Lotus kick
A spinning jump kick in modern wushu taolu.
The lotus kick, or jump outside (téng kōng bǎi lián), is a spinning aerial kick in modern wushu taolu. In traditional changquan, it functioned as a long-range attack like a tornado kick. At the World Wushu Championships, it counts as a Difficulty Technique for changquan, nanquan, and taijiquan events.
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- jump outside, téng kōng bǎi lián
- Type
- jump in modern wushu taolu
- Original method setup
- running setup into a jump on the right leg
- Modern method setup
- stationary setup with jump executed evenly on both legs
- Advanced rotation variations
- 540° or 720°
- Competition presence
- World Wushu Championships
Facts from the source article.
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