Butterfly Twist / B Twist Tutorial

Epic from TRICKset breaking down how HE DOES A B TWIST in HIS WORDS! NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK... if you have your own tips, please put them in comments.
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[@BlackRaven156]

I love how this guy does the whole lesson in one take. Great tutorial and incredible butterly twist!

[@Hendawghens]

I'm very impressed with this video. You didn't even have any cuts or transitions. You landed every B-twist very clean, with a textbook formal kick to seal the deal. Thanks for the pointers and the slow motion is invaluable. That.. and it just looks so bad ass! :)

[@Ultimatt19]

dude you have the best tutorials, and i've watched ALOT lol. as soon as im not injured im gonna go out and try your tips for btwist, raiz, and cork :) you're raiz tutorial is the only one i understand, hopefully i'll be able to do it because now it looks incredibly easy

[@blytzace]

guys notice his b twist, his head is turned the hole way through to spot the ground! he is keeping is arms to his chest to gain the spin and u notice that his thighs or knees are together to help with the spin aswell..... for the height make sure u whip ur leg straight up! im still working on mine and i havnet gotten it yet, keep up the good work! thanks for this tutorial epic! every1 train hard dont give up and as a clever man once said............. STAY POSITIVE!

[@death2uall669]

ah, finally, my master has been struggling to teach me this move for months now, but after watching this, it clicked almost instantly and i can do it just as good as the next guy who happens to be able to do it. thanks!!!

[@davidornelas3326]

Dude I watched the winter soldier last week and he did this spin on the movie to move himself to cover so that he wouldn't get hit with bullets and it looked freaking badass.

[@FocusFlown]

Absolute best tutorial i've watched so far. Very informative and constructive

[@julianjafri5376]

I love your twist is so smooth and the flow is sweet :D

[@the6thtramp]

I couldnt do it at first, learnt the B kick, and then all it meant was me making sure i put my legs together for the spin to land the B twist, thanks for the tutorial man.

[@MoveWIthMendoza]

If you had your annotations on you'd see that I have a new updated tutorial that I shot recently, on the BKICK AND the BTWIST!!

[@darcscorpion]

Also, make sure that before you attempt any of these moves, you stretch thoroughly because if you don't you're not gonna get the right leg shape and you will hurt yourself. Great Vid. Much Respect

[@Sl33pySage]

Dude that was awesome..Your fluidity is amazing..This helped alot thanks!

[@AndrewDangerously]

Hey, you've helped me a lot with B-twists and Raizs by comparing them to tornado kicks. very helpful, never hear that before!

[@JayKay911]

wow, man you do it opposite way than I do...it just amazed me, that someone does it begining with left leg...you're very good, thanks for nice tutorials =)

[@LilDavinci]

i have a fear of doing a round off back tuck but i really need some helpful tips to get over the fear

[@TonyCampbell0212]

a strange comment but you're tutorial presentation is really good dude. Bless

[@NamensFail]

your tutorials are the best !!! you describe all very good and long , i tried some of your vids , its hard but i think it is possible ;) ! your a nice guy ;) !! :)

[@staceymoses81]

Thanks allot. I learned the b flip and twist in 2 days.. you were loads of help

[@NachoAndChancho]

Where do I start if I wanna start learning alot of your stuff? Would this trick/move be a good start just to get started?

[@grim_teevee]

i can get my b twist rotation around and I also always land on my feet. The issue I am having when I watch video of my self is that when I am in the air my hips are sorta above my head so I am at a diagonal during the trick. It doesnt look as clean to me and i was wondering if i could get some tips on how to correct this so that I am more flattened out in the air. Thank you for your tuts and keep up the good work!

[@amarmirza08]

@NeO5560 yea, keep your right arm up and out (if you jump off your left leg) while using your left like you would in a normal butterfly kick. Then as you do your lift push, bring that right arm down and across your body as if you are trying to throw your arm around your chest and touch your back. This should help with the spin. Also it helps to think of when you are facing the sun (during the twist) to start your landing.

[@rcabbage789]

Ur the only tricker who does tutorials who spins and launches the same way and off the same foot as me!

[@Snakumaru]

@SGlicious5 I can tell you its mostly the legs. Sometimes when I dont concentrate on doing it clean, I forget to use my arms but my legs still do all the work. But to make it look clean and to get higher, you better use everything, your legs , your arms and your upper body.

[@PaulTong]

the long awaited b-twist, yeah.. that is one of the best b-twists i've ever seen

[@FlippingDMparkour]

negativ feedback? Are you kidding me? Your B-Twist looks very nice. I´m gonna try it the next time i´m doing parkour. And... thanks for all of your tutorials. Very good explaination

[@Dullfang2]

I finally got the btwist mastered. It is awesome. It really makes you feel like a Boss!

