Wushu 720 Tornado Kick

[Ming1975]

This Is so annoying. 1 coach says jump both feet another says one feet. then they tell me my body must be vertical but this guy is not!?!?!

[gleentea]

@Ming1975 It can be either one foot or two foot jumping. Body should be as vertical as possible. The key is actually turning as fast as possible AFTER the kick.

[Ming1975]

@gleentea *Sigh*. I'll just follow this guys example since I'm a 1 foot jumper. Hope it counts. All that strict + or - points gets me nervous. Thanks.

[gleentea]

@Ming1975 haha - "this guy" is me. I'm a 1 foot jumper and there was no way I can do a 720 jumping two feet. What's the regulations say about 720 and how you have to take off?

[Ming1975]

@gleentea Cool. So this version is allowed in wushu? What about the jumping back round house that spins after the kick? Did you record a demo on that?

[TheRiisingSun]

This video got the blog title "this guy can do Mortal Kombat moves" on Kotaku.. WTF?!

[synwolf]

Is this at Skyline Gymnastics in Chicago?

[gleentea]

@synwolf you are correct my friend. Did you train out of there?

[synwolf]

@gleentea I just got back from there tonight, actually. If you're in the area, we should meet up

[gleentea]

@synwolf thanks for the offer. I moved to Cali just recently :)

[synwolf]

@gleentea Ahhh that's where everyone is these days! Hope Cali treats you well. I am subscribing - I had better see more wushu! Haha, peace

[xxx456123xxx]

nice kick but it wasnt a good horsestand :P

[grendelee]

I like the part when he was awesome

[mikesmetal]

The slo-mo clap sold it for me.



[ShaolinKungFuUSA]

am i suppose to kick straight up to my left hand or do a inside crescent kick?

[gleentea]

@ShaolinKungFuUSA you can do it both ways. I prefer to do a proper inside crescent kick

[ShaolinKungFuUSA]

@gleentea thanks! do you actually swing your left leg to waist height right when ur about to jump? i like how ur legs are straight

[TheShazia786]

i can do a 360 and im only ten!!!!!

[p4v1l0ndrumm3r]

@TheShazia786

no one care i know 10 year olds who can 540 its no big deal

[gleentea]

@TheShazia786 that's awesome. You should be able to do a 900 by the time you are 12!

[solarshenron]

@gleentea A 900? THAT WOULD LOOK FUCKING AWESOME.

[ma4health]

This is a nice video and a well executed kick. You're replies to the earlier questions indicate you have a great deal of skill... you say things exactly the way my teacher would say it!

[gleentea]

@ma4health Thank you! How long have you been studying and where? Wushu is fun and challenging

[MegaElpedro]

my i wonder wat would happen if that kick conected with a human face you will prbaly kill him unless the guy is wearing a mask protecting his face and eyes

[terrysky83]

I've been trying to do that. I can easily do 360. But I can't stay in the air long enough for 720. Any advice I can try? Thanks!

[gleentea]

@terrysky83 As any wushu coach will tell you - jump higher kick faster. Seriously though - I wrote a post about how to do it. There's a link in the description

[Staack117]

Hah, that's awesome!

I don't think my brain likes being spun that quickly, I always black out for a fraction of a second it I go for more than 360° and either screw up the landing or lose my equilibrium for a few seconds after. =P

[nottface]

why do you slap your thigh?

[gleentea]

i don't think I slapped my thigh. I hit my hand with my foot. In wushu we simulate the impact by hitting our own hand

[nottface]

what does that achieve?

[gleentea]

It practices your foot hitting a surface. Otherwise you are always just hitting air.

[arshia2008]

@nottface he is slapping his foot not his thigh... check the slow mow.

[Mitzsuguchi]

what a sexy kick. 5 Stars. Okay landing.

[gleentea]

thank you. this was when I first started getting it. Got all excited.

[Mitzsuguchi]

Don't give up and keep pushing, you've got yourself a believer. Don't let me down.

Let's see some more videos :)

[biggie1234543211]

holy shit

[ErrorlnDisplay]

even better with the slow motion effect lol

[acroholic]

yeah good 5*

[KickboxerTop]

you did 810

[yoshiro5]

im trying to learn how to do that but my jumps arnt high enough to fit my kicks in. can you help me?

[zportee]

awesome. i'm working on my 360 tornado. please help by watching my video, Wushu Jumps and Kicks, and leave any suggestions as to how i can improve. many thanks.

[macattck2533]

pek rocks

[Nettito]

Kick ass!!!

[yetlew]

support~!!! wushu!!!

[rafangpi]

Awesome ! you got it.

[mryoda]

nice!

[freerunningrocks]

that was amazing

[fzeeshan]

First Comment,

Awesome

Thanks for putting it on.