Do you turn on your toe or on your heel?

[YouKnowWho]

When you have a horse stance facing north, if you want to turn into a left side bow-arrow stance to the west, do you turn your right foot on your toe (ball of your foot) or do you turn your right foot on your heel?

It looks to me that this longfist guy turns on his toe at 0.21, 0.34, 0.45, and 1.10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS2TE...eature=related

It' clear to see that this Lohan guy turns on his toe at 0.24.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPOiHl18mA

It' also clear to see that this Tongbei guy turns on his toe at 0.29.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXNByYRPmbk

[jo]

Whatever works for YOU.

-jo

[PalmStriker]

Use ball of foot for all turns, personally, (including 360 degree) try not to incorporate anything that crimps flow/movement.

[David Jamieson]

whole foot like you're crushing grapes.

[Scott R. Brown]

It is much easier to sweep a turning foot while it is pivoting on its heel.

[SPJ]

yes. in ba ji, we turn on front sole, it is grinding/turning step or nian zhuan.

when we land our heels, there is some stomping, so it is called grinding stomp or nian zhen.

of course, there is also turning of the waist etc etc.

however, when I practice yang tai chi, we turn on heels more. due to shifting weight in a different way.

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whatever whenever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQgjXvwqhw

[-N-]

whatever whenever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQgjXvwqhw

Hey, you can't post a text only Shakira video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsp_8Lm1eSk

[Darthlawyer]

If I am turning to strike forward (west in your description), I would turn closer to on the heel. I think the "Grape smashing" description would be pretty accurate. You don't generate as much power coming from your toes.

[kristcaldwell]

this is really a style thing. jing wu long fist routines turn on the toe, whereas BSL turns on the heel.
i believe that turning on the toe is more natural and therefore it's easier to maintain one's balance at an early stage of training with this technique. turning on the heel allows one to maintain the same distance while throwing a strike, while rotating on the toe actually makes one lose ground (and possibly power).

so the answer?...it really depends on the style.

[SPJ]

Hey, you can't post a text only Shakira video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsp_8Lm1eSk

yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jj1z...eature=related

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEsxLZViA6c

[YouKnowWho]

It is much easier to sweep a turning foot while it is pivoting on its heel.

This is one of my concerns too. For those of you who prefer to turn on the heel,

- Do you get the "spring (take off running)" feeling from it?
- Can you get a smooth transation into a back leg kick?
- Do you get "stuck" feeling instead of "mobility" feeling?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74LHTEQ3EZY

[-N-]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEsxLZViA6c

I mean't if you're going to post Shakira, let's see some skin. Not just lyrics

[bawang]

if u like being taken down 5 seconds into fight turn on the toe

[YouKnowWho]

if u like being taken down 5 seconds into fight turn on the toe

What will be the reason? In combat, your feet should feel like to walk on a layer of thin ice on the froze lake.