The jump front kick aerial is the quintessential “old school” wushu combination. It is often times followed up by a jumping inside kick (tornado kick) into splits. Many western wushu athletes incorporate this combination into their routines for its relative ease compared to other combinations. I would recommend students to get the jump front kick [...]

This article came at the request of some of my wushu students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In this post, I will be demonstrating how to perform a 720 wushu jumping inside crescent kick, also known as a tornado kick, or xuan feng jiao (xfj).
A jumping inside crescent kick is essentially a jump kick that involves [...]