Q&A for How to Do a Kip Up (Kick Up)

Do not practice on hard surfaces where falling could cause injury. When falling on your back, tuck your chin into your chest to prevent hitting your head.

Kick harder. This is one of my problems when practicing kip-ups. Do it on soft ground first, then make it a bit harder as you progress. Height isn't a problem for parkour. Just practice, and be patient.

You could try practicing backbends from a standing position to strengthen your core. Strengthening your arms, shoulders, and upper back helps too. Make sure to create enough momentum and do it in a swift, powerful movement.

You should try doing bridges every once in a while. The position for a bridge is similar to step 6 in the article.

You need some of the flexibility and strength that a back bridge requires. I'd recommend having at least a partial bridge before practicing this move.

When you have your legs over your chest, kick them straight up. Speed is crucial. Try and make it one motion. Then, as soon as you feel upwards momentum, push downwards with your hands. REALLY push. You're moving from a prone position upwards and forwards. Land in a squat. This article has good advice on that.

Of course. If you practice every day, no matter how tall you are, you will eventually get it.

You're not doing anything wrong, you're just not flexible enough yet. Stretch frequently to gain flexibility.

You are not pulling you kicks in powerfully enough. If you don't have the strength to do it yet, practice laying on your back and pulling your knees to your chin quickly to help them strengthen up. After you have the strength, work on speed. After you have both down, you will find it easier to push yourself up.

Make sure to push up right as you feel your body starting to go back down, and then really push hard and bring your feet down fast.

Record yourself and compare yourself to someone who's mastered a kip up. Slow down the video to see your moves step by step.

Practice is key. When practicing, make sure you are doing the technique correctly. If you can't push up with your arms, strengthen them. Push-ups are helpful to help you get enough strength to hold your own body weight.

Just kick up harder. If that doesn't work as well, try to do more push ups to make your arms stronger. A easy push up workout is to do three sets of push ups to fatigue, with a minute rest in between.

You might not be putting your feet down fast enough. Try to work on extending your legs while on your back and increase speed. If that doesn't work, it might be your balance.

Your triceps should be strong, so you can push yourself up to make the kip up explosive.

Just before you feel like you're going to touch the ground, tuck in your legs as much as you can to land in a squat.