while lying flat on the back, rocking straight legs back toward the chest then thrusting them forward and bending the knees while arching the back and pushing with the hands next to the head in order to stand up.
one legged kip up: a kip up, but landing on your one leg [hype]
What if you weigh approximatley 200 pounds and are mostly muscle. I can do the splits forward and sideways with both legs, but i always fall on my back! as a taekwondo practitioner, im getting frustrated! Help!
ok rock onto your shoulders to get the momentom and as you start to rock forwards kick your legs diagonally into the air.if you do this properly you shouldnt even have to use your hands but if you are still having difficulty place your hands by the side of your head and do exactly as i said above but this time when you kick your legs push with your hands aswell.It doesnt matter how much you weigh aslong as you have the technique down.
Well i have a question i cant figure out.. i can do the kip up but hwne i do it i need my hand to kinda rest at my side when i do it for balance. how do i break the habit adn get my balance
This is the first move i have tried to do and i just can't get it. i saw someone do it then found this site for help but i still can't do it. No matter what i try to do i can not get my upper body high enough to get onto my feet. i will keep trying until i get it but i would really like any help anyone could give me. pllplp@hotmail.com
Try to use your upper back a little more and push off when you kick out your feet. and as soon as you do this then jsut keep practicing. you will find that your getting closer and closer with mroe practice until eventually you get it. Once you get it, it is so easy. you wonder why you couldn't do it before
you can do it on a bed but not anything hard then.. umm u just hve to kinda get used to different surfaces.. when i furst started i would do them on the bed and on trampoilines but i realized i can do it so easy because the ground gives in and it helps you.. so you just have to practice on hard surfaces.
yes you can use ur head but if u have a weak neck you could possibly hurt yourself i used to do that to but i stopped after i feltmy neck pull a litlle. lol
I think the trick is that when you bring your legs back, keep them straight, not bent. Bring them back as far as you can, and then, without stopping, swing them up AND foward as fast as you can. Push with your hands and try to bring your upper body with the rest of your body. Land in a crouching position or more upright if you can. After your legs get all the way back, your ass and hips should be slightly off the ground and shouldn't touch the ground again. Email if you need help.
When i land on my feet as soon as i can do it.. do i land with my feet together or slightly apart so that i have better balance. and also when i get up do i stay crouched or do i try to stand up straight? help me out please
yea i just wanted to say that when i first started doing it, i wasnt motivated enough. Then i gave myself situations ex. if i was pushed down by someone i hated and wanted to show strength by kipping. I went through all the motions and it worked out.
I've mastered regular kips and no hand kips w/ really good height, but I can't seem to get Rubber Bands (continuous kipping) down. I never seem to travel as far forwards enough, and its always really hard to fall back, any tips?
Some tips that helped me do them.(5'9 150) 1 Get your feet as far back as you can.(Under your rear) 2 Try to land on the balls of your feet.(It lets you position your feet even farther back if you do this.) 3 Try to get your knees as far forward as you can.
Seriously, doing those things let me do them.(Although sometimes I over shoot and land in a kneeling position. Still it's much easier that way.) Just keep trying and you'll get it eventually.(It took me 2 years but then again I'm probably too old at 30.)
i dont see a lot of disadvantage in being large and not doing them.. you just need to have more strength in your back and arms to do it. so if your strong then it should get easier and easier. keep practicing
I have been at this for awhile now, no helps here seem to be like my problem. I roll backwards basically onto shoulders and neck, then push with arms kick with legs. I feel the height and all with legs, but they come down then upper body comes down, basically land on shoulders, with legs bent, kinda like a bridge, what am I doing wrong?
I can't seem to get my upper body high enough to land the kip up, any tips on what to do/ or how to practice? Plus I wanted to know how to kich higher so my body can go up?
it kinda sounds like your not pushing off with your back at the same time you kick out-up you push off your back.. it just takes practice.. ready some of the other tips here they r good for help
Try and incorporate ur neck as well. When going up use ur neck 2 kind of spring. On the first few ateempts ur neck will b a bit sore a couple of days after but it's a lot easier if u use ur neck
People, this is about rubber bands, not just a kip up. Rubber bands are executed by continually doing kip ups. To start off, do a regular kip. While you are on your feet, jump back, and reach back, arms outstretched. Don't keep your arms bent, otherwise you'll land hard on your back. Also, try to keep your head craned towards your stomach. The arms should lessen the impact of the back hitting the floor, thus letting you perform another kip.
How do you do the kip up!? I don't know how to use my hadns I think i got my foot right but I just keep throwing my legs down. MY kip up suckz dick someone help me out here!
Ya i do taekwondo and just got my black belt (yah!!) and i kinda find it embarassin that i can't even do a kip up. My flexibility is great and i have a lot of strength but for some reason i can't do a kip up..It's seriously frustratin. I guess al i can do is just practice....but all I hope is that i'm not practicin the wrong techniques. Oh well practice makes perfect i guess.
1. when you rock back, try to get up on your upper back so only your shoulders and head are touching. 2. kick up and forward, at around a 45 degree angle or a little greater. 3. kick hard 4 in the same motion, try to make your feet go back to where your ass just was... if you do this properly, your hands aren't needed.
I just learned how to do it, my mistake was that I was kicking and pushing off with my hands at the same time, the kick actually comes a split second or so before pushing off with your hands. Hope this helps...
