aerial
by matt on 2000-11-07| take a few steps forward then turn your body sidewards with your right (or left) fott in front. put your right hand over your head and swing it forward as you jump off your front leg. the momentum should carry you over. you can also try this with a half spin. |
hyperswipe
by hyper swipe on 2000-12-14| basically this i started off as an aerial (with the head down)then you want to spin your head in the direction you want your body to spin and fonyinue with a barrel roll |
aerial cartwheel
by novilho on 2001-03-12| You can do this like a cartwheel or like a roundoff. The cartwheel method is to understand how a cartwheel works. Stand and move sideways into a cartwheel, leaning your torso down to the ground before swinging your legs over. Keep the torso down there until the feet land, then bring it up. So the emphasis is torso down, legs up, legs land, torso up. Also, look at the wall you were facing when standing up. Don't look at the floor. This will help you later. Step two- bend your torso down as if to do the cartwheel. Now move your legs round so you turn 360 degrees (step across with the back leg and then round with the second)and raise your torso. Now inrease the height component making the feet take off when turning. This might seem nothing like an aerial, but it will help you generate drive in your torso. Remember to keep your torso vertical when you bend down- otherwise you'll do a butterfly kick. Keep on increasing the height of the feet until you're comfortable with the idea of moving in the air. Now, for those martial artists out there this next step will be a bit easier. Make the first leg that takes off more of a roundhouse or outside to inside crescent kick. Then make the second leg into a hook kick like motion. Again, aim to increase the height. Next step is to really whip those arms into the move and try to inscribe a high arc on that first kick up. Remember it's torso down, first leg, second leg, first leg lands, second leg lands, torso comes up. Keep that torso vertical and look forwards not at the ground. Each time try to kick higher and whip the body harder. At some point the legs will come up straight and high, torso vertical. There's your aerial. Base it on a roundoff (ie, from a run or a hurdle step) to accelerate it and increase the height, but try not to twist too much into it- that just throws the move out of allignment. Just keep on experimenting and you'll get it. Remember, torso vertical, swing tose arms and kick up high. |
another method
by novilho on 2001-03-12| Another method for getting the aerial is to learn to butterfly kick, and then gradually make your torso vertical instead of horizontal, kicking up higher each time. Remember not to look at the floor- it'll help you keep your torso in line. |
Aerial
by T.C on 2001-03-20| Ive found that when dipping your body down, it works better if you go for distance. Try to go as far forward and as vertical as possible, your legs should get wider too. I used to do aerials on the spot coz i was afraid to land on my face, but if you reach furthur it really helps. |
Try this my friends
by NiNjAsTyLz on 2001-04-28| When your first learning your aerials try to kick your legs with a lot of force. when i was learning, i would visualize that some fool was standing in front of me and would try to kick his imaganary face full force during my aerial attempt. this would give me tons of power to get my body around. |
aerials..
by Hitori on 2001-06-30Hi
Whenever I try my aerials they always end up looking like a messed up inverted butterfly kick that doesn't really..... well.. butterfly.. can anyone tell me what I can do to go vertical? please send an email if you can! thanks! |
Prep aerials
by Allie on 2001-07-06| Before actually DOING an aerial, you want to train your body to know when you are doing an aerial. Start by doing power cartwheels, maybe at least ten of them. Then, do another power cartwheel, but try to pull your hands off of the ground before your feet reach the ground. Keep on doing this. This will help you get right form witout doing an aerial. Pretty soon, you'll have enough height to do one. |
Question about doing an aerial
by C-dawg on 2001-08-31I've been trying to do n aerial for a long time. When I do a regular cartwheel, I do it with power. But when I try to do an aerial, my feet go over slow and I don't complete the flip. Please help me. E- mail me with your response at the address I gave you above. Thanks
C-dawg |
Question about doing an aerial
by C-dawg on 2001-08-31I've been trying to do n aerial for a long time. When I do a regular cartwheel, I do it with power. But when I try to do an aerial, my feet go over slow and I don't complete the flip. Please help me. E- mail me with your response at the address I gave you above. Thanks
