Jo Paloma, Professional Freerunner and member of Aeon Empire, a group involved in Freerunning, stunts, and acting, demonstrates a Speed Vaulting tutorial with step-by-step instructions and beginner and series of vaulting drills to get beginners started with the speed vaulting motion. If you're looking to get started with Freerunning, Speed Vaulting is an essential skill. This demonstration is part of Jo Paloma's article: Freerunning Basics: A Beginners Guide, featured in the Oct/Nov 2011 Issue of the My Mad Methods Magazine.

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Speed Vaulting Exercise Video:

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Speed Vaulting Exercise Instructions:

Step 1: Approach target, gain speed.
Step 2: Reach for target, launch off the ball of your foot, raise opposite knee during launch.
Step 3: Plant hand, tuck knee of launching leg, extend opposite leg behind.
Step 4: Let go of target, extend launching leg forward.

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Contributor Information:

Brood 9 Martial Arts Head Instructor Anthony Eisenhower has over 15 years of experience studying, practicing and teaching martial arts including Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Coju-jitsu, Capoeira, Kenpo Karate, Gung Fu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Pankration.  Anthony studied gymnastics at L.A. Valley College and dance at Loyola Marymount University with the purpose of increasing flexibility and endurance for competition. Find out more.

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