Somersaults are one of the elements of acrobatics and the modern art of jumping - parkour. Experienced jumpers can perform different types of it: back, front and side. You can learn these techniques on your own, and then please your friends and guests with their masterful performance.
It is necessary
mats or soft flooring
Instructions
Step 1
If you want to learn how to do side flips, you need to find an area with a very soft floor. A gym with soft mats is especially suitable for this purpose. Found a suitable room, start training. You need to perform somersaults with a push of one leg and a simultaneous swing of the other, followed by pushing off the ground with both feet. Start the movement with a running start, then jump up, making the following movements with your hands: the one that goes in the direction of rotation should go back, and the opposite one should go forward. When pushing off, the first hand moves forward, and the second - from front to back. Be sure to master this jump before you move on to performing somersaults.
Step 2
After you have mastered the jump, start learning to fly out of it. You need to do this so that you land on straight legs. Then start performing, in fact, somersaults. This is usually done in the direction in which the wheel is made. It's just that before doing somersaults, you need to decide in which direction you will do it. It usually depends on where you are doing better.
Step 3
Look with your face and chest forward as you begin to move. If you want to perform it in the direction to the right, then you need to make a turn with your right leg and swing the corresponding arm up, while the left shoulder should go down at this moment.
Step 4
But do not forget to roll from heel to toe before pushing off. You need to put your foot in this way so that the push during the jump is stronger, even though this position is very uncomfortable. Finish the swing with your right leg by bending it at the knee.
Step 5
Early grouping of the whole body is also a prerequisite for a successful coup. By the time you lift off the floor, the body should be carefully assembled into a single group. It must be grabbed with a swinging movement of the hand. But in order to get out of the coup easily and painlessly, you do not need to do too dense grouping. Otherwise, you will not be able to make a single movement within it.
Step 6
When exiting a somersault, learn to straighten your legs correctly. To do this, you first need to straighten the swinging leg, and then the jogging leg. The final landing can be difficult. If not done correctly, serious knee injuries can easily occur. To prevent this from happening, practice in advance: lie with your back on a raised plane from the edge, group up and start rolling from the point of the break to your feet. It is advisable to do this on a soft surface, all in the same gym.