C-dawg |
Butterfly Aerial
by Stephen on 2001-10-09| I'd call the aerial from the butterfly kick setup a "Butterfly Aerial" |
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by Floh on 2001-10-14| I can do the butterfly-kick very good, but when I try an aerial I always end in Negativa (a very low Capoeira stance !?!). What's wrong??? |
Thanks guys
by Quarkthedark on 2001-10-19| Hey your advice has really helped me. I pulled my first ariel without a spot yesterday. Thanks for the advice, it worked. |
Still Stuck
by Lee on 2001-11-08| Im lookin for someone who can help me out here.Ive got the beggining of an aerial cartwheel sorted but when i go around my legs fold up and i end up almost side somersaulting.I just cant seem to control my legs and bring them to the floor before my body or before my legs fold up.Can anyone help me with arm swings as well cos im always so tempted in mid flight to put my arms down.Please help i would be very appreciative.Thank u |
Still Stuck
by Lee on 2001-11-08| Im lookin for someone who can help me out here.Ive got the beggining of an aerial cartwheel sorted but when i go around my legs fold up and i end up almost side somersaulting.I just cant seem to control my legs and bring them to the floor before my body or before my legs fold up.Can anyone help me with arm swings as well cos im always so tempted in mid flight to put my arms down.Please help i would be very appreciative.Thank u |
good explanations
by Raphael on 2001-11-10yes very good explanations, i can do
an arial now, thanx a lot! |
aerial
by aerial on 2002-01-01Hi,
I tried your advise but I still cant get it. I practiced power cartwheels, one handed ones too, but still no aerial.I either end up putting my hans on the floor or I fall on my legs, and that hurts. Anyone got other advise |
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by chad on 2002-06-06| try doing one handed cartwheels using only your first hand. then do them only using your second hand. Then try to really swing your legs over and only use your second hand to catch yourself at the very end. After a while you'll start doing them where your hand comes down at nearly the same time as your feet, once this happens just work on jumping higher and leaning back right when your feet touch the ground. |
Lack of confidence
by Kiro on 2002-06-16| I know that confidence plays a very important factor in getting any air-borne flip.I've been practising my ariels for ages and I've got the movement and height perfect,but I keep putting my hands down even when I don't need to.i'm to afraid of landing on my face,even on the softest mat.what can i do? |
help keep on falling
by Anonymous on 2002-06-16| when i am trying to do a aerial cartwheel i go over but i all was fall on the said of my leg what should i do |
help keep on falling
by Anonymous on 2002-06-16| when i am doing a aerial cartwheel i go over but i all was fall on my side what should i do |
aerial
by Rob on 2002-06-20| Hi,ive can do power cartwheels,one handed,second handed and jump of my hands too.i can jump into an aerial and swing my arms but i always land on my hands,also my legs are too slow kicking over.I am scared of falling on my arms when i swing.PLEASE!someone help me by E-mailing me.PLEASE! |
aerial
by Rob on 2002-06-20| Hi,i can do power cartwheels,one handed,second handed and jump of my hands too.i can jump into an aerial and swing my arms but i always land on my hands,also my legs are too slow kicking over.I am scared of falling on my arms when i swing.PLEASE!someone help me by E-mailing me.PLEASE! |
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by Tanya on 2002-06-21| I know thats so fucking scarry but ill do it tomorrow... hopefully cause i got a competition tomorrow and i need to do it |
Heys wise people
by Anonymous on 2002-06-23
Hey Out There
by Anonymous on 2002-06-23I need some help my father was teaching me Karate at home but won't any more. Can any one out there give me some tips about how to go from there. Pleeaase. Be Kind,
Peace
Neffy
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where???
by israman on 2002-06-30| where is the best place to train on the arial? grass,sand,...? |
Aerial
by Jasen on 2002-07-06
Aerial
by Jasen on 2002-07-06The only way I can do an aerial is to start of in a normal 2 hand cartwheel, the go straight into a 1 hand, then just push off straight up and out, kind of like diving into a pull sideways. As soon as you jump up bend your upper body towards the lead hand and whip your legs over fast and hard. Oh yeah, don't think about it...just 2, 1, GO!!
