Di Tang Quan 地趟拳

Di Tang Quan (Fist of the Ground) (Performer: Wei Yufei)

Section I

Qi Shi (Commencing form)

1. Lun Bi Za Quan (whirl the arm and smash the fist)

2. Shi Zi Hou Dao (fall down backward with the body in a cross shap)

3. Li Yu Da Ting (jump up as a fish)

4. Hou Bai Dao Di (sway backward and fall down)

5. Du Li Chong Quan (stand on one leg and punch fist)

6. Xuan Zi Zhuan Ti (turn the body as a rotor)

7. Wu Long Jiao Wei (Left Foot) (black dragon coils the tail)

8. Wu Long Jiao Zhu (black dragon coils around the pillar and stand up)

9. Gong Bu Tui Zhang (push the palm in bow step)

Section II

10. Qiang Bei Yu Yue (jump up as a fish and land by the back)

11. Xuan Feng Jiao Dao Di (fall down the ground with whirlwind foot)

12. Fan Bian Quan (spinning fist)

13. Sao Dang Tui (leg sweeping)

14. Chuo Deng Nian (jab, stroke and trample)

15. Li Yu Tiao Lian (jump as a fish)

16. Lao Han Xu Bei Wo (old man in the quilt)

17. E Hu Ce Pu (the hungry tiger rushes to one side)

18. Wu Long Jiao Zhu (black dragon coils around the pillar and stand up)

19. Hu Xiao Tui Shan (roar and push forward as a tiger)

Shou Shi (Closing Form)

Di Tang Quan (Fist of the Ground)

Section I

Qi Shi (Commencing Form)

Essentials: stand straightly in chasse; hands fall down naturally on both sides; eye to the front (see figure 1).

Figure 1

Essentials: whirl arms upward along the two sides; clench the fists and cross them in front of the chest in arc; step the left foot backward to the right for a small step; push the both palms outward along the two sides; take a step by the right foot and squat; whirl arms and smash fists; eye to the front (see figure 2)

Mistake: bend the upper body.

Correction: pay attention to square the shoulder and fall down the waist.

Figure 2

Essentials: turn the body right for 90 degrees and then fall down to the ground; separate arms on both sides and fall down the ground along with the back of the body; at the same time, leap the right leg to the front upper direction; eye to the right foot (see figure 3).

Mistake: the body is relaxed and the hindbrain touches the ground.

Correction: keep the body stress in the practicing process; head down on chest; support the ground by arms.

Figure 3

3. Li Yu Da Ting (jump up as a fish)

Essentials: knee curl; lift up the feet; support the body by arms and the back; separate the feet and swing forward in arc; spring up the upper body by the strength of the abdomen; beat the ground by the right palm and stretch the left palm forward to beat the ground in squat; eye to the right palm (see figure 4)

Mistake: the waist bends when springing up the upper body and beating the ground.

Correction: swing the feet quickly and keep the waist straight.

 

Figure 4