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Wushu · Intermediate · i1

Stance chains

At home 10 min 1 and a grown-up One room

Ready when: basic home cards done.

Start a session

What you are learning

Linking moves into a chain, the way routines are built: horse stance punch, step into bow stance punch, sit into rest stance, rise into a snap kick, then turn and repeat the other way. The eyes lead each turn.

Words on this card Horse stance, Bow stance, Rest stance, Snap kick, Chain, Facing
Horse stance
Feet wider than the shoulders, knees bent as if sitting on a horse, body upright.
Bow stance
A forward lunge, front knee bent, back leg straight, both heels down.
Rest stance
One foot crossed behind the other, sitting low onto the back knee.
Snap kick
The knee lifted, then the lower leg snapped out level.
Chain
Moves linked one after another.
Facing
The direction the body and eyes point in a routine.

Set up

A clear 3 m line.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for wushu

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Horse stance, punch.
  2. Turn and step into bow stance, punch.
  3. Sit into rest stance; rise into a snap kick; turn, eyes first, and repeat the other way.

Your part while they practise

Call the next move; watch the facing.

Step by step

  1. Horse stance punch.
  2. Step into bow stance punch.
  3. Sit into rest stance.
  4. Rise into a snap kick.
  5. Turn and repeat the other way.

How much: 5 chains 10 min a session 3 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: New order

The parent calls the moves in a new order; the child links them without stopping.

Who plays: the child against their own best; you call.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Call 4 moves in a new order
  2. The child does them as one chain
  3. Score the chain
  4. 5 chains
Fair play
A grown-up calls one move at a time for a younger child.
Points
1 point for each move in the right order and facing; 1 more point for a chain with no stop.
Fouls
No point for that move
  • The eyes lag behind the turn
  • A stance higher than the others
  • The wrong facing
Winning
Beat your best from 5 chains.
Stars
  1. 10 points for 1 star
  2. 17 points for 2 stars
  3. 25 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Pause between moves.

Harder

One flowing chain, eyes leading each turn.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the eyes lag the turn Eyes lead, body followsLook, then turn.
  • stances get high Same depth every stanceStay low.

Self-check

5

5 chains without a stop or a wrong facing.

Stop and get a coach when

Learning a real routine.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains sequencing, facing directions, rhythm.

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