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aerial
by Darius on 2002-07-29| When I do an aerial cartwheel I have troble straiting out my body then I land sloppy. What am I doing wrong. |
help w/ aeriels
by Gianna on 2002-08-22| I can do diving cartwheels, power cartwheels, one-handed, second-handed, and I think I've almost got my aerial. My problem is with the ending. I always put my hands down because I'm scared I'll fall on my face. Help? |
Aerial help to Gianna
by Gatts on 2002-08-23| If you can do second handed cartwheels then you are pretty much there for an aerial. All ya gotta do is try to get your landing leg over in the same time as you put your hands down to brace. If it helps you to use hands thats fine better that then a busted face but eventually just use one hand and try to time it so that your landing leg and arm land simultaneously. Once ya got that down then you are doin aerials...but now ya gotta build up the confidence to pull away that support arm. If your leg is gettin around you will land fine...make sure your landing leg is flexed though and not straight otherwise this will hurt like hell.N e other questions email me. |
weird...REALLY weird.
by NoName on 2002-08-25| i'm quite upset because i still can't do an aerial, i've been thinking and practicing all the time.and i ending with still using 1 hand.i felt that i left something out and it is a the take off,i can't take off high enough , but why?i don't understand :( |
i need some help
by irondragon on 2002-08-25every time i go to do an aerial it seems as if im going to do it but i always stick my hands out what should i do about that? drop me a line at my email address its irondragonken@msn.com
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kasdjk
by Anonymous on 2002-08-28| i like maggets and nastey stuff i like picking up dead birds and smellin rotten eggs and peing in front of every body and doing backflips off of the side of tall buildings man. i stink real bad |
askdkf
by Anonymous on 2002-08-28| i like maggets and nastey stuff i like picking up dead birds and smellin rotten eggs and peing in front of every body and doing backflips off of the side of tall buildings man. i stink real bad |
YES!!!!!!!!!!
by irondragon on 2002-09-05| I finally did it again im doing aerial again like there is no tommorrow. The way i did it was run push off my front leg lean forward and whip my arms and I go over.One of my friends helped me remember. |
it really helps
by anonymous on 2002-10-06| i finally learned to do an aerial....something that i was majorly doing wrong was taking too big of a hurdle step (prep jump)Make it smaller and it gives you more power in the actual flip |
Sorry but doesnt have to do with aerial
by john on 2002-10-08| This doesn't have to do with an aerial but i was wonderin if someone could email me some basic stuff/ exercises/stretches etc... im a complete beginner to let you know, well thanks e-mail me at guttersnipe88@aol.com |
It's all about extension...
by Jinx on 2002-10-10| The key to doing an ariel is having a strong diving cartwheel and good extension on your legs. Make sure you can do a diving cartwheel (basically instead of putting your hands on the ground and then doing the cartwheel, jump over like your doing an ariel but fully extend your arms as in a normal cartwheel so your hands eventually meet the ground), before you try an ariel you should be doing these well enough that your hands are just there as a safety net and aren't really helping hold you up. When you've got the diving cartwheel down, try one again, but when your hands are about to hit the ground spread your arms out to your sides STILL FULLY EXTENDED. Too often people pull their arms in and in-turn unintentionall pull their legs in too. Having lots of extension with your legs is what throws you up high!!! When you're completely upside down you should look like your doing a cartwhell but your arms are extended out to your sides instead of down to the ground. This is my favorite invert!! Landing it feels awesome!! Just make you do it right, or you're gonna have some hurtin' knees and wrists. |
butterfly kick
by Anonymous on 2002-10-11| do a butterfly and keep ur head low. it'll eventually tirn in to an aerial |
butterfly kick
by Anonymous on 2002-10-11| do a butterfly and keep ur head low. it'll eventually tirn in to an aerial |
SAFETY ADVICE.
by INDIAN WARRIOR on 2002-10-27| I CAN DO ONE HANDED CARTWHEELS AS WELL AS DIVING ONES. I AINT SCARED TO LAND ON MY FACE. I KNOW I WILL GO OVER BUT AM CONCERNED THAT I COULD BREAK MY LEG ON THE LANDING SIMPLY BECAUSE KNEES CAN'T BEND SIDEWAYS. I IMAGINE THAT POSSIBLY MY FOOT HITS THE FLOOR PREMATURELY WHILE MY HIPS AND TORSO CONTINUE SPINNING, LEADING TO MY KNEE SNAPPING SIDEWAYS! ANY ADVICE? IS THIS FEAR UNRATIONAL, OR DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE IT? |
Help Needed
by Anonymous on 2002-10-30I be doing this move for 8 monthsand can't get nowhere wit it.