I find, that if you try and maintain a straight back, and tense your back and stomach muscles as you perform the move. As an exercise, I find doing squats (20 reps), stomach cruches(50 reps) and cobra pushups(30 reps) really helps you condition for this. Also kick down to where your arse was, not forwards! The more circular your leg movements the better.
To mr.taewkondo - I know very very few martial artists who can do kip-ups properly. one in fact, but I know many bboys. Basically a kip-up is all about technique. you don't even need hands when your technique is right.
Basically do this: 1. Roll back onto your upper neck/hands, trying to almost touch the floor behind your head with your feet (dont worry if they go nowhere near the floor) - outstretched and relaxed. your back should not be in contact with the floor.
2. now roll forward a little and pull/swing your lower legs over, basically so that your knees are still very close to your chest, but your knees are really bent (no-longer straight) - i.e. your feet are nearer your butt now. You are now coiled like a spring.
3. shoot/thrust your legs forward - like your were doing a double kick - to full extension (or close - full might cripple you if you do it too much). Whats very important here is that you shoot them at a 45 degree angle to the ground. 45 degrees is pretty much exact. higher and you'll spring into the air and just land on your upper back. lower and you wont get the required lift. When you shoot your legs out your shoulders should be like a pivot and the line from your shoulders to the base of your spine should make a 45 degree angle with the ground.
Lastly, practice and practice and practice, over and over. You'll get it in a week if you practice enough.
Read over this till you understand each step fully, and understand what I mean.
I've got the motion down kind of, but when I go to pull my legs under me, I slide backwards. I was doing them last night and I marked where I started from, I kept sliding backwards. I 214 lbs and 6 feet tall. Any hints?
I find that the best way to land on your feet is to try and bring your legs as inward as possible after kicking out so that my feet are now where my butt used to be... along with pushing forward with force and arching your back, you should get it eventiually. If there is a better, more effective way.. please e-mail me or post your comment here, please.
Oky doky, so u wanna do kip-ups. it took me bout 2-3 months to get it down pretty well so dont give up if u dont get it on ur first couple-a-goes. Firstly, u wanna be in the correct position to launch so u get more height and better, cleaner landings. i find arching my back helps so that all that's touching the floor is ur head, butt and feet. ur hands will be behind ur shoulders, palms on floor, fingers pointing towards body. pull ur knees towards ur face (up2 u whether ur legs are bent or straight) so that u are on ur head and tops of the shoulders. now the gutsy bit. launch ur legs FROM THE HIPS, throw them up and out and push hard with ur arms. as ur lags start to fall, tuck them in towards ur butt. That shud be pretty much it. u can throw ur arms out after pushing to throw ur body forwards but that's all. soz this is a long explanation! it's difficult to make a full one short. e-mail me if u want sum info. --Fone Booth--
When ever i try to do the move i always seem to fall on my bak and never seem to stand up are u supposed to use ur hands more then ur feet or ur feet more than hands. please help me thank you.
The part I don't get is when do you push off with your hands. Is it after the kick, during the kick, or before the kick? And how do you push off with your hands?
shut it woman! (yes you, jason) yo momma's the easiest move.. just like everything, it takes some practice.. some people pick it up quickly, others don't...
I was doing this for 3 days and finally I got it. U have to kick straight up hard, push off with your hands( I dont think this makes a difference as 10 mins later I tried a no-handed kip up and pulled it off, arch your back in the air and land on the balls of your feet right under where yor arse was. It is even better if you download the video from the site trickstutorials.com
Keep practicing a little every day. I think that most of you cant do it because you can't get the motions in sync. practicing will help you do this. anyone can do this trick. even if it takes 2 weeks
Took me about 1.5 weeks to get down, but what worked best for me was starting on a soft surface first. I started out by using my bed. It didn't take too long to get it down easily because of the soft springy surface. By starting there it wasn't painful and above all it helps you get the motion down quickly. Then I worked on it on a harder surface, the grass, and got it down. By starting soft then trying harder surfaces, you develop technique and it makes learning more efficient. GOOD LUCK!!! P.S. It doesn't matter how you place your hands as long as you can push with them. my fingers were facing away from my body and I found this to be the most comfortable. So try new things!!
i worked a long time and i finally got it. The muscles to work on are definitly the stomach. Its all in the stomach. Use your hands to help push and use your momentum. Of course it was pretty easy for me since im 5,5 and less then 100 ha im skinny. MAny people i know do it with the fingers out streched when they push but i like pushing with my fist. Good luck
shuttup zwetty u talkin shite u dont even know u r yellow tag yet. and as for attempts hes made bout 250 and still hammering his feet into the ground without his shoulders liftin off. i did it in bout 50. to anyone who is struggling - do it facing down a gentle slope. peace
shut ya freekin face agen u cant do it with a worthwhile success rate yet. and who taught u english? two not to. and it took you bout 300 attemts. at least emilios is successful
I noticed alot of people in here are having problems with pulling or hurting thier neck muscles. Here are a few exercises to strengthen them but of corse you must streatch them before doing a kip up at all.
1) Lay flat on your back, bend your knees, and pick your body up with your neck. When you first do this I would reccomend you only do a max of 5, or you will pull something, unless you have done this before. You will also feel pressure on your head and may even make you dizzy, but it will go away.
2) Lying in the same position, streatch out your legs and relax. Now, using your neck alone, lift your head up and slowly decline your head down. This will be more like a push up for your neck. I also do a variation on looking side to side also. Note that your shoulders shouldn't touch the floor at all.
These exercises I learned when I wrestled, and of corse in wrestling you get hurt more in your neck than anywhere else, usually. But I haven't yet, so I guess the lord is with me there. Hope I helped someone. If there are any questions or comments, e-mail me.
