Flying Kung-Fu: Any solo drills to improve it?

Hey guys, after the last seminar I was at, I am inspired to start landing the Flying Kung-Fu on the regular. I have flexibility, but not double lotus flexibility. No prob with working rubberguard, etc, but I really just worry about kicking my partner in the head when I start trying to skip the steps and go from Cocoon right into flying kung-fu.

Are there any specific exercises I can do to improve my Flying Kung-Fu flexibility without risking hurting my drilling partners? Or am I best to just keep working the standard flexibility? I find my left knee hurts when I try single lotus with that leg. My hip just doesn't want to roll over for me, even after I limber up with a good workout and do a bunch of stretches.
Thanks.

I started with terrible flexibility 2.5 years ago and can full lotus with no hands now. I just put in a lot of time working single lotus and trying to get the knee to the mat and also a lot of butterfly stretching. I also find myself always working the kung fu; sitting on the couch, laying on the floor, sitting on the mats at practice, etc. I also find that the piriformis stretch helps too.

Piriformis stretch?

Got it. I googled it. Thanks.

I've been doing the same thing man I just grab grace start in cocoon and we do 100 each on both sides. My theory is if you wanna flying Kung fu you just gotta not give a fuck about kicking people in the face every once n a while. I'll also try throwing my hips away real far so I can get a great angle to go for it after I make them base with the Jean Jacques sweep. Just put mad reps in can't go wrong with that my brov

Poor Gracies poor head. lol! Thanks brotha.

Kicking my partner in the head is my fear too. Should I just say "fuck it" and do it anyways?

How often is everybody having a problem with kicking their partner in the head? I have been using the flying kung fu for at least a year now and can't think of any times that I kicked my partner hard enough to worry about it.

lol, Eddie kicked Jon Michael Holland in the head during the seminar.

I have never tried it, so I am just a little gun shy to try the first few.

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Originally Posted by Brent Smith

Kicking my partner in the head is my fear too. Should I just say "fuck it" and do it anyways?

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I don't flying kungfu, but I get kneed, elbowed, booted in the head all the damn time, Ya'll just ackin soft. Just give'r. :D

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Originally Posted by John Mejia

I don't flying kungfu, but I get kneed, elbowed, booted in the head all the damn time, Ya'll just ackin soft. Just give'r. :D

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That's what I'm getting at. I'm sure I kick people all the time, but never hard enough that I feel like it was a problem.

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Originally Posted by John Mejia

I don't flying kungfu, but I get kneed, elbowed, booted in the head all the damn time, Ya'll just ackin soft. Just give'r. :D

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haha my nigga. Word though. Granted, I apologize whenever I bump someone in the nose. I've gotten rocked in the nose before. I just check for blood and keep rolling. BJJ may be the gentle art, but that should be by name only. I dont' think it's wrong to be rough. Bumps and bruises are part of the game.

On a side note, there is a video from last year I think; Alan Belcher rolling with Soneca. Soneca jumped right into an omoplata. Would that be considered flying kung fu?

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Originally Posted by John Mejia

I don't flying kungfu, but I get kneed, elbowed, booted in the head all the damn time, Ya'll just ackin soft. Just give'r. :D

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Touche. Alright its goin down now

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Originally Posted by David Rosado

haha my nigga. Word though. Granted, I apologize whenever I bump someone in the nose. I've gotten rocked in the nose before. I just check for blood and keep rolling. BJJ may be the gentle art, but that should be by name only. I dont' think it's wrong to be rough. Bumps and bruises are part of the game.

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Of course, Any inadvertent stuff I always apologize for, I apologize for subbing people, It's just the way I am but I think if you catch a foot to the grill doing a technique that requires that foot to be in your face I won't expect an apology. But if You posture up in guard and start G&P'n I'm gonna take offense to that. NoGi Jiu Jitsu is rough, it's fast, and it's alot of pressão. I mean, If I'm doing overhook triangles, I'm coming down with a lot of leg curl and chopping motion, It's just the way she goes.

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Originally Posted by John Mejia

I don't flying kungfu, but I get kneed, elbowed, booted in the head all the damn time, Ya'll just ackin soft. Just give'r. :D

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Sounds to me like there's a few people here that are thirsty, I'd recommend some man up juice. :cool:

Won't you block the "head kick" with your hand or am I thinking of Flying New York? In any case, I usually block the face with the hand, catch the foot and kung-fu. Still quick, no head quicks, and you can still clear his head to the side with your elbow.

You would if you used the traditional Rubber Guard path, but the new expedited path to Gogoclinch is from Cocoon straight into flying Kung-Fu if your flexibility allows it.
So you actually have kung-fu foot position while still holding the deep overhook.

In my case I start with a left overhook on the ukis right arm and a right collar tie around ukis neck. Fall back and swing the leg up into flying Kung-Fu, while maintaining the grips, THEN you roposition your hands around the neck in the Gogoclinch after you have Kung-Fu.

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Originally Posted by Kurzy

You would if you used the traditional Rubber Guard path, but the new expedited path to Gogoclinch is from Cocoon straight into flying Kung-Fu if your flexibility allows it.
So you actually have kung-fu foot position while still holding the deep overhook.

In my case I start with a left overhook on the ukis right arm and a right collar tie around ukis neck. Fall back and swing the leg up into flying Kung-Fu, while maintaining the grips, THEN you roposition your hands around the neck in the Gogoclinch after you have Kung-Fu.

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Is there a video of this somewhere? I'm still new to rubberguard but i have flexibility and can flying kung fu. i just never thought to do it straight from cocoon.

Solo drills for this will look a lot like Pilates. Flexibility and dexterity are needed. Also a focal point. If you are just trying to get it past their face you will hit their face. If you try to kick yourself in the face you bypass theirs. Overshoot at first.

But yeah, Im with John. Letter fly on opponents you know wont give a damn. Most serious practitioners wouldnt mind. We're not playing tiddlywinks after all. Dafuk is tiddlywinks?

Something I noticed when watching MTS 81, when eddie does the flying kung fu, he throws his hips forward into the opponent and then scoots them out. this gives a way better angle to get it over their head without too much kicking and I found it makes me scoot back more which locks them in place way way tighter. It improved my rubber guard game instantly.

food for thought.