步法是实战中腿法的基本功，包含了马步、弓步、虚步、仆步、拳击步等。步法不仅能在实战中成为格斗姿势，让你的攻防更加快速，而且还能锻炼你的腿部力量。
The Wushu Basic Stances are the basic skills of the legs method in a real combat, including horse stance, bow stance, empty stance, drop stance, boxing stance, etc.
The Wushu Basic Stances are not only usefull fighting postures during a real combat, let you offense and defense faster, but are also a good exercise for your leg strength.
1- 并步 Bìng Bù – Feet-together Stance
The feet are close together
2- 开立步 Kāi Lì Bù – Open Stance
两腿平行开立，抱拳准备练。
The two legs are parallelly opened. Normally is using for preparing training.
3- 马步 Mǎ bù – Horse（riding） Stance
两腿平行开立，两脚间距离三个脚掌的长度，然后下蹲，脚尖平行向前，勿外撇。
The two legs are opened in parallel, the distance between the two feet is the length of the three soles of the foot, and then can squat down, the toes are parallel forward, and is not allowed to let the feet going to an outwards direction.
两膝向外撑，膝盖不能超过脚尖，大腿与地面平行。
The knees are supported outwards, the knees cannot exceed the toes, and the thighs are parallel to the ground.
含胸拔背，胸要平，背要圆。两手可环抱胸前，如抱球状。头往上顶，头顶如被一根线悬住。 这就是马步的基本要求。初时不易站久，能站5分钟已属不错，但贵在坚持，能站半小时已算有所成就了。
With a chest pulled back, the chest should be flat and the back should be round. Both hands can hug the chest, such as holding a ball. The head is up, and the top of the head is like suspended by a line.This is the basic requirement of the horse-riding stance. It is not easy to stand for a long time at the beginning, standing for 5 minutes it’s already very good, but if you will desist in your training so is possible in the future you can stand for half an hour, achieving your success.
4- 半马步 Bàn Mǎ bù – Half Horse（riding） Stance
（1）两腿屈蹲，大腿略高于水平。身体重心略偏于后腿。
(1) The legs are bent and the thighs are slightly above the level. The center of gravity is slightly biased to the hind legs.
（2）前脚脚尖朝前，后脚脚尖朝侧.
(2) The toes of the front foot are facing forward, and the toes of the back foot are toward the side.
（3）两脚间距3脚长。裆部撑开。
(3) The distance between the two feet is about 3 feet long. The ankle is opened.
（4）上体微向左转。
(4) The upper body turns slightly to the left.
5- 弓步 Gōng Bù – Bow Stance
一腿向前方迈出一大步，约为脚长的四至五倍，同时膝关节弯曲，大腿近于水平膝盖与脚尖垂直。另一腿挺膝伸直。两脚全脚掌着地，上体正对前方。
One leg takes a big step forward, about four – five times the length of the foot, while the knee is bent, the thigh is nearly perpendicular to the horizontal knee and the toe.
The other leg is straight. Both feet are on the ground and the upper body is facing the front.
左腿在前为左弓步，右腿在前为右弓步。
When the left leg is in front that mean this is left GōngBù, and when lunge the right leg is in front that mean this is right GōngBù.
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