Anybody who wants to look totally bad-@ss should do this move without useing their hands to push off the ground. It's a whole lot harder, and requires more speed than strength. I've gotten so used to doing it this way, that if I use my hands, I over-rotate and miss my feet to fall on my face. I'm trying to see if I can pull my body around (feet never touching the ground) and land hands first, then forward roll out.
I got this move about a week ago. It is very impressive, even for a beginner move... I did this in school and I had crowds... They loved me... But anyways, one should learn this move with pressure... always. See, I got the move in the same day I started to practice. The next day, I couldn't do it. If you have someone watching you, you do it with 100% effort. Even if I try it by myself, I barely used to get it. So learn it by friends, do it by friends, and if you somehow forget how to do it, like when i just stopped doing it for some reason and how hard i tried i couldn't get it back, try it on a bed to get the motion.peace
invisable shadow... to do the forward roll out is hard but possible, the first time i did it i rolled onto a 1/2 inch mat... you should consider the same or at least onto grass... also, you can do it on the trampoline by doing a small backdrop first(no bounce, just fall flat on your back) after that, if u wanna feel ballsey; try a backdrop double front... its crazy and fun... just make sure u have a spotter if there's any possibility of falling onto something hard if u stumble off the tramp.
When I was in competition, favorite move was a front one and 3/4's (a forward roll, but with an entire flip before the roll. I learned that on tramp from a standing back drop. My coach was totally paranoid about me rotation being to slow, so he made me do it from standing still, jump up to my back, then double front out.
P.S. Is there a place for vids on here, cause I have a cool one of my front 1&3/4...
I have mastered kip ups and its really cool. The most important thing I think of is to spring up as fast as I can. I have lifted weights and gotten myself inshape which has also helped. Keep practicing.
kip-ups are simple stuff... just use ALL the energy you have, roll your knees at least to your face. then concentrate on planting your feet to the floor not springing them into the sky. as far as i know, weight doesn't influence your potential at doing this move. im 5' 4" and 150 pounds. bite me.
i have a sore back this morning. no joy with the kip up last nite. i really hope that weight isn't that important as i'm 6ft 3ins and about 16.5 stone (231 pounds). however i do work out a good bit. I just seemed to keep landing on my back. Any tips?
i've tried a couple of times now and it doesn't seem all that hard... i just keep landing on my butt with my feet on the ground... i just don't seem to get the desired "lift" in the air... help me:)
im 6'2" 210lb i work on it for 3 months and was geting only about as far as you. then one day i just did it an know iv been doing them for about 5 months and can even do them with out hands. so just take in every bit of advice you can and keep trying.
The key to doing this trick is to focus your body into moving the way that you want it. If you start by coiling yourslef up on the floor, rocking backwards, but not actually doing it, it gives you some perspective. Try to imagine throwing yourself upwards and forwards, pushing your feet down onto the floor and letting the rest of your body follow in a snake-like motion. Then use your abdominals pull the body vertically standing. The hardest part of this is to regain balance after standing. I overcome this by landing my feet like \/ rather than straight forwards.
i've been trying to do this move for 3 weeks now. Everyday when I train I give it a try for at least a good 30 mins. Without fail, I'll land on my back. I've used every tip here. Rolling onto my shoulders and using my hands to push up while kicking as hard as I can in the air and bringing to where my butt is... i'll still land flat on my back. :(
I can do kip ups fine, but I land flat on my feet, not on the balls of my feet like Jackie Chan does it. I recently hurt by left knee by pulling it while doing kip ups. I think it's because I land flat and it pulls my knee, is this true? How do you land on the balls of your feet?
I'd been trying kipups for a while before i got themn down. Do not try to kick as hard as possible. With hands this movement does not require a lot of power.
Summary Roll your legs back, move them straight up, push with your hands, arch your back, control the movement from your waist.
1. Start by lying flat on yer back with your hands plantedby your head on the floor.
2. Bring your legs as close to your head as possible and push them straight up. This should be one quick movment but do not try to force this movement.
3. The momentum comes from your hands. Push as hard as possible. do movements 2 and 3 at the same time.
4. arch your back in this movement so that your feet will go to the floor.
I just got these tonight after a few days of effort. I'm 6'4" and 200 lbs. I just concentrated on making my legs move in as circular a motion as possible and pushing off with my hands right before my upper body would leave the ground. I still can't do them with much consistency, since I think I tired myself out with all the failed attempts. Still, getting a few tonight is enough motivation for me to perfect them later.
I need help with the continuous kip ups. I can do a kip up and no handed kip up with ease. With the continuous kip ups I always land too flat to kip up again. I guess I should keep my arms straight back to make it a lighter fall. But I have seen it done with no hands. I can't do it at all anyway. I guess I don't know the right technique to land ready for a kip up right away. I would like to get that going fast, down and right back up. I need someone to explain it in greater detail so i can learn easier. email...
alrite u ppl dat cant do it heres sum simple tips about how my sifu teaches my class
1. hav ur legs straight while sitting down, put ur hands by ur head 2.move ur body back, make shur ur toes touch the ground b-hind ur head 3.kick up, around 45 degrees 4.try to put ur feet where ur butt was
x-tra tip, if u hav foam or sumthingroll it up, hav a partner to help u too when u are bringing ur feet back, hav ur partner quickly slip the roll of foam in front of ur butt, it will lessen the blow if u mess up
Alright my little ones, trust me. Witht the kip up what you gotta do is explode your legs as straight up as possible. Imagine you're kicking the ceiling. Now, the real secret to this manuever is that when you kick up, wait until you get the feeling that you're legs are up in the air. They will have a weightless feeling to them, and this should be about a half second after you kick up. So kick absolutely straight up, wait half a second, let your legs float a little, and then just push hard and snap your damn legs in a curve towards where your ass was on the floor. Main thing, don't worry, you'll definitely get it. I'm lazy, slow, can't jump that high, and I can do it without hands. Just stick to it. Really hope this helps somebody, cause kips are definetely fun.
well, for me, I can kick up and land on my feet, but then I just have my shoulders and back behind me and I fall backwards...am I not using my abs enough to pull myself up? what should I do to fix this?