I cna do every type of cartwheel but aerial
Is there I way to go fast enough to convince myself I'm going fast enough any speed training techniques???? |
peforming an aerial
by Anonymous on 2002-11-01hey fellas i have a question...i can get really close to performing an aerial but i have a tendancy to look at the floor and i know its messing up my rotation....any suggestions how to beat this?
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by Anonymous on 2002-11-08
to do an aerial
by M.Y. on 2002-11-08| u dont go STRAIGHT over sideways on an aerial, you cut the corners so one leg goes up at a time(keep head low) do it with a butterflykick wind up at first, and then with a running start |
aerial cartwheel
by Anonymous on 2002-11-10I would love to use this in my routine but I need to see it in action are there any videos?
Thanks
fitnessguru |
aerials
by Anonymous on 2002-11-18| I am really athletic i can back somersault and front and ican almost do the aerial. If you really want to aerial then keep practicing. Having confidence helps too. |
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by Brooke on 2002-11-25
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by Brooke on 2002-11-25I've been trying to do an aerial. I know I can do it, but I get truly afraid and put my hands down at the last moment. I'm pretty sure that anyone can do an aerial if they have a strong cartwheel, it's just that it's hard to overcome that fear. Any tips on how too? List on this site for me. Thanx.
Always |
aerials
by Anonymous on 2002-11-28i can actually go over on the aerial but i just land on my knee. Any advice on how to overcome this would be great.
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the trick to the aerial
by backflipper on 2002-12-01| I almost got it all i need is more practice. The trick to the aerial is bend your knees then push off your legs with alot of force. And dont worry about landing on your knees it doesnt hurt at all. |
knee bending
by Anonymous on 2002-12-07| I can do aerial, but I tend to bend my knees when upside down. I notice I bend my knees on my butterfly kick as well. Does anyone have anything, I mean anything, on how to help me stop bending my knees on these movements? Tips, comments, tricks, whatever it would be greatly appreciated. |
aerial landing
by dan on 2002-12-14hi i can pretty much do an aerial but everytime i try my hand *left* hits the ground just before my legs do
any help appreciated =)
and is there any good place to put your hands? mine always get in the way
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by Anonymous on 2002-12-20| its easy as shit you fuckin retard, maybe if you would get your head out of your ass you could do it,goddammit |
how
by Ai on 2002-12-21
aerial Cartwheel suggestion
by nexus on 2002-12-27why dont the people who dont now how to do an aerial jump of a high plat form on to grass,
first problem solved by not being afraid of the landing since it is grass you are landing on.
secound problem solved for all you people who are scared that you might not have enougth power to cartwheel over on to your feet you will have more time to land the technique.
third problem solved for those who are scared of hieghts dont bother doing aerial's since they are in the air. |
UP, not forward.
by kuchu on 2002-12-27| when you do your aerial, that leg that you jump off of should be jumping UP not forward. so be sure to dig down (or bend your knee so that you can jump up) with your jumping leg and to jump UP not forwards. throw your hands too, that helps. |
doesn't matter where you look
by kuchu on 2002-12-27| don't try to make yourself look at a certain place, that'll only mess you up, where your head is naturally when you pull an aerial is fine. |
aerial
by Anonymous on 2002-12-31| hi i can do fine cartwheels but i can't seem to do an aerial. When i try it, i end up with my feet up in the air like a handstand. Email me if you can help me!! |
aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-01-04| Try and do it down a hill and keep trying until you think youre ready. |
aerial it's all about the mind
by Anonymous on 2003-01-04When bruce lee hit someone in the head he didnt just think hit the head. He thought go through the head and hit the back of the skull. So when you try the aerial dont think you might land on your face or something think take off land on feet.
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aerials
by Anonymous on 2003-01-17I just landed my first aerial a week ago and have been landing it about 90% of the time ever since.
It's weird, actually. I had my back flip and flash kick (both from tumbling into them) before I had my aerial. But here's my own explanation how I got to it, and tips people have given me.
Focus on an object and look at it throughout as much of the aerial as possible (this helps you keep your head up -- looking at the ground is NOT good).
