Kung Fu Straight Jump

Series Summary

Kung Fu is a traditional form of martial arts native to China. The forms of combat arts that make up Kung Fu can be traced as far back as the 12th century BC. The term “Kung Fu” actually refers to any individual accomplishment or cultivated skill obtained by long and hard work. The term was popularized in Western countries in the 20th century by Hong Kong films in the 1960s. In this free kung fu video series, let a 4th degree black belt instructor show you some basic jumping moves. First learn the straight jump and move on to the single tuck jump. Next, try the double tuck jump and the single tuck press jump. Finally, try the more complicated northern jump. Work on improving leg strength and explosiveness with expert tips from a kung fu black belt.

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Sifu Mallon with the Clearwater Kung Fu Center, this is my assistant Melissa and this is Kung Fu for health. We're going to be working on what's called the Kung Fu Straight Jump. To perform the Straight Jump, you're going to place your feet shoulder distance apart, your hands are going to clench into fist. You don't have to squeeze your hand very tight, but just keep the shape of your hands. Now, I'm going to go and turn this way so you kind of see what I'm looking for in the mechanics. Your hands start in front of you, now just doing this slow motion, I'm going to bend my knees, and I'm going to bring my arms back. Now here, I'm not letting my head go down like this, but I'm dropping my hips, so the body is semi straight. From here, I'm going to throw the arms up this way, giving a real good powerful arm swing, I'm going to thrust off my legs and jump vertically up and reach up. Okay. I'm going to have Melissa demonstrate this at fast speed. So she's going to bend, bring the arms back, bend the knees, swing, throw the arms up. Again. One more time. This is Straight Jump Kung Fu for health."