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Butterfly Twist

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

By Jereme "Zujitsu" Sanders

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1. 06-12-2008 14:55

ok i think i could do that....(but not really :upset

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uwant2bernie

2. 06-13-2008 08:48

i can almost get this, i just need to get more parallel to the ground, this reminds me of a martial arts move i know, makes it easier to learn.

shinigami564

3. 06-13-2008 18:42

Nice i'll try it in the morning.

Shreded Paper

4. 06-19-2008 08:40

I used to be able to do this pretty well with a swingthru, but I stopped for a long time and when I tried again I landed on my face. :sigh

Synian

5. 06-22-2008 00:06

This is one of 3 ways to do the move - the wushu style take off. To make it more gymnastics like, the leg should be kicked up to horizontal in front and used to get height and twist with the shoulders. The capoeira style of this move leads with the upper body, basically just leaning sideways, then swinging the arms and twisting real fast. I've found that everybody will have one of these methods that is easier and the other 2 they will have trouble with.

Kraash

6. 07-11-2008 09:09

Is there any way I could get this Video? I want to download it on my I-pod.

Malik16

7. 07-11-2008 15:04

Is there any similarities between this move and the butterfly kick as far as the takeoff is concerned?

speedultimatum

8. 07-30-2008 19:14

i'm close but i can't get it parallel

Matt_22

9. 09-14-2008 09:26

sweet I gotta work on this one

dietdoughboy

10. 11-03-2008 06:34

fuel

11. 11-15-2008 07:52

wow im gonna try that

Martial.HYD

12. 11-17-2008 02:11

i cant get the dip and the jump right any1 have any ideas?

SKATERSOCKS

13. 11-18-2008 19:12

I really like the way that they practice butterflies in wushu. This video may help: www.youtube.com/watch? v=geix2cdeU90. Learning a super smooth butterfly will definitely make putting the twist in much easier. Once you have a butterfly, you're probably going to want to do a lot of practice with a crash pad just to get over the mental aspect of doing a barrel roll in the air once you're horizontal. I think of the "dip" as that fact that it is necessary to lift in a way that sets you up for a good arch in the air, which will keep your body level to the ground.

nslottow

14. 11-24-2008 14:03

Okay, Im SO new to this. By new I mean, saw a youtube video last night and am looking for how to learn now, is there a place on this website I can learn? from scratch? Thanks guys!!!

CaptainNegatory

15. 11-25-2008 17:41

Haha, thats basically how I got started,
No Gymnastic background
No Martial Arts background
Running is my thing though
So naturally I'm sort of hesitant to even try this,
I don't even know of a place I can practice..

CrossRunner

16. 12-07-2008 11:21