Bottom Hops - Wushu Whip Chain

This video shows how to do bottom hops with a whip chain ( jiu jie bian ). Sit down and swing your whip over your head a few times ( from the right side forward ). Then lower the chain and swing it under your legs. To hop over your chain, extend your legs and push your upper body back at the same time. The smaller and faster this movement, the better. The flatter your upper body is on the floor, the better.

 

Performed by:

Feng Jia Bin
Song Jiang Wushu School

 

Related:

• 2 Hand Whip Chain Circle
• How to Attach the Flags

 

Animated:

• Bottom Hops
• Wushu
• Whip Chain

This broadsword technique is called "Gua Dao". Move the sword in big vertical circles. The circles have to be close to your body. Performed by Yang Jia Le from the Song Jiang Wushu School. Coach: Wang Guang Ming ( wushu head team ).

In this lesson you will learn how long your broadsword ( dao ) should be and what's the formal way to carry it. When you carry your broadsword, hold it between the fingers of your left hand. Fingers point forward, palm points up. If you now fully extend your elbow, the top of the sword should be at ear height. Straightswords are slightly longer than broadswords.

Performed by Yang Jia Le from the Song Jiang Wushu School.
Coach: Wang Guang Ming ( wushu head coach )

This video shows how to do a broadsword stab ( ci dao ). Start with the handle at the hip and keep the sword quite horizontal from the beginnin. Look straight forward and stand straight. Then extend the right arm in front of you and move the tip of the sword in a straight line. Also extend your shoulders and fully straighten the right arm ( careful with the elbow at the beginning ). The left hand can either move to the right shoulder or be extended backwards. The right shoulder, the elbow and the hand should be in a horizontal line. The tip of the broadsword can be slightly below this line. A common mistake is raising the top of the sword. Keep looking straight frward.

Performed by Yang Jia Le from the Song Jiang Wushu School.
Coach: Wang Guang Ming ( wushu head coach )