When you jump off one foot, kick back and up with the leading leg (the one going into the air). This gives momentum, allowing you to flip around faster.
I've been told not to take a large hop step into the aerial and am working towards that. Right now, I find running into it helps, but in an aerial, it's more important to think UP rather than getting distance on the move.
One-handed, two handed cartwheels are helpful, but don't practice them too much... otherwise you'll build up a reliance on your hands and will be too scared to not use them.
One misconception I find is trying to do aerials on soft ground like thick carpet or mats. Sure, these surfaces absorb impact, but a firmer floor (at least I find) gives more spring on any flip.
You'll eventually learn when you get a good takeoff with good height and will soon resist putting your hands down. It takes LOTS of practice...
Always stretch before to allow better range of movement and especially flex your ankles a bit to get them used to taking off and landing (to absorb impact). NOT busting up your landing ankle is always a good thing.... lol.
Hope this helps somebody. Good luck with them. ^_^ |
aerial (answering some ppl's ?'s)
by bladez on 2003-01-18THIS POST IS ANSWERING SOME PREVIOUS PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS/COMMENTS, SO IF YOU HAD A QUESTION BEFORE, IT MIGHT BE HERE... SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR THE LENGTH!
<<hi i can do fine cartwheels but i can't seem to do an aerial. When i try it, i end up with my feet up in the air like a handstand. Email me if you can help me!!>>
You're not spreading your legs, so that means practice the cartwheel motion more and NOT the roundoff motion (which is where the legs are as you described). In the cartwheel, imagine your legs far apart and when you come up out of it, one leg should recognisably touch the ground before the other.
<<third problem solved for those who are scared of hieghts dont bother doing aerial's since they are in the air.>>
Not necessarily, nexus. Aerials aren't "up in the air" as say, a back flip; they require more speed than other flips, but not as much height. A person scared of FALLING would be less likely to get an aerial easily. This fear has to be conditioned, like anything. The grass technique sounds good, assuming that the person can run off the higher surface and THEN do the aerial. Aerials on the spot are pretty hard, something I have yet to learn to further improve my aerial.
<<hi i can pretty much do an aerial but everytime i try my hand *left* hits the ground just before my legs do
...and is there any good place to put your hands? mine always get in the way>>
Dan, I had the exact same habit before I landed my aerial. You just have to trust that you don't need your left hand. A lot of it's really a mental thing. You somehow have to resist putting your hand down at the last second. Do cartwheels to understand your body position at the end, and the body's motion throughout the cartwheel. Then attempt aerials to see if you can mimic the movement. Once you can more or less mimic the first part, and get enough height/momentum, at the end of the aerial, just focus on keeping your hand in. You'll eventually get it, don't worry. As for arms position, I keep my out to the sides for proper form and haven't yet learned how to swing them for momentum. I guess you shouldn't move around the arms during the aerial at first.
<<I can do aerial, but I tend to bend my knees when upside down. I notice I bend my knees on my butterfly kick as well. >>
Imagine yourself kicking outwards (somebody mentioned this) during the aerial and you'll get more power and extension. Also straighten your legs when practicing cartwheels and stretch before to make it easier for your legs to extend.
<<i can actually go over on the aerial but i just land on my knee. >>
You just need more momentum and height. Practice faster cartwheels. Also don't bend your knees in the middle of the jump. Concentrate on the jump as a whole; if you think too much about the landing, you'll bail out on the exit and thus land on your knees!
<<I would love to use this in my routine but I need to see it in action are there any videos?>>
Practically every competitive Wushu (kung fu) routine has one in it. Just download a routine of KaZaA or something.
<<I be doing this move for 8 monthsand can't get nowhere wit it. I can do every type of cartwheel but aerial. Is there I way to go fast enough to convince myself I'm going fast enough any speed training techniques????>>
I think the problem could be in your cartwheel technique. When you cartwheel, you should end up doing a sort of half twist where you end in the opposite direction you entered the cartwheel. Some people have a tendency to do a cartwheel without the twist and end up in the same position they were about to do the cartwheel in. Practice one type of cartwheel, practice it fast and it should feel light and almost springy when you do it, not forced.
