單勾小砸式 dan gou xiao za shi
The small smash change trains the same concepts as the dragon dodging body change, though perhaps quicker and lighter, more like a bird than a dragon.
Description: Starting in single hook form with the left hand in to the circle centre.
Action One: Koubu the right foot a bit inside the circle.
Action Two: Baibu the left foot a bit outside the circle line and liaozhang the left arm, keeping the right arm extended and hooked behind.
Action Three: Step the right foot through and come through in lion form (both hands unhooked), following the line of the circle so that the lion goes slightly outside. Be sure to apply power all together.
Action Four: Baibu the left foot back along the circle line to mabu with an open foot, with your back facing the centre of the circle. Zazhang (pound) on both sides, palms flat, facing up, but emphasizing the left arm – the front arm in the direction you are going.
Action Five: Step the right foot forward along the circle line and gaizhang with the right hand, continuing in that direction. Do the gaizhang a bit lower than usual, as if you had deerhorn knives and were driving the tip into the space behind the collar bone. Keep the other hand up, lightly cupped, at the elbow.
Action Six: Sit back, bring the left hand over the right forearm, at first palm up, then turning palm down to reach across. Reach forward, then step the left foot back and open out both arms to the single hook posture.
Action Seven: Step through to single hook posture and turn the right hand gradually to the centre of the circle, to start walking.
