How to Do a Wushu Tornado Kick

Learning to do a Wushu tornado kick can be a challenging martial arts move. The tornado kick is made up of a series of movements that flow together. Learning to do a Wushu tornado kick takes lots of practice and requires flexibility and balance to be successful. You can do this martial arts move with or without a weapon.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Set yourself up in the right position by beginning with a few outside kicks. These will also help you build momentum, allowing you to practice shifting your weight from one side to the other as you learn to do a Wushu tornado kick.

2. Begin in a standing position with your hands down by your side. Run forward a few steps, then hold your arms straight out to your right. Swing your arms around as you jump into the air turning your body.

3. Bring the left knee up, and then switch legs as you continue to turn kicking all the way around in a semi-circle with the right foot.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear comfortable, loose fitting, durable clothes. If you are learning to do a Wushu tornado kick, you need to practice in clothes that allow you to move, turn and twist freely.
• Make sure to regularly perform exercises that increase your strength, flexibility and balance to help you perform this and other martial arts techniques properly.
• It's very important to know how to fall correctly in martial arts to prevent causing a serious injury.
• Train under the watchful supervision of a professional martial arts instructor.
• Stretch to warm up the muscles. You will find as you learn to do a Wushu tornado kick that it is a complicated technique that requires a great deal of flexibility. Stretch to reduce the likelihood of injuries.

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