The Heel Kick

Creswick - Tai Chi/Kung Fu Class, Tuesday 8pm, 23/10/07

Tai Chi

The Heel Kick we went through in class contains a lot of small pieces. Let's review them here.

Lift Heavens
From the Single Whip at the end of Cloud Hands, the right hand goes back and the back leg straightens, making your hands appear to lift up.

High Pat the Horse
Your right hand comes forward past your ear and brushes forward along your arm.

Draw the Bow
Your right hand circles down and past the inside of your left elbow, then forward and out, towards the direction we will kick.

Heel Kick (Right)
The hands come down, cross over and then circle up. The right hand and foot go out together.

Box Tigers Ears
The foot comes straight down, the hands brush the hips and come forward to Box Tigers Ears. The thumbs are downward your fists are a heads-width apart.

Heel Kick (Left)
We then executed a left heel kick in the opposite diagonal direction.

We'll review the move on Thursday and see hwo we go from there.

Until then, keep practicing!