First bridge your butt up from a situp position (like the 3rd frame in the photo). This will be your landing position. Don't forget that! Now start lying down and curl your legs toward your head. Notice how the hips and butt rise off the mat a little (frame 2 in the photo). In one smooth movement, kick your legs up and over to land in your landing position. Remember to squeeze your butt! This is a kip!
Practice this a few times smoothly and take care not to be too violent about the execution...if practicing on a hard surface this can take it's tole! If you need a pick me up, go to your bedroom and practice on your mattress, seeing how high you can elevate your whole body with just the kipping motion.
Get back on a bar and do perform the same motion will a sharp tug at the top and voila! A nice kipping pullup.
Have Fun,
-Boz
1 comment:
The only thing that I would add is that most of us have the first part down really well but forget the second piece of throwing the hips forward. It can almost be two movements and it wasn't until Boz pointed it out to me two months ago that I finally got it. Thanks Boz!
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