Wudang Sanfeng 36 Basic Kicks

三十六路腿法
Sān Shí Liù Lù Tuǐ Fǎ
36 kicking methods

Note: The naming of movements often use “leg” or “foot”. The noun which refers to the body part which performs the action also refers to the action. It is common in Chinese martial art terminology for the verb used as noun (punch, kick, brush, cut), and the body part that performs the action (fist, leg, palm, knee), to be used interchangeably.

Some descriptions of the movement incorporates the direction or position (正踢腿,里合腿), physical form (sometimes with metaphor or symbolizing objects, such as lotus), or characteristics of the use of power (彈腿). Also common is the naming with the intention or target location (通肋,窩心,破膝) of the kick as adverb.

1. 正踢腿 Zhèng Tī Tuǐ
Front leg swing

2. 斜踢腿 Xié Tī Tuǐ
Diagonal leg swing

3. 側踢腿 Cè Tī Tuǐ
Lateral leg swing

4. 里合腿 Lǐ Hé Tuǐ
Inward closing leg

5. 外擺腿 Wài Bǎi Tuǐ
Outward swing

6. 窩心腿 Wō Xīn Tuǐ
Heart-shock leg

7. 破膝腿 Pò Xī Tuǐ
Breaking-knee leg

8. 破心腿 Pò Xīn Tuǐ
Breaking heart leg

9. 通肋腿 Tōng Lè Tuǐ
Penetrating-ribs leg

10. 小蹺腿 Xiǎo Qiāo Tuǐ
Low-raise leg

11. 彈腿 Tàn Tuǐ
Spring leg

12. 邊腿 Biān Tuǐ
Side leg

13. 側通腿 Cè Tōng Tuǐ
Lateral penetrating leg

14. 反腿 Fǎn Tuǐ
Reverse leg

15. 轉身腿 Zhuǎn Shēn Tuǐ
Face about leg

16. 踩腳 Cǎi Jiǎo
Tap foot

17. 下劈腿 Xià Pī Tuǐ
Downward hack leg

18. 尖子腳 Jiān Zi Jiǎo
Sharp point foot

19. 掃腿 Sǎo Tuǐ
Sweeping leg

20. 跛膝通肋 Bǒ Xī Tōng Lè
Break knee – Penetrate ribs

21. 窩心通肋 Wō Xīn Tōng Lè
Heart shock – Penetrate ribs

22. 里合通肋 Lǐ Hé Tōng Lè
Inward swing – Penetrate ribs

23. 窩心後通 Wō Xīn Hòu Tōng
Heart shock – Backward penetrate

24. 里合小蹺 Lǐ Hé Xiǎo Qiāo
Inward swing – Low raise

25. 里合反腿 Lǐ Hé Fǎn Tuǐ
Inward swing – Reverse leg

26. 前踢後撩 Qián Tī Hòu Liāo
Front kick – Back raise

27. 掛面轉身後蹬腿 Guà Miàn Zhuǎn Shēn Hòu Dēng Tuǐ
Swipe face – turn body and backward treading leg

28. 低高邊腿 Dī Gāo Biān Tuǐ
Low-high side leg

29. 窩心反腿 Wō Xīn Fǎn Tuǐ
Heart shock – reverse leg

30. 躍步通肋 Yuè Bù Tōng Lè
Leaping penetrating ribs leg

31. 二起腳 Èr Qǐ Jiǎo
Double raising kick

32. 跺子腳 Duò Zi Jiǎo
Stomp leg

33. 玄功腿 Xuán Gōng Tuǐ
Xuan-power leg

34. 旋風腿 Xuàn Fēng Tuǐ
Hurricane leg

35. 騰空外擺蓮 Téng Kōng Wài Bǎi Lián
Airborne outward swing lotus

36. 騰空側蹬（飛腿） Téng Kōng Cè Dēng (Fēi Tuǐ)
Airborne lateral treading kick (flying leg)

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