Kung Fu Twisting Punch

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center and today we're going to be showing you the proper Twisting Punch. Okay, you could start from the feet together, fist to hip position. Okay, you want to step out in a Horse Stance. Okay. Now, the Twisting Punch, you twist in a Bow, and you throw the punch straight out with your shoulders in a line. You want to keep the chest straight, the buttocks tucked in, front thigh parallel, back leg straight. Now, in the Twisting Punch you perform two actions. Okay. Twisting with the Sleeve Block and then executing the second punch. Okay. You want to do it at the same time, so you block, shift, and then punch straight out. Okay, from the side view. Okay, you notice the shoulders are in a line, front leg is parallel, then he blocks straight up, twists, punch. Then again, blocks straight up, twists and punch. Now, it's very important as you perform the blocking and the punch, that you stay level, so that way you have the proper distance for the punch and you don't compromise your power. Okay. Some common applications for the Twisting Punch, if someone hooks to your head, so you've Sleeve Block straight out, and at the same time, punch to the ribs or to the chest. Okay. Or if they punch straight to the chest this way, you just twist, block straight up, punch to the armpit, punch to the ribs, okay. And also if they punch, you can block, punch straight to the face. But it's very important, you don't want to throw a block, and then stop and then punch. So it's perform at the same time, block, punch. If he punches again, block, punch. That is the proper way to perform a Twisting Punch."