I'm not in very good shape and I think I'm doing the technique OK. Is it just a matter of getting into shape and being flexible? Also I'm ending up sitting down after doing the pushing thing. I don't think i can bend my arms that far back and push. HELP!
You guys are stupid, you can barely do kip ups? When i was 11, the third time i tried it, i got it. Now i can do shit loads with it like 18o kip up and even a kip up front handspring!thats where you do a kip up but skip the footlanding, land on your hands and handspring forward...5' 11", 175lbs...eat it
Very good job anonymous, show off. Are you proud of yuourself? Doing shit like this can be fun, but it's hard work and you gotta stick to it. Some are quicker learners than others, but MF's like you just try to put people down and make them give up.FUCK OFF!
will some please tell me what to do.i pull in my feet,i push out my feet,i try to push with my hands but i can bend my hands back that far,but i still try to push.and when i do my bottom part of my body goes up and the top parts goes up a little.what am i doing wrong?
i can almost do a kip up on the ground,but i am nowhere near doing it on the bed.scary isnt it?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????[you dont have to read all these ? marks
I've been trying to do a kip-up for about two or three weeks, and the thing is I feel kinda embarassed because I'm a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I'm 6'1" and 215 pounds, and I just can't seem to get any heighth when i push up. I get into the air, but I always end up landing on my butt. I keep trying, but I always land on my butt, no matter how hard I try. Please, I need some help, It's really frustrating!
is it really important to use your hands i always land on my butt . mabe cause i dont push hard anuff with my hands.i need back up ASAP [AS SOON AS POSSIBLE]FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW
Hey, you guys who say you should be able to do it because you're a black belt or you've been doing whatever art for however many years, don't worry if you can't. I know guys who learnt it straight away (my friend did it second attempt) who have no martial arts training and are fairly weak, yet others, like yourselves, have lots of experience but can't land it. If you can, find someone who can do it (or get someone interested so they learn it :D) then get them to teach you. But that's not essential, I learnt it on my own. Oh, and I don't think that weight or whatever should be a problem either. Just stick with it. Practise on a matress first. It's easier and less stressful when you fall. Then move onto harder ground. Hope this helps - don't give up!
for bigger guys - i'm 6'2", 210 - try it on a downward slope to get the feel of it and try to keep your legs straight when you are thrusting them. this should give you more momentum.
Practice on a bed at first to build up the muscles u use without any pain, then jus take it to grass or earth, as long as u don't mind a tiny bit of pain when it'll go wrong at first, u will eventually get it right and it's a huge adrenaline rush when it goes well! if i can do it anyone can do it, and it took me about a week from hearing bout it to doing it.
I've tried all of what most of you said. But i cannot perform the kip up correctly. I have a strong neck, strong back, strong arms...just about most muscles on my body are strong but I cannot perform it. My legs lift off and so does my upper body but my upper body lifts off the ground by only a few inches and comes straight back down. So how the bloody hell can I perform this move correctly?
when i land on my feet, i land around a few cm behind my toes in a crouching position. Any idea on how to land on the balls of your feet and in a more upright position?
alright listen to me. OK. what you gotta do is kick as straight up as you can. Now the trick is to wait just a moment after you kick up, to push with your hands and to try to snap your feet to where you ass was.TRUST ME GODDAM IT, that's the thing in doing this move.you gatta wait till your legs are up in the air and your back is off the ground. the problem is if you don't wait and you kick with your legs and push with your hands at the same time, you don't get enough lift.it's as simple as that,waiting just a half second.AHHHHH, we now see patience is the key,hmmmm?Very interesting, veeeery interesting indeeeed.
I'm about 6'4 258 lbs.... I can acctuly get air born from this position but my upper back is only like 4" off the ground..... I am being told that I'm not bending back enough.... I am thinking that could be the problem any ideas? I'm landing extreamly hard on the balls of my feet and neck/upper sholders.
I managed to do it and filmed myself doing a video of the kip up.. :) any ppl who wans it? tell me so i can mail it to u and as a reference to ur self... the file is in Mp4 format...
First of all you need to lay down :) Then u have to kick up as hard as u can(like if u want to kick a bird).... then hook your legs so they will be placed behind ur butt. It took me a month to lean this.... But if u practice a lot, then u only need about a week. :)
Get a real soft surface, first of all. You don't want something hard or else the pain will irritate you and slow you down. Those cushioning matts you see at gyms work best, or a bed.
Then, do as what most have been saying, explode your legs at 45 degree's or a bit higher and try to get them under your ass.
Do this fast and in a continuos motion, that is if you keep failing. So you explode, you fall on your ass and mess up, get back into position and explode again. If you fail over and over, it should piss you off enough to start doing this right. Also, be sure to stretch prior to your attempts, as it will make you more flexible and less prone to injury.
