Although this article is already about two months old, I think that fans Scott Adkins it will still be interesting. I had to correct some errors, shortcomings and repetitions of text in the original, but as for the step-by-step instructions, everything is in order (of course, a video or a few additional intermediate photographs would not hurt). If you find any errors in the text and/or terminology, or a video of this strike being performed, then leave your comments and I will correct and update everything immediately.
Once you've mastered the basic kicking technique, you'll want to try your hand at some of the more colorful moves, like the spinning kick, etc. We'd all like to do one of those, like the butterfly kick. butterfly kick), but many fail. To demonstrate this kick, Dave Gentry teamed up with his former student and martial arts film star Scott Adkins.
This kick requires good speed and flexibility.
Wings in flight
The butterfly kick gets its name because when you perform this move, your feet are in a circle and your arms are fully extended, causing all your limbs to assume a position similar to when a butterfly extends its wings in flight.
The principle of this spectacular kick is to rotate the body while both legs leave the ground in a circular path while the torso remains as horizontal as possible.
The kick itself can be delivered with either the primary or secondary leg, and is mainly used to punch your way through a crowd of opponents around you.
This strike has many variations, it may have different names depending on the style of martial arts or school, but there is only one requirement - to perform it you must have good speed.
Strike like the stars!
Many have tried to perform this kick, and many have failed! One of the people who can perform it with skill and ease is my former student and martial arts movie star Scott Adkins.
So, with the help of Scott, we will explain to you step by step what movements this kick involves. Before you start, it’s worth remembering one thing - you must make sure that by inertia you should always move in one direction - in this case it is forward. Maintain a constant speed - going too slowly will make the technique more difficult to perform.
Butterfly kick
- Take a standard fighting stance: left foot forward, feet shoulder-width apart.
- Take a step with your right foot, turning your torso to the left 90 degrees.
- Continue the movement by swinging your left leg.
- As soon as your left leg begins to move, swing your left arm forward in front of you and your right arm behind your back to maintain momentum.
- Change the direction of movement by moving your right leg forward and follow up with your left leg.
- The leg swing serves to impart more momentum to your body.
- As your left leg begins to swing, land on your right leg to put more force into the move.
- As soon as your left leg hits the floor, move your head in a circular motion from your right knee to your left.
- Try to move your head so that after that you look in the opposite direction to the initial one.
- At this point, kick upward with your left foot.
- The left leg kick should lift your body off the floor.
- The whole body should begin to move in a circular motion, similar to how the blades of a helicopter move when the arms and legs are straightened, therefore, like the wings of a butterfly in flight.
- Once your left leg is lifted with impact, your right leg should automatically rotate 360 degrees in the air.
- All that remains is to land on your feet.
Dynamics and level of training
Overall, the butterfly kick looks simple, and Scott makes it look easy, but it takes hard work and a lot of practice to pull off, and when it's finally achieved, the kick will look very dynamic. , so good luck to you. Many thanks to Scott for his excellent skills and craftsmanship, thanks to him this article appeared.
Author: Dave Gentry
Source: famouslyfit.com
Translation: EvilDollaR
Especially for comrades from Scott Adkins' VKontakte group
Thanks EvilDollaR) I understand everything, I'll go try it)
Here's a guy who also talks in detail:
Ahh, I remember Sammo Hung liked to show this blow in his early films. :)
But I didn’t understand how you can swing with your left leg and land on your right. We are already standing on it. And in the end, how can we perform a kick with our left, FAR, foot so that we take off... What we get is an ordinary spin in the air with a turn. =(
It’s clear that trickers have different terms. It’s easier to say “540” in tkd than “xuanfenjiao”, for example... But in this case, they simply say “butterfly”.
Well yes... batyrfly)))
This is a very simple wushu kick... called "xuanzi".
This is a difficult technique to perform, especially at the end; stretching is apparently needed, the first 80% of which in the main rotation is quite doable.
Thank you very much, I’ll publish it in the next few days. Check out VKontakte, Scott's group, the news section and S.R.P.'s album. =)