Au batido form

[Shear]

heres my au batido as of yesterday
http://a69.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/22/l_d63db83b965c425f348fca63749b278c.jpg

now what i don't understand is how most people their stomach and upper chest region creates such a heavy curve so that thier leg touches their head almost, mine just doesn't seem to curve that far sideways, also I am not quite understanding how not to go too far... 95% of my attempts i either do it and looks like a 1 handed cartwheel or i try the 1990 version and it get halfway up then comes down really fast.... do i just need practice or are there some techniques i dont know about?

[EvilhomerNZ]

I am by no means an expert.. but swap your feet around.. the foot you a bringing forward, move to the back and the foot going back kick forward.

Does that make sense?

[TKD_Andy]

PRACTISE!!!!

seriously, thats all au batidos are.

When i first started tricking mine looked just like that, probably worse! But a bit of drilling goes a long way, heres what mine turned into.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/TKD_andy/tido-1.jpg

Seriously though, for the vvvv best au batidos, watch Shido's, Ben browns and Kelly Magoverns.

Ok maybe not kelly, becuase he's too flexible for his own good!

[DYoo]

yeah..au batidos just require drilling...not really flexiblity. if you just keep doing it you'll get a good au batido.

a tip though is make sure your hip and your chest are aligned, because once your hip gets up like yours kinda, its more of a one handed handstand than a au batido.

good luck!

[Gordi0075000]

i think i'm pretty much rephrasing what DYoo said, but just in case you didn't get it, try kicking the first leg that goes up towards your face. but not a sideways kick, a stright kick to your face. your knee on that first leg should be facing your body, not the front. check out au batidos samplers and you'll see what i mean. that way you'll be able to get your batido to look much better...