回身掌 hui shen zhang
The Returning Body Change trains advance and retreat turning, pizhang applications, and kicks. It is called returning change because you constantly run away, then turn back to counter attack. All the turns are done in two actions – koubu without turning, then turn.
Description: Starting in dragon form with the left hand up.
Action One: The inside (left) foot first steps straight.
Action Two: The outside (right) foot steps straight. Then the inside (left) foot does a koubu, pointing away from the circle. The left hand gradually does ‘stab to heaven’.
Action Three: Turn. Step one, two (right baibu to the line, left straight on the line). Keep the arm back on the baibu, then continue the circle of the left hand to do qiezhang.
Action Four: Right baibu and turn, keeping the left arm laid out. Then continue the action of the left hand to do a palm up low liaozhang.
Action Five: Left toe kick, keep the left arm extended along the leg. Lean back, putting the hip into the kick.
Action Six: Turn and land the kicking leg with koubu, close to the supporting foot. Cross the arms. Then open the arms and do a right heel kick along the line of the circle. Lean back and thrust the arms out to the sides as you kick, palms pressing to the sides. The right arm is in towards the circle centre and the left arm is out towards the outside. You may also swing the arms out at shoulder height, palms up.
Action Seven: Land the kicking (right) leg back along the line of the circle, back towards the inner (right) arm. Reach that hand (right) across, then step in and left tanzhang. (You may also add a forward step into a right chuanzhang after.)
Action Eight: Reach back along the circle then step and right tanzhang. (You may also add a forward step into a left chuanzhang after.)
Action Nine: Turn, drop stance thread palm.
Action Ten: Go directly to dragon form and start walking. You have changed sides.