[@HeavyMetalVagabond]

is it possible to do this without any gymnastics training. i wana get into this stuff but i havnt rely done it b4. im quite athletic and reasonably flexible

[@wolfg07]

do you have tutorial with a roundhouse kick on it??

[@MoveWIthMendoza]

Tricking Basics for Beginning Trickers!! - A Place To Start

[@wolfg07]

***** I hope you will make a Btwist Round kick tutorial btwist with a roundhouse kick

[@MoveWIthMendoza]

i have a new btwist tutorial 2 in 1 TUTORIAL - BKick / BTwist (Butterfly Kick / Butterfly Twist) However the roundhouse is a matter of choice, when you spot the ground, snap that round! =)

[@wolfg07]

thanks ^_^

[@wolfg07]

***** I learned btwist by watching your tutorial video

[@0ddball64]

great tutorial! only thing that's bothering me at the moment, is getting passed that mental barrier of the twist.. would you have any advice?

[@SystemRichie]

this is a very good tutorial.. cuz it helped me get my btwist now i can hyper, double leg, ST, and aiming at double btwist. watched this tutorial a billion times. thanks epic and big up frm d caribbean :)

[@TheBackflipStudio]

would it be ok for me to try it from standing straight away but do it on my trampoline n work my way onto the floor ?

[@skux23]

What leg is best to do Butterfly twist ! Right or left ! im Right Handed so i tend to lift the right leg up first ! or is it possible to do your left even though your right handed ! just wondering !

[@hallal55]

any tips on starting? what first move to learn?

[@chunchoe]

yeah , this tutorial helps alot , its my dip im assuming because ive got a good B kick , but im landing like on my knees how you show it in your video , will try this next time i get a chance to train , also do you have any tips on where to train flips because my place i go to is clsoed for 3 months over the holidays!

[@DarthMarek42]

This video helped me a lot and now I am landing my B-twist more consistantly

[@DanteWesker612]

I've seen a version of the butterfly twist where you take off with just one foot, and you kinda wrap both arms around yourself as you spin through the air and your legs kind of come together as you land, after hitting your target. It was used by the world famous black belt champion, Taylor Lautner

[@Salaina5555]

This was the most informative video. I just learned B-kicks tonight and can do them tho my abs are sore ^_^. Tried one B-twist for a test (did not expect to land at all ) and bombed it. Height is needed lol. But thank you, I am gonna practice that Kick for a while to increase height. Then that sweet twist will be mine ^^

[@Eamsaart]

Do I need to stretch a certain way so I can lift the leg up really high and o a perfect butterfly twist?

[@Chrism13100]

@XGazudin also, i heard that cork is easier to some people, so i will try that too. hey, is sand a good and soft material to try like backflips and btwist and cork on? also, i always forget that i need height. the first time i tried it, i went sideways instead of up, so i did not even come close to landing it!

[@Raisetsuai]

@Angelbikost Right as your foot leaves the ground you really gotta throw your arms hard and throw your shoulders and look over your shoulder. Don't forget to wrap your arms in.

[@amarmirza08]

@srongyboi239 maybe practice your butterfly kick some more? I always practice kicking some object like low hanging tree leaves to ensure i get height

[@mudkipzuzu]

all of epic's moves are so tempting to try

[@blindbraille]

The slow motion at the end really helps to break it down. The tutorial helps but it brings it all together to actually see it done properly in slow mo, nice touch. Only thing...you need to shut your camera man up, at the beginning of this vid and in your butterfly kick tutorial you just hear him mumbling and the butterfly vid sounds like your in a park so of course background noise but I could hear him/her mumbling lol Great vids otherwise very helpful!

[@joshuah66222]

@Angelbikost to twist what you do is you have to pull your arm over hard and fast for ex. i use my left foot to push off so i would throw my right arm over to my left side. dose that make sence?

[@spencemace]

when you were starting, how did you practice for the twist if you couldn't do the twist.

[@dancerboy360]

when you spin,in the air,i noticed u get momentum by swinging your left hand,is it jus by tucking in one hand you can spin in the aiR??

[@TBoNdBRFOX7]

Very nice! I'm amazed with those movements! I'm Brazilian and I did Capoeira once. But I stopped for like 4 years. I wanna get back trainning but more like what you do not Capoeira cause I like those movements twisted with Parkour. But I need that someone make me a list from tha basics to the harder ones from your tutorials can anyone do that for me? Thanks a lot!

