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Longfist - Wushu
Longfist, ( in chinese chang quan ) is the most practiced wushu style.
This is because chang quan is the main style of modern wushu and young
martial artists in China start with longfist and 2 compulsory weapons.
At
the beginning traditional styles are only practiced during holidays,
if injured etc.
Many chinese martial artists train 10 to 15 years
only do 3 to 5 forms.
But these forms are performed in perfection.
Beginning with monkey and
drunken style would probably be fun, but longfist basics have to be master
first. Once you are good at changquan, you can learn any traditional
form in a few hours.
Changquan is a very
acrobatic, athletic style and gives you the speed, the flexibility
and most important, the coordination, you need for all the other styles.
For those who want to learn changquan now:
You can find all the jumps, the difficulties and basic moves on the top
of wushu main.
Other typical longfist techniques can be found below.
Also visit the video
section for more instructions and basic forms.
Online Instructions: Longfist - Wushu
General style description: Longfist - Wushu
- The most popular changquan form is called "Zixuanquan" (
Self made form or freestyle form )
That's your own changquan form, which you have to make up, once you
reach a certain level.
Your changquan zixuanquan should involve typical changquan techniques;
stances, jumps, kicks, sweeps etc. When you choose your combinations,
you should pick the most difficult techniques you can perform.
- Typical changquan mores are: Smashpunches, Legholds,
Butterfly Twists,
Slapkicks, Sweeps etc.
- Typical combinations are:
- High rated techniques are: Special techniques
like sweeps, legholds, jumps, combinations and difficult landings
( for example split landings
). The highest rated difficulties are jumps with 720-rotations with
split landings and legholds behind the back.
The lowest rated difficulties are the cartwheel roll, the normal butterfly
kick, the flying frontkick, front sweep 540, etc.
- Longfist stances are very low, there are long
runups and jump combinations with split landings.
- Modern changquan forms are very similar to modern
weapon forms. Stances, Sweeps, holds and jumps are performed the same
way. The biggest difference
is that you have to get used to holding a weapon in one hand while
performing difficulties.
Modern weapon styles: Broadsword and
Staff or Straightsword and Spear.
Trainer advice: Longfist - Wushu
- Learn all the basics from wushu
main.
- A little guide: How to get started.
Wushu Arm Circle
All the Basic Wushu Kicks.
Chuan Chang
5 Stances Form
Gui Ding Quan
Zi Xuan Quan
There are a lot more standardized longfist forms between the 5 stances
form and Qui Ding Quan. Montalvo ( FM Community ) posted some nice
links in the forum.
- If you really want to become good at longfist,
make sure you have a proper workout routine,
( at least a few training sessions per week ), stretch a lot, do plyometrics
and learn about the right nutrition to increase you performance
Related instructions: Longfist - Wushu
Videos: Wushu Spear Smash
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