Front flip

[Seriy]

Hello, How can i make this better or like high like people do? i can't seem to figure out what to do with my hands and other stuff like jumping straight up.. like russian lift or some other technique, could anyone share their tips on how to make good front flips guys? i'd aprreciate it a lot! :juji:

it's always easier to help when the vids available.. so here it is.

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[CodyLee1337]

Your front flip is pretty amazing atm...whats wrong with it >_> haha?

[frankinstine]

you could try the russian lift, or you could try just setting with you arms above you intially. right now you're kinda doing a reverse russian lift.

[Seriy]

Your front flip is pretty amazing atm...whats wrong with it >_> haha?
Hehe thx.. its kinda good allright.. but i still wanna best out of all my moves just like anybody else i guess :D

you could try the russian lift, or you could try just setting with you arms above you intially. right now you're kinda doing a reverse russian lift.

yep thats the problem... its the result of me trying russian lift.. i just couldnt get it right somehow, and i didn't know i should set with my arms above my head.. and not in front of it thanks :juji:

[frankinstine]

I have a friend who does the same thing when he tries to russian. but when you swing your arms down like that, it takes away from your height.

[Seriy]

Haha its pretty ironic... I'm a Russian and i cannot do russian lifts :smile: so how's it's done dude? should i just swing my arms backwards as far as they go, and keep them there or something?

[frankinstine]

Swing your arms around and back behind you. You want to jump at the same time as your arms get as far back as they can go, to maximize lift.

Funny, my friend that can't russian lift is also russian. lol

[Seriy]

heh i see.. its a curse we should break then ^^ thanks alot again seems im gonna make it like its supposed to be with your help.

[Ryan Murray]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFYF8H1X7I

Looks something like that. For your normal front tuck, you've pretty much got everything right. Only thing you might want to do is set over your head with straight arms instead of bent to generate more torque.

For me, the only ways to get my arms straight over my head is to do an armcircle. If you're not comfortable with them it's kind of a hard habit to break into.

And I'm sure there are plenty of Arabs who can't do Arabians.

[frankinstine]

I have mixed feelings about the russian lift. It makes the flip feel really floaty, and you don't need to jump as much. But it has a tendancy to make me drive my chest down as soon as i start to flip. Maybe i'd like it better if i was better at it. It is pretty fun when i do it correctly though.

[Seriy]

thank you for joining this thread here to help me and even with video ryan =]] heh good call bout Arabs.. and theres also a butterflies who cant btwist and it goes on :smile:

[TricksterBee]

yours is better than my shitty front flip

[thereid]

land with your arms up, that won't really make the front flip any better but that's the way front flips are suppose to be.

[CodyLee1337]

>_> Seeing all these good front flips make me realize I really need to practice mine, I still got a stupid giant jump then a small hop intro.

[Maxie]

I prefer just a reguler setup, only thing that i could suggest is block and delay

[ArmouredNinja]

Just take a few step run-in to gain some momentum, perform a little hop (that way you can properly block), and once your feet touch the ground, explode straight up into the air using your arms to gain more height (remember you want to go vertical, not horizontal). Then just pull your knees/legs in to properly tuck and once finished tucking straighten your body out so that you can land properly standing up.