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Wushu Staff Flip
In this lesson you will learn how to flip the wushu staff
in the air ( pao gun ).
This is the only modern staff technique where both hands release the
staff.
At the beginning you should learn this from and to a flat staff slap.
Later you can try to do a back sweep or stretchkick while
the staff rotate in the air.
Very advanced variations of this techniques are when you do a wushu jump
kick while the
staff flips around and catch the staff in mid-air.
Find other staff techniques at staff main.
Technical description: Wushu Staff Flip
- The staff is usually flipped after a flat staff slap variation.
( jumped, standing or twisted )
First of all stand up and bring your staff to a vertical position, so that the thin end of the staff points up.
The right hand holds the thick end of the staff, like if you were balancing a stick vertical. ( not firm )
To adjust the distance between the hands, let the staff slide through your left hand.
- Shortly before you step forward, pull the thick end of the staff up towards your chest and release both hands in time,
so that the staff flips around in the air. Make sure the staff flips around in a vertical layer.
- While the staff rotates in the air, perform a wushu technique, ( for example a back sweep or a stretchkick )
and grab the staff with the right hand first, when the thick end points down again.
At the beginning it's OK if you just step forward while the staff rotates in the air...
- The staff flip is usually followed by a flat staff slap variation.
But of course you can also do a one-handed staff twirl afterwards.
However... It's recommended to learn the staff flip FROM and TO a flat staff slap,
which is the easiest and most common staff flip combination.
Later you can try to do a back sweep while the staff rotates in the air.
Or do a flying
frontkick and catch the staff in the air.
Trainer advice: Wushu Staff Flip
- Throw the staff high enough so that you have sufficient time for one wushu technique while the staff rotates in the air.
However... You should be able to catch the staff right after this technique. It looks stupid if you just stand there
waiting that the staff falls into your hands. So you shouldn't throw the staff too high either.
Related instructions: Wushu Staff Flip
Videos: Wushu Staff Flip
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