<<I CAN DO ONE HANDED CARTWHEELS AS WELL AS DIVING ONES. I AINT SCARED TO LAND ON MY FACE. I KNOW I WILL GO OVER BUT AM CONCERNED THAT I COULD BREAK MY LEG ON THE LANDING SIMPLY BECAUSE KNEES CAN'T BEND SIDEWAYS. I IMAGINE THAT POSSIBLY MY FOOT HITS THE FLOOR PREMATURELY WHILE MY HIPS AND TORSO CONTINUE SPINNING, LEADING TO MY KNEE SNAPPING SIDEWAYS! ANY ADVICE? IS THIS FEAR UNRATIONAL, OR DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE IT?>>
In an aerial your knees absorb impact during the landing, yes. But the way the aerial is, there's not really any way you could break your knee! lol. I'd be more concerned with overflexing my landing ankle... (hope that doesn't give you a new fear! lol). It's okay to fear something like that. Aerials are tricky and doing any flip has the potential for injury, esp. to the legs. One thing, you don't SPIN during an aerial. A half twist will not give you enough spinning momentum to twist out your knees. You won't have enough time in the air to actually start spinning. Fear will be there, but applies to anything with risk involved.
<< Hi,ive can do power cartwheels,one handed,second handed and jump of my hands too.i can jump into an aerial and swing my arms but i always land on my hands,also my legs are too slow kicking over.I am scared of falling on my arms when i swing.>>
Try starting off by forcefull swinging your leg going into the air up and back to get more momentum. The 'kicking over' depends on the beginning of the jump and is not something you consider halfway into it. As for the arms, see the previous suggestions.
WHEW! That's all I can muster up for now. Hopefully, I answered some of your questions and these answers help you out. Aerials take time and practice... we weren't BORN with the innate knowlege of how to do aerials! lol. Good luck, ppl. |
aerial
by hova on 2003-01-18| Timing is important as well, focus on one smooth aerial movement; if you jump too early, your upper body will get ahead of you and the aerial will not only look jerky, but there's also a good chance that you'll only be able to land on your hands since your legs won't get around fast enough. |
Cartwheels
by Shaolin Foo on 2003-01-18| First of all i think it would be wise to see if you guys are actually doing a cartwheel right. First you swing and pull your hands down and when they touch the floor they should be as close to your feet as possible, then of course your feet go into the air and when they land they should be as close to your hands as possible. When you can do the normal cartwheel perfectly then go to one hand, diving, blah blah blah just read what other ppl said its all good advice (well most) |
how do you do
by Anonymous on 2003-01-21
scared to death
by anonymous on 2003-01-26| I'm scared to do aerials or anything that involves no hands at all. if you were to do that on a hardwood floor you would crack your skull open. I'm afraid to do backhandsprings also by myself. I've never tried them without the spot. what should I do to get over my fears??? please e-mail me @ cool12033@mail2justme.com |
aerials
by jackie chan on 2003-02-01| I need help landing this i always land on my knees unless i put my hands down or do it down a hill. Its really frustrating i really want to learn this its the best flip. |
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by Anonymous on 2003-02-02Do this move like jackie chan. Dont split the legs too much and slightly bend the leading leg
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splitting the legs
by kai on 2003-02-03Good point. I'm the most inflexible person out there (my straddle splits don't even get to 90 degrees! and my side splits are terrible as well).
But, I can still do the aerial by slightly bending my lead leg. |
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by Anonymous on 2003-02-03This is going to sound obvious, but JUMP into the aerial; don't just depend on swinging your legs around superfast. The aerial is more based on getting height than distance.
Once you get better at a jumping aerial, you can start to do a faster one with less prep, in order to bust combos and such. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-02-06| I have wanted to do this move ever since i played meatl gear solid 2 and saw raiden do it. But i just cant get the landing should i practice fast cartwheels or second handed or something. And one last thing mgs2 is the best game ever. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-02-08| I finally did it last night the first time i landed it i fell back then landed it a few times. All i need is get the landing better. |
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by Anonymous on 2003-02-09Congrats Drunken Master! I remember when I first landed it. I landed it, and then sat down and said "Okay, I'm stopping now [thereby quitting while I was ahead, so to speak!]."
5 mins later, I'm up again "making sure it wasn't a fluke" ^_^ I landed it 5 out of the next 6 attempts, with the last one being pretty huge! I'm now working on refining my air position (i.e. straightening my legs and point the toes, and also swinging my arms into it!).
