( dan pai jiao - lit: "single
slap leg" ) is the last of the 5 basic wushu kicks and should
be practiced in every training session. Slapkicks are only done with
the right leg
and are often seen in freestyle longfist and ditang forms.
Typical combinations are slapkicks followed by smash
punches or
arm circles. Learn the slapkick before you try your first flying
frontkicks.
Find more wushu instructions at wushu main.
Technical description: Wushu Slapkick
- Stand upright with your left foot a bit more than one shoulder width in front of the right foot.
The right leg is extended and the left leg is bent slightly.
Extend your right arm almost horizontal in front of you and let the fingers point slightly down.
Both hands form palms.
The left hand is held upright about one inch next to the right elbow.
Look straight forward and keep your upper body extended and vertical.
- Swing your extended right arm backwards and watch
the right hand for a moment as you do so ( turn the head short moment
).
The left hand sinks down slowly until the arm is extended and both
arms are in one line.
At the same time make a hop to switch legs. The hop should not be high but fast.
Instead of doing the hop you can also walk forward fast. Both methods
are OK.
- Land on your right leg.
Now the left foot is one shoulder width behind the right foot.
The left knee is extended and the left foot "can" touch the floor slightly.
Look straight forward again before the right hand passes horizontal level.
Keep swinging your extended, lined up arms forward up, until the left arm reaches head height.
- Step forward with your left foot and stop swinging
the left hand at head height. The right arm still moves. So the arms
are not lined up anymore !
- Swing up your extended right leg ( with the ankle
extended totally ) and clap your hands together in front of your head,
as short as possible before you will slap your foot.
It is very important that you keep your right leg and your upper body
extended ( upper body vertical ), that your right heel stays on the
floor during the whole kick and that you don't look down or up as you
kick. Also don't extend the hips to kick higher.
The kick has to be fast, not high !
- Clap your right foot and your right hand together shortly after the hand-clap.
At the same time, move your left hand fast backwards.
- Snap down you right leg even faster than you kicked up.
Extend the right arm in front of you and the left arm behind you.
Look straight forward and keep you head as high as possible without
lifting the left heel ( extend upper body ). Both elbows and both
knees have to be extended totally.
Trainer advice: Wushu Slapkick
- Try to do the slapkick as fast as you can.
- Concentrate on your hip. Don't open your hip as you kicks.
- The time between hand and foot slap should be as short as possible.
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