Kung Fu Jump Kicks: Butterfly Kick

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Sifu Mallon with the Clearwater Kung Fu center. This is Kung Fu for health. We're going to be working an advanced jump kick today, this is called our butterfly kick. This is a moving technique where you're using your right leg and left leg to perform two different kicks in mid-air. To start the action I'm going to break it down for you nice and slow. You're going to begin from a high bow and arrow stance, your arm work plays an important roll in this generate momentum and lift. I'm going to bring my right arm, I'm going to bring my right arm forward this way and my left arm is going to follow the same path. From here, I'm going to bend the knees and I'm going to dip my body down. At this point, I'm activating my legs so that I can really thrust myself up. My arms are going to lift up in a triangle position, this way, as my arms lift, my right leg is going to come following this action. One, landing, in the same time, my left leg is going to come up performing a hooking action, two, landing and twisting, following the momentum through. One more time nice and slow. I start the arm generating momentum, I bend the knees, lifting the arms and body together, one, two, land, follow momentum through. Putting the kick into fast speed. Again. One last one. This is how we perform the butterfly kick, Kung Fu for health."