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Learn the basic kicks and leg stances the Kung Fu way

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Here we are going to do alternating front kicks. In this exercise, you want to remember to stay balancing on the balls of the feet, bringing each knee up to your chest, and kicking out with the ball the foot. Here we are going to do the Horse Stance. In this exercise, you want to keep your legs little wider than shoulder with apart and your thighs parallel to the ground. You don't want to drop too much further down and that's because it will be too stressful on the knees, and you want to remember to keep your back straight. Here we are going to do alternating front kick. In this exercise it's important to remember to stay balancing on the balls of your feet. You never want to fall flat. You want to just stay up on the balls, and keep moving alive. Each time you kick with your front foot, you want to bring the knee up to the chest and extend the leg out, and you could also use your arms and the upper body to counter the lower body and balance. Now we are going to do the Horse Stance. In this exercise you can either keep your hands by your chin like me, or behind your head like Max. It's important to keep your back straight and your legs at a 90 degree angle, dropping too far below will be too stressful on the knees, and standing up too high will give you the same workout. You are going to feel a burn, and it will get pretty intense, but just work through it. Your time is almost up and will be worth a while. So with this exercise, as of all of our exercises, you never want to get flat footed or smooth footed, that's the worst thing that can ever happen to a fighter. So remember, shuffle back, kick forward, shuffle back, kick forward, and use your arms to kind of balance with the kick. Your heart rate is going to get going, you want to kick the pace consistent, and you just keep going. You are doing great. You have to remember, even though we are not moving, it's important to take slow, deep, steady, breathe. And you are going to feel a great burn, you are going to learn to love the burn. This exercise is great for your thighs, and it is going to give you wonderful legs. So just keep through it, breathe, and stay focused, and don't let your thighs drop below 90 degrees, doing so would be too stressful on your knees. And remember it's very important to keep your back straight, so try and arch your back, and keep your chest up high. So now that you are more familiar with this exercise, you want to just remember your pace is the most important key, and keep breathing through it. The most important thing is to keep a steady movement, and never breaking in between. You want to burn calories, you want to get fit, and stay healthy, just keep moving, this is good for you. At this point, I know it doesn't look like I am doing very much, but I know you felt the burn. Just keep going. This is a great workout, it's going to give you thighs as steel, it's going to feel wonderful and look great in the mirror. It's going to pay off, so just stay focused, don't forget to breathe. When you hold your breath, it makes the workout impossible to get through. We need to take those deep steady breath, and just keep breathing throughout the workout. Keep your back straight, and your thighs parallel to the floor. You don't want to stress your knees by falling below it.