by Doc Stier on Wed May 25, 2022 12:27 pm
Good points and good advice. I was taught that the so-called Mud Sliding Step is a type of footwork specifically designed for use only on treacherously slippery surfaces covered with rain water; shallow wet mud; snow or ice; gasoline or oil; loose dirt, sand or gravel; and so forth. However, what I was taught is performed a bit differently than the toe sliding step usually seen in modern wushu forms today.
On those surfaces, the normal natural footwork method of placing the heel down first, before transferring weight forward to complete the step, would increase the possibility of accidentally slipping, and thereby losing balance and stability, when quickly taking active steps while actually fighting on a slippery surface.
Thus, in the older version of the Sun Style, it is not used in any other circumstances and is definitely not used as the standard method for daily Circle Walking practices.
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Doc Stier on Wed May 25, 2022 2:10 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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