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this is the response if you were attempting pull-ups in this fashion in any army school. the focus of the kip and or butterfly pullup is total body input. instead of using only your arms, and back, utilizing your bodies own momentum and core strength is what will allow you to crank out many more reps. just look at gymnists and how they approach the bar to get themselves up and over it. this movement is paramount in the muscle up on not only the rings but a bar as well. unless you are an olympic level gymnist you you will HAVE to kip to start any muscle-up movement. pulls ups is one of the absoulte best for body toning and strength building in my opinion. far, far superior than the push up or other pussy movement (preacher curls, lat flies, tricep pull-down etc)