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Running Aerial,

Technique Definition:

A cartwheel with no hands.

Prerequisites:
  • Cartwheel
  • Front-handed Cartwheel (Plant the first hand)
  • Back-handed Cartwheel (Plant the second hand)
Trick Video:

Walkthrough:

The setup should be as though you are going into a roundoff. Run hard, skip step, then go for it. Before actually attempting to do the entire move, practice regular carwheels first. God gave us hands so use them. Start by getting a powerful running cartwheel down. Then start delaying your hand plant. Then just plant your front hand. Then just plant your back hand. And lastly, try to go over as far as possible with planting as late as possible. Then try this move.
There's a lot going on when performing this trick. This is the setup position, where everything will come together. Keep your arms up, and bend your front leg.
Now this is where everything happens. Your front leg will give you the height so make sure you push hard. Your right arm needs to torque down and to the right side of your body and your left arm needs to torque over your head. Make sure to reach out far or you will fall straight down to the ground. Lastly, your rear leg needs to kick hard into the air. This is for the speed of the aerial. Follow these steps closely.
Now that we have lift-off you need to concentrate on keeping your legs spread, moving and straight.
Right here you need to focus on landing on that right leg. Also, my legs aren't as straight as they should be so remember that.
Want to see my impression of an ostrich. If you can get to this position you'll be fine.
And we're done.

Similar Tricks: Advice:
  • Start by planting your hands in every position you can think of.
  • Push ultra hard with your front leg. When I first started trying this trick I didn't do this and I could not get over. I was thinking about this trick too much as a cartwheel and I needed to think about it as more of a jumping trick. Once I got that down, the trick came soon after.
  • Torque your arms.
  • Kick your back leg up hard and slightly after you begin pushing off with your front leg.
  • Don't dip your torso to the floor keep keep it up.
  • Reach with your arms.




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