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Here's a picture from the Crossfit website showing some alignment problems in the overhead squat:
Note that the hips are shifted left. The bar is uneven in part because the right shoulder has more elevation, but also because the arms are also shifted left. This lifter complains of pain in his hips.
These two videos mix live action and animation to give an instructional visual breakdown of the kipping pullup:
This is a 40-something MB file, so be patient downloading it! This particular style is what I call the long cycle style. It has more power than a short cycle kip but a slower cycle time than the bent-knee style as shown by Greg Amundsen:
