Saber Forum

Ok folks! Here is a tutorial on some basic and sought after tricks of saber combat. Covered are:
1. forward roll
2. cartwheel
3. butterfly kick
4. kip up from the ground.

Remember, be safe, stay within your limits and try to get help. Good luck and may the Force be with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ypdq385U8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ypdq385U8#ws)

I feel so fat, I can do all except for the kip-up; something that I've never been able to do.

That is my new personal goal in life, control my body enough to Kip-up.

Let's face it, doing one is undeniably awesome.

Point for the great video, I must applaud you on your wording and pausing of the video to show each piece of the movement; it makes drilling it into your head take less time.

Cartwheel good, forward roll good. Kip up....halfway there.

Butterfly kick..... Not enough space to practice right now lol...il get there.


Got my 2yr old doing the forward roll however.

I have NEVER been able to do a true butterfly kick.

I have NEVER been able to do a full kip up.

Forward roll ... CHECK.

Cartwheel ... CHECK.

Thanks to this video, I can now attempt the kip up and butterfly kicks. Once again, you and the TPLA Padawan Corps have outdone themselves Master Nonymous. Point to you.

Thank you.

I can hardly do a bridge, so I think kip-ups are a ways out.  Haha.  Been doing cartwheels since gradeschool though.  One out of four ain't bad right?  The other stuff should be doable though.  Just need to find some place to practice besides the hardwood in my living room. lol.

Thanks for the video as well.  Breaking it all down is incredibly helpful! 

You can train up to being able to perform a full bridge, even if you have prior back injuries. I've been doing some preliminary exercises in preparations for attempting half bridges.

I read a book called "Convict Conditioning" by Paul "Coach" Wade, who talks about bodyweight training as opposed to straight weight training. The premise is to use your own body weight in exercise movements that the body uses naturally to increase strength. Bridging is one of the "Big Six" exercises, and there are 9 other preliminary exercises to work at prior to attempting a full bridge. My lower back is torn up from years of abuse of military training and other factors, but since I began the exercises in this book, I've seen much improvement overall in how I move and how I feel.

Might want to check it out.

As long as you don't do repetitive flexion exercises like sit-up crunches or back extensions, you will be ok. Most of the bridge should be in the hips and shoulders. As you rise, push the hips forward and the shoulder blades back.

That's almost exactly what the book said! Training your hips and legs with exercises like squats and hanging legs raises are recommended.

Skip the hanging leg raises. Most people can't  do them without bending the spine. Instead stand on one leg with it locked out straight, lift the opposite knee without bending the other leg or letting the hips tilt or spine bend. Look in  a mirror and if you change height, try again. You should be able to lift both legs knee above the hip without shrinking. 

Ain't no way my fat butt's going to do any of that stuff. Nice tutorial though.

Yeah, I noticed that I do bend my spine doing the hanging knee raises. Did the one leg knee raise with no issues. Thanks for the alternate exercise!!