MULTIPLE KIP UP Do kipup, but do not bring your upperbody up at the end. Instead jump back on your shoulders right after ya feet hit the ground. Make sure your hands are behind ya shoulders when ya come back down. Make sure your hands tuch the ground first so that they sofffin the fall back After that repeat it. After a while you will be able to do over 10 in a row.
NO HANDED KIP UPS Use the same form as a kip up, but without hands. You use ya neck in place of ya hands. You just push ya head back against the ground as ya do it. If ya can not do it its probibly means ya do not have enough neck strength yet. Just keep tryin.
SUMERSULT KIP UP Keep feet side by side. do a half sumersult. Wait untill shoulders hit and then do a kip up. Do it slow at first.
DIVEROLL KIPUP Do the first part of a diveroll right when ya hand tuch the ground start the whip with ya legs. The reason you do that is because ya momentum will make you roll if you did not start ya leg whip that early. Once the shoulders hit finish like you would do ya kip up.
HAAD SPRING/like a kip up, but you do it out of a headstand. All you do is go into a headstand. Start to fall like you would be fallin on ya back. Actual it more feels like ya off ballanced right before ya fall. That is when you want to do it. It is just like a kip up, but ya head takes the place of ya shoulders. You be popin off ya head instead of ya shoulders. THESE MOVES ARE FUN AND THEY LOOK COOL YOO GOOD LUCK!!!
learning the kip up is simple if you think of a mousetrap... you gotta figure a LOT of tension goes into the loading of the trap... so you're gonna need to load up just as much to get off the ground. start by sitting on the ground with your legs straight out in front of you. roll back on to ONLY your upper back while maintaining that same bend in your hips and do so quickly so that your legs press as close to your face as possible... (oh and of course, place your hands on the ground a lil wider than shoulder width by your ears) but don't do anything yet... just repeat this over and over again until you feel right about your upper body being on the ground... continued in next post...
ok from this position... and not after being held, but immediately after getting there (when you're the most loaded), kick your legs to a point just over your own hips/butt... oh, and for my fellow martial artists, think there's a brick in front of and above you that you need to break... in other words... kick HARDER than you know you can and PUNCH the ground with your palms as you feel your upper back lift off the ground... if you haven't got your upper back off the ground (even with an immediate flop back on the ground) OR you note that you're moving forward with each rep... kick higher... if you're falling down from a decent height after the kip... aim that "brick" i talked about a tiny bit closer to the horizon... (kick more forward)...
i don't believe 45 degrees is for everyone... it's a difference in torso length and leg length...
i hope this is clear enough for everyone... using this same explanation, i've taught 7 people to kip up, including my 10 yr old brother... (he does it with no hands too... `=])
i just stumbled along cause im trying to get pointers for doing 1020. yea. i saw ur wimpy advice. and that thing, using ur hands is only for beginners? watcha smoking? heres how you do one...(START ON A BED I DONT WANNA GET SUED) 1) LAY ON THE GROUND (DUH) 2) PUT UR HANDSBYE UR HEAD SO THE fingers ARE FACING BEHIND YOU 3)PRACTICE KICKING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE HARD WITH YOUR LEGS. YOU WILL NOTICE (WITH A LITTLE PAIN) THAT YOU GO UP AND FORWARD A BIT. 40 now practice kicking with ur legs and bending them after you kick so u are in a painful position with your feet under your ass (ur still lying down). 4) now so you can get some place with ur legs, now after you push of with ur legs, push of with your hands to make you go forward (practice this by itself to get the feeling). remebmer, the forward motuion, not the up down or back ones, arms can do all sorts of things... 5) yea, u go forward through the air, great. and you hit ur back. great. 6) now, start ur crunchies. after you kick push bend up like a sit up as if your eager to see your results. you will be standing. wow. good job : )
NOTES: i gaurentee you you will not do this 100 percent. i had to practice after watching moveis with chakie chan. then on my bed. then on the first time i did on hard ground i did it. then i kept on falling. but knowing i could do it kept me going, keep at it, girls are impressed : )
who said handed kip ups are for beginners? if thas in regard to the comment about my brother being able to do it w/o hands, then i hope no one else misinterprets that comment as such. i'm sure we can agree that w/o hands is more difficult than w/, but both are tight... second... for anyone else who's reading this, if you don't quite have the ab strength to pull your legs over from the laying down position, try it by starting seated... (i'm not the most physically fit person in the world... but it hasn't kept me down)... lots of practice in that way helps you develop the strength to do so laying down... hope my advice does everyone some good... beginning or perfecting. ONE.
It's true what they say. Once you know how to do it, it's very easy :p
Just try lying on the grass, do it for like 200 times and you should be able to do it.
Keep your legs straight, it's easier that way .. its also easier to roll back all the way (on your shoulders) so that your toes touch the ground
Drop your legs for a bit and kick (NOT UP, more like Forward) .. and push with your arms, keep pushing until the arms loose contact with the ground (dont remove your arms directly after pushing)
I saw this move in films and games, and was really taken with it. I practiced by bending my knees, and then pushing back with my hands past my head and kicking slightly up and forward at the same time. Then I progressed to straight legs. This is the same, but instead of kicking straight up, swing your legs forward. With enough power, it will pull you upward. Then, onto no-hands.... But this kills your neck!
