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Spear Back Twirl - Wushu
The back twirl ( liao qiang ) is actually a staff
technique, but sometimes you can see it
in a spear form. The front twirl ( wu hua qiang ) is
a bit more complex than the back twirl.
When you do the back twirl,
the top of the spear only passes once on the left side
and once on the right side of your body. When you do the front twirl,
the spear is longer on the right side than on the left side.
Find more wushu spear instructions at spear main.
Technical description: Spear Back Twirl - Wushu
- IMPORTANTNT FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS:
The thin end of the spear is the "TOP" and the thick end is the "END".
- Hold the spear with your right hand in front of your chest ( thumb points up ) .
Then put your left hand over your right hand so that the thumbs are crossed.
The hands touch each other during the whole twirl.
- Let the top of the spear fall backwards down on the right side of your body.
The spear is held with the right HUKOU ( hukou = the area between the
pointer and the thumb ) . The left hand only supports the twirl and
is held close on the right hand.
- Pull the top of the spear forward-up and shift
your hands slightly to your left at the same time. This way the end
of the spear will move down very close to the left side of your head.
- Now let the top of the spear fall down on your left side and when it points straight down,
pull your hands slightly to the right side again, so that the end now passes on the
right side of your head.
- When the top of the spear points straight up, you are at the beginning again.
- The back twirls motion is only 2/3 of the front twirls motion.
Trainer advice: Spear Back Twirl - Wushu
- Keep your hands close together and close to the chest.
- The spear has to twirl very close to the body. The further you twirl it from the body,
the more likely you will hit your legs or your head. To practice keeping
the spear close, stand with your right shoulder on a wall and twirl
the spear without letting the top or the end hit the wall. Then do
the same thing with your left shoulder on a wall. The shoulder should
always be about one inch from the wall.
Related instructions: Spear Back Twirl - Wushu
Videos: Spear Back Twirl - Wushu
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