Fanbeichui moving drills

1. Yazhang, qiezhang, fanbeichui drill (example to left hand fanbeichui). Right foot koubu and start to circle the left hand, left foot baibu and left yazhang in an aligned mabu feeling stance . The yazhang is at shoulder height, palm up, slightly outside the stance. The right hand puts force into the left by pressing out and up to the rear, palm out. Right foot koubu to right pizhang in a closed stance. Slice down outside the left arm, a bit to the outside of the circle. Do not cut down too low, or you will have trouble getting the backfist out. Turn to left fanbeichui. The top fist is no lower than the shoulder. The bottom fist is at the elbow. Both fists are on the just outside the line of the circle. All three strikes travel in the same direction, progressively moving in on the moving target, so each is a little past the previous technique. Then open the fist as if grabbing, and move into the palm to Hide a Flower Under a Leaf. Take a fairly large step, as if you missed the punch and are moving into the opponent. Turn to dragon form and then repeat on the other side.

2. Koubu, baibu, koubu fanbaichui. Koubu, baibu like the single palm change of the dragon. Then koubu into hide a flower under a leaf. Then turn directly to fanbeichui.


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