Fanbeichui Drills, Setting Stake
1. In a mabu feeling stance, do repeat fanbeichui on the same side hand, directly behind. Repeat a few times on the same side, then do the other side.
2. Sit in a mabu stance, with the hands in fists in front of chest. Fanbeichui directly behind, alternating sides or repeating a few times each side. Come back to a forward facing stance each time between strikes. Put good power from the back into the fist. Remember this is not a normal backfist, but extends outwards from the body.
Fanbeichui Drills, Moving
1. Yazhang, qiezhang, fanbeichui drill (example to left hand punch). Right foot koubu and start to circle the left hand, left foot baibu and left yazhang in an aligned stance. The yazhang is at shoulder height, palm up, slightly outside the leg. The right hand puts force into the left by pressing out and up to the rear. Then right foot koubu to right qiezhang in a closed stance. Slice down outside the left arm, a bit to the outside of the circle. Koubu and baibu on the spot to turn to a left fanbeichui. Both fists are just outside the line of the circle, the top no lower than the shoulder, the bottom upright at the elbow. All three strikes travel in the same direction, progressively moving in on a moving target, so each is a little past the previous position. Continue on into the dragon single palm change, taking a fairly large step as if you missed the punch and are still moving in on the opponent. Now you can repeat on the other side.
2. Koubu, baibu, koubu, fanbeichui. Start with the stepping of the first dragon palm change. Then koubu into ‘hide a flower under a leaf’. Then turn directly to fanbeichui.
