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Anybody here do acrobatics/flips?
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Stumpy
Sat 10 Apr 2010 : 01:26


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Tcat wrote ...

ShadyDingo wrote ...

Stumpy wrote ...

Hombre13 wrote ...

I actually want to learn more tricks. Any more body awareness would be helpful for me, but i don't go to gym sessions very much and I don't know very many people who trick so it's hard to learn. I can back tuck and front tuck into my pool, and im still trying to gainer haha


ya same here lol. learning has been going slow for me cause i do all my stuff on grass, not padded mats or nething. so i can only get 4-5 failed fronts before i have to limp away lol.


ditto. I personally have an inner conflict when I think about myself going to a gym and practicing with mats and soft surfaces. I just don't want to fool myself into thinking that if I mess up there is a foam pit in the park :X

Alright, i don't reccomend trying to flip without padding, especially if you don't have experience...It's all about advancing...Start off in a foam pit..Once comfortable, off a vault block onto a mat...Once confident enough, try without the mat and just the springboarded ground...THEN grass and concrete;)

Doing that won't give you the feeling that there better be a mat to fall on 'cause you already know you have the technique down...And also have someone more experienced "spot" you on flips, or just critique on form...
Never do something you don't trust yourself to do, as MAJOR injuries can occur (obviously:)
And make sure you are well stretched and not nervous...This is how i've made it far enough to the point of no real injury after about 4 months of front tucks, sideflips, gainers, and backs.
@stumpy...You wouldn't be limping if you had mats to train on. Realize that if you can do it good on a mat, you can do it good on grass;)
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cant do it on a mat :( cause i got no mat :P i just find soft grass, and go for it. ive never caused ne serious injury, and even the limp home thing was just an exageration. ive never hurt myself beyond the point of limping for a few minutes or so doing basic fronts and stuff. (almost there lol)
but yeah, even if i can find a tramp im sure it would help tons :)
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Tcat
Sat 10 Apr 2010 : 12:26

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 There isn't any sort of gymnastics place anywhere near you??
Well, just be careful not to overrotate:\
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Stumpy
Sat 10 Apr 2010 : 19:09


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Tcat wrote ...

There isn't any sort of gymnastics place anywhere near you??
Well, just be careful not to overrotate:\


theres one. and it has one open gym a month for like 2 hours. once i can afford a little more than just gas, ill probably start goin there.
as for over rotating... haha! thats the least of my worries at the moment lol. once i start actually making it to my feet ill start worrying ;p
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Tcat
Sat 10 Apr 2010 : 23:06

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 lol, follow overrotation with a roll....It's saved me sooooo many times.
P.S. Send in a little clip of your progression so i can see what is good, and what needs work;)
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Stumpy
Sun 11 Apr 2010 : 18:17


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Tcat wrote ...

lol, follow overrotation with a roll....It's saved me sooooo many times.
P.S. Send in a little clip of your progression so i can see what is good, and what needs work;)

kk ill get one up :)

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FogDog
Thu 17 Jun 2010 : 19:56


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Tcat wrote ...

There isn't any sort of gymnastics place anywhere near you??
Well, just be careful not to overrotate:\

OVER ROTATING SUCKS!!!! 2 days ago I(since I do Free running and parkour) was practicing my wall flips on a tree at my little brothers school (funny huh) and for some reason i tucked (which i usually don't) and over rotated. I landed flat on my back. Some how i bruised my tail bone and my head smashed into the ground. i still have whip lash from it and it hurts so bad to turn my neck. haha so ive learned my lesson not to tuck cause i have so much speed when rotating :'( o well.
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TechnoGizmo
Fri 18 Jun 2010 : 02:40


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 i 2nd Lonnie's statement on aerial awareness, if i fall off a high platform it would b nice to learn how to get my feet facing downwards :)
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Sat 19 Jun 2010 : 14:59


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TechnoGizmo wrote ...

i 2nd Lonnie's statement on aerial awareness, if i fall off a high platform it would b nice to learn how to get my feet facing downwards :)

Be like a cat haha
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Tome_of_Arms 77
Fri 23 Jul 2010 : 17:48

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 @Tcat Yeah, That's how i started out. front flips are my specialty and side flips are my worst. Any thing in particular? tucking in helps speed up rotation.
@FogDog To solve over rotating, such as over a pool or something high up, about 75% way through the flip, kick your feet out straight, which works best on front flips. Or before you do the flip, jump off one leg if you're comfortable. and listen to Tcat and follow up with a roll.
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Tcat
Fri 23 Jul 2010 : 18:04

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 Jumping off of one leg is a webster...Not a flip i advise for starters...as for the 75% untucking, first they need to get their "air-sense" lol, when first learning, 45% can feel like 75%...
As for sideflips, tuck. I recommend trying it over a foam block...First with your back rolling on it, and then completely over it...Other than that it's just getting the feeling;)
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Parkour and fishing: Necessities of life
It's time to do da potty dance!
Ditto.

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FogDog
Mon 26 Jul 2010 : 18:36


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Tome_of_Arms 77 wrote ...

@Tcat Yeah, That's how i started out. front flips are my specialty and side flips are my worst. Any thing in particular? tucking in helps speed up rotation.
@FogDog To solve over rotating, such as over a pool or something high up, about 75% way through the flip, kick your feet out straight, which works best on front flips. Or before you do the flip, jump off one leg if you're comfortable. and listen to Tcat and follow up with a roll.

I know how to trick and do stuff to not over rotate it was just a simple mistake. everyone makes them even the best. im not trying to be mean i understand what your saying its just that ive been doing tricks for awhile so i know how to do that. but like i said i made a mistake and crashed :) no hard feelings
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Tome_of_Arms 77
Thu 29 Jul 2010 : 14:49

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 Yeah, i see where you're comin from, fogdog. it's cool then. and somebody's gotta drill me in the lingo, cause i'm pretty much lost.
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