[nobody knows]

haha anyway
Does anyone here know how to do a forward flip [and is willing to give me instructions] ?
It doesn't necessarily have to be a flip without hands or something, but I really wanna learn how :x


Does anyone have any tutorials on this? :x
(ooh the fear of hitting my head is large)


lol a backflip tutorial would be nice, too
(P.S. sorry if the section is wrong. I couldn't figure out where to stick this)
thanks again :K

[CriticalHit]

I wanna learn how to run up a wall and do a backflip off it and land on my feet. I'm just scared to crack my head on my ground if I land too early.

[MUGETSU]

go watch "Urban Ninja" on youtube or Team Ryoko. You can also try looking at "free running" i think its called.

[nobody knows]

I wanna learn how to run up a wall and do a backflip off it and land on my feet. I'm just scared to crack my head on my ground if I land too early.

lol that'd be awesome xD


I'd be more afraid I fall down as I'm on the wall x_X

[diaperBOY]

ahh.. i used to do this.... its actually called tricking.. not free running (careful calling someone who tricks a free runner, they'll get pretty heated because there's been a debate on the differences between the two).. free running is also called : le parkour created by david bell .. here's the website i go to learn the tutorials: www.trickstutorials.com .. lots of flips , kicks, and twists if you want to learn.. it WILL take time though ... oh yea.. there isn't a tutorial for front flip

[-K-]

first,you need to master the ancient 'flying ostrich' technique. however this particular amazing technique can only be seen inside an ancient book called 'how to flip' which is available at your nearest bookstore.

[Tetra]

(ooh the fear of hitting my head is large)

First thing you should work on..
Fear gets in the way of everything.

[Sp0iL3d_Br8t]

go watch "Urban Ninja" on youtube or Team Ryoko. You can also try looking at "free running" i think its called.

Those are AWESOME....... to watch. I don't know about attempting though..

[lackluster]

First thing you should work on..
Fear gets in the way of everything.

fear saves lives.

[ccw]

My friend used to do gymnastics and I asked her how to do a front and back flip. She told me you have to build a strong upper body because that's what gives you the momentum to do it . She also said she trained with her teammates with some special strap or something and told me it's not as dangerous as you think if you practice it properly , with padded floors of course.

[clovermoi]

Ooh I want to learn how to do these flips too! i'll try www.trickstutorials.com later.

She told me you have to build a strong upper body because that's what gives you the momentum to do it.

oh no, i'm weak D:

[CreativeS]

first of all, i dont have a strong upper body but i can still do front flips. its just how you use your own body to get momentum

front flip, hand springs are easy, they just take a bit of time. i got handsprings first (took 1 week) and then i got front flips (another week after handsprings)

first, theres nothing to be scared of if you are doing flipping forwards. hell, even try it on grass or somethin once (NOT ASPHALT unless ur good at it ^^).


How to do a chinese get up aka 'stomp the ground'
lie down on your back.
pull ur legs up, like you are a girl in a porno movie, then u put ur hands on the ground near ur head (fingers pointing towards your shoulders) then as you kick/swing your legs, PUSH with your hands. takes a while to get.

Hand-springs - a front flip except your hand touches the ground. its so much easier than front flip.
how to do a hand spring
run (not too fast, just a bit faster than a jog), get a momentum by raising your hands up, then bringing them down to the ground, then you get to how you would do a hand stand, but since you have the momentum from running, your body goes fowards as you are pivoting from your hand (god too much physics class -.-). remember to push with your hands (MOST IMPORTANT)

how to do a front flip
i havent done front flips for a few months now, i doubt ill be able to do it now.. but i used to do them 100%
you need alot of momentum for this (torque wise).
run (not too fast, you might hurt urself if u run too fast), jump as you 'front spin' your body with the momentum from your hands and also from you rolling into a round shape). remember to tuck your body in so its small ^^
remember to jump high.

its hard to explain it in words, you just feel it
hope that helps somehow ^^

most of the time with front flips, you'll land on the back of your butt, or sometimes your lower back.

[Little Miss Snackwrap]

Er...online tutorials and having people give you tips is good....but I'd recommend getting a friend who knows how to do the flips to help you out... Ask them to teach you proper stretches and preps to get more familiar with the feeling and then have them spot you when you actually try it. And get over your fear...if you're scared, you're probably more likely to screw up because you might hesitate.

[nobody knows]

Er...online tutorials and having people give you tips is good....but I'd recommend getting a friend who knows how to do the flips to help you out... Ask them to teach you proper stretches and preps to get more familiar with the feeling and then have them spot you when you actually try it. And get over your fear...if you're scared, you're probably more likely to screw up because you might hesitate.

lol yeah. I wanna find a friend who can flip, but I can't --' the truth is, one of my friends asked me to teach him and I was like

"O___o I dunno how" and he went on about why I couldn't when I can cartwheel and all the stuff


I've been working on handstanding against the wall [lol ] and when I try to push myself up, I can't >>
(why must I be so weak?)


and it's not so much as flipping, it's more a handstand, then jumping (mid-air??) to make your feet land back on the ground (not where you started)

hard to explain O.o;;

[Jintastic]

heres a good site to go to.

www.trickstutorials.com

handsprings are very simple to do and you should get it with no problem. Front tucks are not scary but hard to land, you have to punch(jump) hard and high. Backtucks are all about fear and once u get over it, it is simple.

Good luck.

[x.cheska]

a front flip?
specificly do you mean front handsprings or front tucks?

[nobody knows]

basically like a handstand, then a bridge (feet on the ground), and standing back up again

[XiLeRaTe]

I'm assuming from a backflip.. You mean a backtuck? Backflip is what amateurs use and if you want one more step to glory use the right terminology haha. Anyways... Front tucks are way harder to land than back tucks do.

Anyways to do a good front tuck you got to jump and block til the point you are at your peak height! Don't rotate right away that is why people fail. Then when you reach that step you tuck in and let momentum carry you over. That is it. You don't need to prepare for this or anything just do it.

As for a back tuck get over the fear first before anything. Back bridges won't help and back handspring isn't really are pre. req. Just get over you fear and jump up, i mean way up until your at your peak, tuck, rotate, spot your landing and repeat.

Asking on these forums isn't what I would first do. Searching on google would produce better results.

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It is pretty aggravating! It will take time for some people, but not all.

ahh.. i used to do this.... its actually called tricking.. not free running (careful calling someone who tricks a free runner, they'll get pretty heated because there's been a debate on the differences between the two).. free running is also called : le parkour created by david bell .. here's the website i go to learn the tutorials: www.trickstutorials.com .. lots of flips , kicks, and twists if you want to learn.. it WILL take time though ... oh yea.. there isn't a tutorial for front flip