[@MrSF247]

It really depends on what you feel comfortable with. Some poeple feel more comfortable cartwheeling facing right; others facing left. If you feel more comfortable cartwheeling to your left hand first, then lead with your left side and vice versa.

[@grim_teevee]

the only way i know how to describe it is that everything is right as far as the rotation and landing, but when i am in the air twisting my hips are a bit higher than my head so its not completely flat like in the tutorial. I think that I am either kicking my legs up to high or my chest is too low.

[@ste7en]

I think this is the best btwist tutorial i've seen. and i've seen alot. thanks alot

[@EliteAssassin119]

do you take any type of martial arts, and if you do can you please tell?

[@Snakumaru]

@TheJuunaziboy you dont need to get your body behind you. The trick goes to the side anyway after the dip. your head goes to the side and then up... just think about a bkick when doing that and at the peak you just do a teeny tiny half twist and there you got it and you can stretch your push off leg again and you got it already...

[@OfficialDjSwitchOFF]

in each of your tutorials i have think : I never can do this :( But i have do it and do it again and again and thanks that i can most of you tricks now !! :)

[@Chrism13100]

@Angelbikost i cannot spin either!!!!!! everytime i try it, i always land on my hip and left(landing) leg. also, how can you spot the ground when your spinning that fast!

[@juhoman_]

ok i think that i've learned this now as well that i don't forget it anymore. it's easy to do but i have a problem... my b-twist isn't slanted enough! it looks ugly, it's something like in 45 degree so in the half way of slant and strainght. if i'm trying to take my body in very very VERY behind me after the dip i can't get my momentum go in strainght up enough it goes too much forward. it's hard to try a swingthru because problem of mine :/ i just have to drill this more than ever !

[@razorbladexl]

SIck man dat was so Dope wish I could do that.........ohh and is it possible to do more than one twist/rotation or not???????????

[@XGazudin]

@Chrism13100 What you can do if you have good mats is, try working on the height of your b-kick, concentrate on only that, and add the spin at the end so that you will land on your back. By time, you will learn to add the spin earlier while maintaining the height

[@falco213]

any idea were i can practice this? i dont have access to a gym, so maybe a place outside next to something...

[@Chrism13100]

@XGazudin hey, i can get past the half point and now i see the ground. but i am not high enough to land. i try to focus on the height, because my spin if perfectly fast. i keep landing on my left knee area!

[@jennaninjagym7]

does it matter if youre twisting one way or the other or should you always twist to the outside

[@kanefoster96]

awesme :) btw how do you get slow motion ive been tryin for ages! thanks

[@Chrism13100]

@XGazudin also, i heard that cork is easier to some people, so i will try that too. hey, is sand a good and soft material to try like backflips and btwist and cork on?

[@masonghodsi]

i know you didnt want questions but my problem is im doing the dip and i am pushing off my leg hard but i just spin in like a circle i cant seem to get myslef straight and spin and all that...

[@hellomotoa]

This move helped me avoid a tricycle coming at me. Could've died back there. Thanks man

[@HikeFishRepeat]

I am trying to learn this, but I've got a problem. I am landing on my knees, or I am not getting high enough. Do someone have a tip or suggestion on how I can get higher?

[@senestre]

Hey, would you recommend doing this the same side as you sideflip/double leg ? Cuz I do my B-kick on the opposite side but can't seem to progress into the twist... Should I learn b-kick and then b-twist on the same side as my sideflip or keep on struggling with what I got now ?

[@alianddrew2]

im having trouble landing ... i always come out horizontally ... any tips?

[@3runJimmy]

i have a question ... i did this trick once .. but since then i can't manage anymore to stay with my legs right . my position in air is like a cheat gainer and i don't know how to make the b twist right .

[@Professoar]

so sick, your b-twist has a sick flare to it also

[@masonghodsi]

yeah for me its kinda the same, i got the landing but idk if its the same with you but i kinda like spin around but i cant flatten myself so it just sorta looks like im doing a turn, is it the same with you?

[@thebroketrackie]

hey i still dun really understand the part u say about the tornado kick i wish to try it but how do i do it

[@darkangel78917]

your butterfly kick evolved into butterfly twist! congratulations! your butterfly twist just evolved into aerial twist cogratulations! -.-

[@bbjoe54]

I keep trying to do it, but every time i try, i keep landing like you said around 3 minutes, but it seems like i cant focus on my legs without landing face first in the ground. Maybe you know what im doing wrong?