I practice performing a kip up on the bed. When I kick my legs forward, i can feel the motion, but my butt hits the ground first and my upper torso can't go up after I kick. I am not sure how to place my hands, since it feels awkward, like it is about to be cramped. Please help me on how I would bring my body up after I kick
Alright I have just started doing flips and have been doing them for about 4 or 5 months I can do front flips, front handsprings, good handstands, cartwheels, 180 flips, side flips, back handsprings, and almost back flips all of this on grass usually. Now I can do kips ups with hands and no hands but I always land with my knees bent do you have any advice to land them standing up.
First things first if u can do a headstand flip u can do a kip up so atleast try one. If u are still unable to pull this off here are the instructions. first roll back onto your shoulders (note) put your hands behind your shoulders whilst on your back bring your legs over your head if u are flexible enough to touch the ground like this good for u it helps Now throw your legs directly up, they should automatically throw your body forward. your legs should now tuck under your butt and your body will come over this in the upright position. (notes) put your all into springing up do this in gripped shoes/trainers do not do this in slippery conditions don't be a wimp u can't hurt yourself unless your a dumbass
Use a mattress or take all the cushions off your sofa and put them on the floor. Then find a nice Jackie Chan film and play one of his kip-ups in slow motion. Keep trying it (and failing) but it will come with practice.
A lot of these moves are about momentum and a sudden burst of energy.
Without hands is better but personally I don't get as huge a "spring" off the floor compared to when the hands are used to give you that extra little boost.
Practice practice practice and don't give up. I think this is more of a party trick than a useful martial arts move to be honest :P Why spring up right into your opponents face after they just knocked you down?! A back roll is probably wiser!
I have a question of my own now... any advice on how to jump backwards on to your shoulders from a standing position, then kipping right back up? Bruce Lee does it when sparring in Enter the Dragon! I think this goes back to the problem with "fear of falling backwards". Any advice would be appreciated thanks!
beginer's DO NOT try to kick your legs forward. try to keep your legs straight and push your legs to your chest then swing your legs hard and when your leg is about to hit the groung, bend your legs and land. ur hand is not needed at all but if u are weak or want a powerful kip-up i would suggest putting ur hands parallel to the ground and push off when swinging. The reason for me not using hands in kip-up is that when u do sparring u will want to use ur hands t defend.
after i kick out with my legs i push off with my hands. then as i crunch with my abbs i bring my arms up to gaurd. then once i land in a crouching postion i stand up ready to go.
hmmmm, i could do it one hundred percent, then i suppose my form got sloppy. what the fhell, im landing on my knees now, i think im overshooting my legs. this is bad.... any help fellow martial artists?
when i do kip ups i usually keep my legs strait and bring them back to my head, then u wanna use your ab mussels to help u kick ur legs and let ur breath out when u do it, practice u should get it.
after you thrust with ur legs, wait jus a split se cond and then use ur arms to push u up...... the del ay will seem unnatural, but if you have strong arm s, it works!
i find that if you do this move slowly it is easi er as you have time to kick straight. try it. ins tead of lying down and worthlessly kicking air, r aise your legs over your head keep them there for h alf a second and then kick. this will make ita lo t easier.
kip up is hard when you first try but with lots of p ratice you CAN DO it even large people (am large my self) i weigh 13 stones and am 5,4ft. try practici ng on your bed before doing in a solid ground. REME MBER put your hands back near you head and bend you r legs towards your head and when your ready KICK y our legs towards the sky and REMEMBER to use you tw o hands (they help a lot) and one last thing DONT HA TE YOUR SELF FOR NOT DOING IT RIGHT!!
i found that to do kips ups i throw my weight to my l egs and feet towards my bottom. be hind this helps to pull my self up i also push off with either my hea d or hands which ever works better.
i couldn't kip up for ages, and in 5 seconds of try ing a new technique iv mastered it, roll on to your back or shoulders and place your hands next to you r head with your fingers pointing towards your fe et, now, kick upwards and forward and arch your bo dy slightly so the last thing touching the floor i s your head and push hard, if done correctly and wi th practice, you will kip up, good luck!!!!
i have been practicing kips for 5 days 2 hours str ait. i put my hands by my head, bring my knees to my c hest, thrust my knees forward, arch my back, and e ven push up with my hands. i can't use my neck becau se i have a weak neck. i don't have the height and wh en i land my foot goes to the side and if a land too ha rd, i'm afraid i'll dislocate my knee. (i am 15 yea rs old, 5'7", and weigh 100 lbs.) HELP ME!!!!!!
i have been practicing kips for 5 days 2 hours str ait. i put my hands by my head, bring my knees to my c hest, thrust my knees forward, arch my back, and e ven push up with my hands. i can't use my neck becau se i have a weak neck. i don't have the height and wh en i land my foot goes to the side and if a land too ha rd, i'm afraid i'll dislocate my knee. (i am 15 yea rs old, 5'7", and weigh 100 lbs.) HELP ME!!!!!!
