tornado kick(height)-540 help

[PlasmaShock]

i can do a tornado kick but i land it before i even do the kick. how do i get high enough to get a 540. theres fat people who can even do this trick or jump higher than me.

[Andy R]

they say you gotta keep drilling your tornado. thats what im doing.

[PlasmaShock]

i know but ive been drilling them for 2 years now along with cartwheels and front tucks on mats.

[Cory]

video. always post a video when asking for help. Guaranteed the first thing someone who is going to try to help you is going to say is "post a video". That way we can see what youre doing wrong and help with minor details. From what you said, all we could really say is watch Juji's tutorial. drill. w/e. post a video!

[PlasmaShock]

its broken and i cant afford a new one.

[FatTricks]

i can do a tornado kick but i land it before i even do the kick. how do i get high enough to get a 540. theres fat people who can even do this trick or jump higher than me.

I'm pretty fat.

Practice your pump roundhouse. Once you get able to throw a very STRONG roundhouse....do your tornado but with that same strong roundhouse.

Good luck.

[PlasmaShock]

I'm pretty fat.

Practice your pump roundhouse. Once you get able to throw a very STRONG roundhouse....do your tornado but with that same strong roundhouse.

Good luck.

is that like a skipping spinning roundhouse.

[FatTricks]

is that like a skipping spinning roundhouse.

Nah...like the karate kid. One leg up...then jump and kick with the other. Hence "pump" roundhouse. Just practice really throwing that kick hard. You obviously need to put more force into ur kick...since it's not following thru. Just practicew the pump-rounds, then when ur ready go for a tornado with an aggressive takeoff, and kick that leg thru!!!!!!!!!1

[cSoL]

I'd also agree on FatTricks's advice.. [offtopic]btw.. your avatar.. your hair... nice... ever smacked you in the face while spinning? ;D. (my hair is about as long)

[FatTricks]

I'd also agree on FatTricks's advice.. [offtopic]btw.. your avatar.. your hair... nice... ever smacked you in the face while spinning? ;D. (my hair is about as long)

Occassionally....the eye is the worst! Usually during Btwists though.

Hahaha here's a "Bad hair day"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Q0iA05Yak

[kristo]

FatTricks, how long have you been tricking? For being 25, you give me great hope.

And bandannas work wonders for keeping long hair out of the face.

[FatTricks]

FatTricks, how long have you been tricking? For being 25, you give me great hope.

And bandannas work wonders for keeping long hair out of the face.

Depends on your definition of tricking. I started my martial arts training in 1990. I learned my first "trick" in 7th grade, which was a kip up. That was in 1992. Then I got Bhs in '93. Then 540 in '96. Backflip, aerial, brandy '97. ETC.


So what constitutes my beginning? The kip? The 540?


Anyway, I'm glad that I can be of help I guess. There is some hope left after all! Got any vids?:wink:

[blackflipboi]

FatTricks, how long have you been tricking? For being 25, you give me great hope.

And bandannas work wonders for keeping long hair out of the face.

im 26 !! look at me !! my knee hurts lol

[PlasmaShock]

Off topic much?

[Ein]

I always land a bad 540 ... and my landing leg hurts ( knee stress , ankle ... ) i wonder my technique was wrong ... ... my backyard is hard paving ... so i have no choice :P but they said a correct 540 suppose landing at ease

[Shaolin.dk]

Plasma If u cant jump high when u kick, then try practise the motion. Lift your leg up high and powerful, throw your hands up as hard as u can. When u master that, add the kick.