Eight methods, five steps and eight methods are not the requirements of lunge. The main points of lunge are: hold your head high; The front legs are bent and the rear legs are tense. The front foot is slightly flexed, the whole foot is on the ground, the knees are crouched, the thighs are horizontal, and the knees are about perpendicular to the foot surface; The other leg extends forward, with the whole foot on the ground, the upper body facing forward, and hands clenched at the waist.

Eight methods and five steps are Tai Ji Chuan's single basic skill training methods. The eight methods include: pushing, sliding, squeezing, pressing, picking, pulling, elbowing and leaning. The five steps include: forward, backward, left and right, and middle. Eight methods, five steps and thirteen methods, practice martial arts quickly and keep in good health slowly.

Eight methods, five steps and thirteen methods can be practiced alone or in several groups, such as ① giving up, rowing, squeezing and pressing; (2) Pick, pull, elbow and lean; (3) shed, elbow, squeeze, press, pick, lift, elbow and lean; ④ Advance, retreat, care, hope and decide. You can also practice repeatedly and coherently.

Lunge:

Lunge is one of the five basic steps of Wushu (lunge, horse stance, imaginary step, servant step and rest step). Commonly known as lunge, when used in Gong Zhuang practice, it is called lunge pile.

One leg takes a big step forward, about four to five times the length of the foot. At the same time, the knee joint is bent, the thigh is almost horizontal, and the knee and toe are in the same direction.

Lunge is a basic step of Tai Ji Chuan, commonly known as lunge, which is often used in drills. According to the national competition routines and statistics, lunges and lunges account for nearly half of the steps in the routines, which shows the important position and role of lunges and lunges in Tai Ji Chuan. Due to the different schools in Tai Ji Chuan and the different needs of martial arts and fitness, the forms of lunge posture are also different.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia -lunge