did you roll on to your sholder blades? cuz when i was tryin to do a kip up and didnt roll up far enough i got poor hight. and also i bring my knees up to my n eck. (i am 11 years old and i learned this move afte r i started to roll on my sholders... as you might n otice i also need to learn how to speel)
i have read the entire site and i still can't do it worth crap.i have sent a letter before but when it was responded to, it didn't help. i even practice d for an hour after hearing that last tip. HEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!my e-mail is TaeKwonDoDude@ wowway.com
rolling on to ur shoulders is key...cuz if u don' t..its hard to snap ur body up when u kick...remem ber to kick at about shoulder height(the height o f ur shoulders when u stand up.) It took me a few mon ths to manage to do proper kick ups...i'm still pr acticing. This is a trick that anybody can do, i'm a 14 year old girl...and i can do it fine
i just got this move last week. i'd been trying to kip-up from a stationary position but was never a ble to get the forward momentum to spring up all th e way onto my feet. so i practiced kind of bouncing up from my upper back to my feet at the end of a forwa rd roll instead of just rolling onto my feet until i had enough power in the spring that i could stop m id-roll (curled up on my back with my legs above my head) and still make it onto my feet. then instead of rolling forward to that position i just rolled back onto my shoulders to kip up. once you've done it once it's easy
I've been trying to get this for the last three da ys. I must have tried it about a million times, my s houlders, wrists, hamstrings and neck hurts lik e hell! I think I've dislocated an eyeball and fra ctured a nipple. :D
I've tried every tip I've read and I'm getting closer and closer but I just c an't seem to get my torso up enough to make it uprig ht. I think a few days rest is called for...
To all the people who mastered this easily, good on y ou - I'm really struggling! :D
ok so to do this trick you don't have to be very str ong .its key is in three places arms legs and abs.f irst try it in a bed its easier.when you see this mo ve you think you doit with your legs mostly but its all in the arms.forget you have legs put them clos e to your chest and push hard with your arms.try it alot of times.than when your in the air after push ing with your arm thrust your legs up.if you want h elp contact me.
the best advice posted for me here, so far was fro m 5th Degree Black belt Tae poster, who suggestes trying the first part alone first, where you thru st your feet up and try to bring the balls of your fe et right to where your but used to be. If you do that alone some times, you start to get the picture.. I still havent mastered it, but at least now, i have found a reliable way to practice it, and I feel I am getting closer, thanks 5th Degree Black belt Tae !
heres what happens: i roll on my shoulders, br ing my legs back so my feet are slightly behind my h ead and kick hard and then cruch my stomach bring m y head forward. i always end up sitting with my f eet infront of me and a headache in the end plz he lp
i took the cusion off of my couch to try to do kipup s and finnaly found out how. Then i move onto flat g round and i cant seem to get my torso up aligned wit h my feet and just drop to the ground
Why cant I do kik-up's?.OK,so I might be 12,but a ge does not really matter!.I just do not know what i am doing wrong.Could any-one please help me out in this situation?
ok i have been able 2 do 1 of these since i was 14 it i snt hard once u learn it u'll neva 4get it. do it on g rass with gripped shoes on because it helps. roll up onto your shoulders with your feet above your s houlders and keep your hands under your shoulder s so u can touch the ground and then with all your mi te thrust ur legs directly up then just concertra te on tucking your legs under your butt and throwi ng your hands 4ward after u suceed enjoi
Don't put to much thought into it.Just Do It!!!t rust me it's so easy once you get it you'll want to l earn to kikk yourself in the ass.Anyone practici ng the kip-up that cannot land it is probly tryin t o hard.Relax and let the natural momentum your le gs create plus your abdominals lift you onto your feet.Believe me I was so fukkin happy when i first started landing em that I immediately tried the n o hander and landed it first try!!!It's just as ea sy.That proves that YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR ARMS !!!K eep practicing
For anyone who doesnt know how to do a kip up read o n:
First lie flat on the ground Second poin t your elbows straight up with hands flattend on t he floor Third put your feet directly at a 90 deg ree angle and then spring your back into action ab out half way through the spring push up with your h ands and put your feet where your butt was origina lly.
heres how i do, when i use my hands, i only use it fo r balance, i use my HEAD to push my self up, u also ne ed a lttle bit of flexiblity on the back of the thig hs(dont know whts it called), kick it up as fast as u can and land as close as your butt as possible, o a nd when u do this move, DONT THINK ABOUT IT, i found out this was my trouble trying to do this move, u ju st do it, im not saying its so easy it comes natural , remember to use your head and your arms to push yo urself up, after a while, it will be as easy as taki ng a dump, go and try this and tell me what happens
i just learned to do this 2 minutes ago.. i could N OT do this before.
first do it on the bed. on th e 2nd try i got it. do for a few more times on the bed t o get a hang of it. once you can do it on the bed, try i t on the floor. its really easy.
one VERY impt point. DO NOT kick 45 degrees. try to kick as VERTI CAL as possible. i can do both methods now, but if y ou try at VERTICAL, you will get it. its much easie r.
I finally managed to do a Kip-up today on the grou nd. This is my first one ever!! I got it after a few a ttempts. The only thing different when I did it th is time, compared to when I tried and failed for th e past 2 years, was the training methods I used. I m ade a word document with eveything I think is need ed in the Kip-up. If anyone wants this document ju st mail me and I'll send you a copy. Good luck to any one who's trying the kip-up without much success , and a big ups to everyone who can do the move. I tra ined hard for this, I realised some people get it s traight off, and others dont. But the point is, ev eryone trains. So keep training.