[@Chrism13100]

Hey, i need some help with this. my camera is broken and i keep forgetting to charge the battery, so i cant watch myself. everytime i try it, i always land on my hip. it is probably because i can't spin fast enough, and i keep trying, but i cant get enough spin. any help?

[@mudkipzuzu]

my body leans up at the last moment before i try to spin, any tips on how to generate enough force so that when i push off the right leg i can spin fast enough?

[@TeamBioParkour]

will learning this move help me learn a corkscrew?

[@GabrieldosAnjosPK]

hmm...epic..2 questions..first is it better start without shoes?annd...is it better to keep your legs straight?

[@master1387]

@Angelbikost punch(so to speak) in the direction you want to spin If thats not enough also with the leg your lifting with add a kick towards the direction your going

[@juhoman_]

I was thinking, what i'm doing wrong on my b-twist. I've have done everything correct what did you say in this tutorial. when i started to try this trick in mid summer, i was dropping ground too early, then i fix that problem but then i didn't spin too fast. now i'm doing everything correct but i can't just land it well.

[@Angelbikost]

please can you tell me how the hell you spin i already do b kicks very good but i just can add the twist any tips? thanks

[@vincentvalentine411]

When I go into the twist itself should my legs come together, or not? Cause I haven't been bringing my legs together and it seems to work fine.

[@Chrism13100]

@XGazudin That is the big problem. i need to call like a local gym or somtin to see if they open to anyone if the person pays. i dont have any mats. also, i have a problem keeping may legs straight during the spin. i think my left leg gets stuck out (left leg is jumping leg) while i spin, causing me to hit the ground and spin slower. BTW i can do a B Kick! that is easy. i also have no idea how you could spot the ground spinning that fast!

[@chaoand09]

You're inspirational, but I am really scared to do it xD I'm about 5'll in a half. Would that make any difference between the dip, on me doing that?

[@CrazedPsychic]

i need some help on the twist i can do the kick but cant do the twist any pointers for a 250 pound person

[@hallal55]

i tried doing back flip on matts but it seems as if matt lower your hieght and somtimes i go to back ...i managed to nail 2 but i kept falling forward...any tips?

[@cheezestring99]

cheers epic me and my frriend are planning on doing a parkour free running thing for sport relief and im planning on using this thanks

[@jadenxy]

i cant quite spin but can do the kick...i guess im just scarred of spinning, any way to get over that>?

[@narutodamp]

hey epic... i wonder if there are any way to fix my problem... when i do btwist it doesnt go like "---"... mine is pretty bent... hard to get that flat position in the air... any advice?

[@MrSkiller37]

I always land on another leg...how do I fix that??

[@WheyLandFitness]

i am having trouble with the landing at 2:06 you have one leg out for landing but i always open em both at the same time so i loose balance and bail help me!

[@benr5983]

It is a great tutorial. But everytime when i going to twist i don't twisted fast enath. Can you give some tipps to twist fast?

[@lillyaish]

i can't spin all the way 'cause i kept on doing 180 instead of 360 i always land on my lifting leg how do i stop that?

[@gsilveralan]

hey epic i need to know when im doing my btwist i land hands and knees on the floor im thinking either i'm not getting enough height or im just spinnig to slow its kinda hard for me to spot he landing

[@gjerre81]

is it possible to do a B twist from standing possition??

[@aisukurimusandoichi]

@freerunner625 drill butterfly kicks wushu style, its the best thing you could ever do for your b-twists. It'll improve your setup, dip, aerial plane and it'll help you keep your legs straight for a clean fast spin. Search for videos of zuan zi and zuan zi xuan ti

[@GamerDadX91]

ok i have the b kick and the tornadoe kick easly yet i can't do them both in this b twist. see i learn to do these on concrete so if i fall then well i fell it hurt do better, but this trick got me to trying on rubber grass that messes me up pretty bad how do i fix this?

[@asalord12151234]

Sir AFterR U Learned those moves?? Did u Got Injured??

[@northcedarpk]

How can I get more height out of my b-twist? Every time I try, I can't get my left leg under me in time (I spin towards my left shoulder) and I always land on my hip or knees or in one unfortunate occasion, my face. >.> help?

[@TrickzAsker]

yea u can but later on when u go for the double b-twist or 2 twists it going to be very hard to do it from standing

[@erebus38]

I already gave up on that move ages ago.My body is not very good at adding twists to aerial moves.A B-kick is a joke,but this twisting variation actually requires to many things to happen for my body's physical capabilities to keep up with,so I just stick to simpler basic moves like b-kicks,front and back flips,but it's a sweet move though,and I like watching people do them!