January 14th, 2009
by admin
The butterfly kick. Many people seem to think that they need to kick both legs up equally, as in a circle during a butterfly kick, but a tip that Coach Wang Wei has taught me is that the butterfly kick isn’t circular. In order to gain height, you need to lift your left leg higher than your right leg. If you look at Zhao Qing Jian’s butterfly, he demonstrates that clearly. His right leg lifts, then his left leg lifts even higher. Doing this will add extra air time.
See this video - http://www.youtube.com/v/fGD3zAZwO7E
That video also demonstrates clearly how to improve your cleanliness and height for a butterfly kick.
Cheers,
WushuKicks.com
October 2nd, 2008
by admin
TreX-Games Busan 2008, Wushu Tournament
SEPTEMBER 26TH, SESSION 1: MEN’S CHANGQUAN
9.63 - LEUNG MAN CHUN (HONG KONG)
9.60 - SHIMOMURA YUKI (JAPAN)
9.59 - LIN WEI-LIANG (TAIPEI)
9.58 - AUNG SI THU (MYANMAR)
9.57 - LEE JONG CHAN (KOREA)
9.56 - NG SAY YOKE (MALAYSIA)
9.55 - HSIAO-YUNG-SHEN (TAIPEI)
9.21 - SHIRAEDA MASASHI (JAPAN)
9.18 - CHUNG HANG CHENG (HONG KONG)
9.17 - PETER DANG (USA)
9.15 - MERRILL EDMOND ONG (CANADA)
9.15 - TIMOTHY HUNG (CANADA)
9.05 - ALFRED HSING (USA)
8.98 - CHARLES SUTANTO (INDONESIA)
8.96 - ALDY LUKMAN (INDONESIA)
8.92 - PHILLIP DANG (USA)
8.70 - SIVW ICIN YAN (SINGAPORE)
SEPTEMBER 26TH, SESSION 2: WOMEN’S QIANGSHU
9.56 - ZHENG TIAN HUI (HONG KONG)
9.40 - NGUYEN MAI PHUOUNG (VIETNAM)
9.37 - CINDY LUO (CANADA)
9.36 - KHUR PVH CHIN (SINGAPORE)
9.35 - MARGHERITA CINA (CANADA)
9.34 - SARAH CHANG (USA)
9.17 - THAT THAT NAING (MYANMAR)
SEPTEMBER 27TH, SESSION 4: WOMEN’S TAIJIQUAN
9.75 - LI JIN (CHINA)
9.59 - FAN-MAN-YUN (TAIPEI)
9.50 - YAMAGISHI KAYA (JAPAN)
9.49 - WEN CHING-NI (TAIPEI)
9.46 - NG SHIN YII (MALAYSIA)
9.32 - TAO YIJUN (SINGAPORE)
9.30 - HO PAK KEI PEGGIE (HONG KONG)
8.96 - MARY STEPHANIE PGBAY (PHILIPPINES)
7.46 - KIM OK JIN (KOREA)
MALE DAOSHU
1st - Japan
2nd - Taipei?
3rd - Mynmar
WOMEN’S CHANGQUAN
1 China - Zhao Shi - 9.69
2 Singapore - Khur Pvn Chin - 9.27
3 Canada - Margherita Cina - 9.26
MALE NANQUAN
1st - Korea
2nd - Japan
3rd - Malaysia
FEMALE JIANSHU
1st - Li Na, China
2nd - My Vu Tra, Vietnam
3rd - Tiffany Reyes, USA
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED!
September 22nd, 2008
by admin
JET LI, born in 1963, is an international star, a Chinese martial artist (kungfu) and a wushu champion.
He made his debut acting in the film Shaolin Temple. Other equally famous Jet Li films include the Once Upon a Time in China series, Fist of Legend and Fong Sai Yuk. His first Hollywood movie role was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4.
He also played leading roles in Hero, Romeo Must Die, The Forbidden Kingdom and his latest was The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
At 45, he has over 30 film credits but told participants at the recent Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore that his US$35mil paycheck does not make him a happy person.
Li, who is a Buddhist, was married twice first to Huang Quiyan (which ended with a divorce in 1990) and now to Nina Li Chi.
Li, 5’4”, has four children.
He became a Tibetan Buddhist and now lives in Singapore.
Li currently dedicates his non-movie energies to help victims in need during disasters after his near death experience that completely changed his life.
September 18th, 2008
by admin
Try this technique at your next practice. Try it for about 2 months and rest every other practice and see if it helps your explosiveness.
Sprint from one corner of your carpet/wushu center to the other. Slap the ground before you start sprinting, then slap the ground when you stop. This forces you to start and stop and not cheat by getting a slow running start.
Do this 5 times and then repeat at the end of practice.
This should improve your response time and fast twitch muscles.
Let me know if this works!