I remember when I went through all of the same ord eals all of you kip-up enthusiasts are going thro ugh right now. I'll go ahead and throw a few pointe rs out, maybe it'll help you, maybe not. One of t he most important aspects of the kip-up is consis tency; once you do one right, file away what you di d right in your mind, and try to do that every time. Another good idea is to make sure you're confid ent before you do the move, if you don't commit, gr avity probably isn't going to permit. Also, pr obably one of the most overlooked aspects is the b reathing part; it's amazing how we all forget to b reathe sometimes. When you pull your legs back to wards your chest breathe in through your nose, an d when push and jump off the ground, breathe out th rough your mouth. This will not only keep you from losing energy faster, but also gives you more pow er on you launch. If you hold your breath on the lau nch, you're depriving your body of oxygen, thus w eakening your muscles. This will become especia lly important when learning the kip-up without y our hands, as it will improve your technique and c onsitency.
im about 6 foot i wiegh about 215. i use my hands an d neck but all i do is go striat up in the air about a f oot. i cant get my upper body up. if u could help ple ase email me or post something.
i first tried it on a bed. Got the rite momentum an d i could do kip ups with no hands and with hands. Th en i started doing kips ups on the floor, got it in a day.
Okay, Everyone go pick up a copy of "Enter the Dra gon", In the opening scene when Bruce is fighting the guy ( name slips my mind at the moment ) The guy t hrows a punch at Bruce and Bruce kipups, I could no t get a kipup comftorably. I could land them on occ asion but it hurt. I was watching enter the dragon today and slowed it down to 1/16 frames a second, t hen went and tried it, nailed it perfect first try . Here is how to do it.
1) Build momentum, do a b ackroll, but don't roll on over.
2) as you rol l toss your legs straight above your head. Do not b end them. Your body should now be set on your shoul ders your hands next to your head with your legs la yed over ontop of you.
3) Kick your legs up and out at a 45 dagree angle, pushing out with your han ds at the same time.
When you kick don't chamb er your legs at the knee, your body should fling it self into a front stance. But keep in mind you can' t just lay down and do it, you have to build momentu m to kipup. Hope I have helped.
wen iw as learning to do kip ups i could always kic k and get really high and all, but i just kept falli ng back down, until i realised that u have to push y our body forward with ur arms as hard as u can to get it over ur legs, at least wen ur doing them with han ds
OK, i came here yesterday to look for how to do a ki p up, i could only wriggle about on the floor lik e a reterd before, but now i can do it everytime. ITS ALL ABOUT THE ROLL BACK, when you roll back don 't stop, wait and then kick out, use your momentum from the roll and then fling your legs forwad an d up as hard as you can. When you roll back wait unti l you are at the peak of your roll and just about to c ome forward agian, then kick. Your body will then already be wanting to move forward and you gain th e height from the kick so therefore you land. TRUS T ME, try it, i did it today and it was so easy, stop w asting your life looking at forums on how to do it get off your fat ass and go for it , if you fuck up it doesnt matter, do it grass and it doesnt hurt. btw im Swedish!!!
I dunno about the rest of you, but i notice that mo st of my power is in my arms. I cant do a no hands kip f or anything, but When i think about pushing off as hard as i can with my arms i fly up.
don't know if this was posted yet. My first mista ke was: I tried to kip while rolling back. you ha ve to focus on kipping up as soon as you start rolli ng forward.
this is move is not that hard.i saw my friend do it .and i try it but i couldnt get it so i got a matress a nd put it in the back yard.and kept on trying by the end of the day i felt confident and i tried it in the grass.this all it takes is practice .dont be afra id to hurt yourself nothing will happen.fear hol ds u back.
Aight, for all of ya who can't do this simple tric k, i have 2 things to say, either u're not doing it p roperly (which is very unlikely, cause there's h ardly anything to do), or u lack the physical abil ity (most likely). I'd advise ppl who are intrest ed in trying out this kinda sport to first get in go od shape, workout like 30-60 mins a day for a few mo nth and u're good. If u have the physical strength , any trick will come to you much easier and u won't get as much injured on crashes. Hope this helps .
being fit and having overall strength helps a lo t (especially if you strengthen your neck and tru nk muscles), but you can do it even you weighed 300 lbs! ...well, maybe. i'm 5' 8" and 190 and i just le arned HK spins, backfalls, and tornado kicks (st ill workin' on backflips). it just takes practic e... lots of friggin' practice. for kip-ups, it' s all about momentum, springing upward, and tuck ing your feet beneath you.
1. while lying dow n, rock your legs back over your head until you're on your shoulders.
2. immediately shoot you r legs upward and slightly forward in an angle whi le pushing up from your shoulders (and hands). th is will spring your body into the air and with the m omentum of your legs you should be pulled horizon tal.
3. (IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO KEEP LANDIN G ON THEIR BACKS OR HIPS) from the momentum of your legs, tuck your feet UNDERNEATH you, NOT IN FRONT of you. and prepare to land on the balls of your fee t. the rest of the momentum should pull the rest of your body up.
it also helps to watch tons of HK action films, especially old school kung fu's. a lso, if you get dizzy while getting up fast, that m eans you're out of shape. GET UP AND BE ACTIVE!!!! !!!!
pushups and situps can really help this technique. you should push your arms and kick your legs at the same time for combined power. and don't go back to far or you might put to much weight on your arms and makes it much more difficult to do and is more for those who are really muscular in their stomach and arms. if you can do this you could probably do a one handed kick up with nunchucks in hand or a no hand kick up with two pairs of nunchucks
um isnt ther an alternative to the kip up where u roll ur legs around 2 get momentum??? can sum1 tell me it's name and/or how 2 do it please!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Hey guys, I tried to do the kip up for several times but I just can't get it. I can't make it. I can't throw my body high enough to stand on my feet! I am still trying but can someone please help me with it? I want to make it as fast as I can.
im about 5"7 and about 250.... ive been trying the kip up but never get it right. ive been watching videos and reading tips but cant seem to get it. i get my feet down but then my body comes down a second after. am i just too big or does that even matter?