The landing's always the tough part, but once you have it... keep doing it so you remember the rhythm! When you get it once, usually you'll get it the next few times as well. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-02-11| Try this if its possible. Jump so high on a side flip that you are able to aerial after the side flip. Try it and tell us how you did. |
erm...
by Murf on 2003-02-17shudd i work on getting my legs stronger b4 i do tricks like this??
so i can get a higher vertical?? |
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by flip on 2003-02-17| peeps, if u cant get confidence get sum mats... then land it unsuccessfully for a. 10 times, then ty to do it the corrct way... that way you know that nthing happens if u land wrong... do this ONLY if u lack confidence... |
re: erm.... by murf
by Anonymous on 2003-02-17Yes, stronger legs are a plus when doing the aerial; it allows you to not only get height, but also flip your legs over faster.
However, super buffed up legs are obviously not vital to doing this move. It's just that the stronger your legs are, the better your takeoff and height, and there's less chance of you collapsing when you land because your legs absorb the landing impact. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-02-19| You should learn butterfly kick and keep lowering your head it will turn in to an aerial. |
back leg round kick
by Courtney on 2003-02-19| back leg round kicks are so easy and you just have to consintrate! |
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by Anonymous on 2003-02-27<< You should learn butterfly kick and keep lowering your head it will turn in to an aerial. >>
Sorry DRUNKEN MASTER, but I disagree. If you do it that way, then your final aerial will end up looking like some messed up butterfly kick (kinda like a slant aerial). The difference is that in the aerial, you do a twist; I don't see how the butterfly kick can help with that. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-02-28| It might work for everyone but it does for some people. |
axe aerial
by duda on 2003-03-14i'm a beginner..i just saw a video of a guy doing the axe aerial and decided to learn it. My question is, is it absolutely necessary to learn it from running. (the recommended way) (i know it's easyer to get good heights in your cartwheel when running fast, but i can do it fine from standing) I can do single (leading) hand cartwheels (i just found out 2day)
What i do is raise my leg, force it down and do a cartwheel like that. I noticed if i force it hard i hardly have to put weight on my hands to complete the cartwheel.
What i need to know is..will this eventually get me there or will i get stuck at some point where i can't progress unless i go back to the beginning and start training the recommended way? |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-03-15| I think you should learn it from running its quicker that way. |
Front Flip and Hand Stand
by Anonymous on 2003-03-15
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axe aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-03-24^Guys, play nice. Take your 'thuggedness' somewhere else.
As for the axe aerial, I agree with Drunken Master. The running aerial gives you more momentum and is more fun since you're actually jumping into it. The axe aerial requires a LOT of spring since you have no forward momentum to help you cartwheel in midair.
At one time, I thought axe aerials were easier, but never landed any... I've landed my running aerial though! This summer, I'm trying to get my axe aerial, 540, b-twist, backflip from standstill, and perfecting my front flip.
Good luck w/ your axe aerial, man. |
Afraid of Aerials
by confused10 on 2003-04-03| I have been trying to do an aerial for about three years now, but I cant seem to get my hands off the ground. Although I have the upper body movement down, and I can do one handed cartwheels. I'm always afraid that I'm going to land on my face or something if anyone has any suggestions please HELP. |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-04-04| You just have to try it even if youre scared thats the only way you will ever do it. Try it down a hill so you will have more height and maybe you will be able to keep your hands off the floor. |
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by Anonymous on 2003-04-08| Thank you very much for your help Drunken Master! Although I STILL cant do one I'm alot closer then I used to be. I can pick off my hands now but I cant land them at all. Anywho thanx!!!! |
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME?
by daren on 2003-04-10| i go to a kung fu school that doesnt teach acrobatics and i learn about this site and i started practicing. every time i try to do an aerial i dont get high enough or my legs dont go over fast enough and sometimes i end up doing a butterfly kick can someone please give me some tips |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-04-11| Try it down a hill it will give you more height and momentum. |
Aerial Help needed!
by Gymnast on 2003-04-12| Hey, ive been trying to do an aerial and i can put my hands down for half a second at the begining then take them them off, but i cant start with my hands off. any tips? cuz if my hands could just go off at the beginning i could do it! |
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by Anonymous on 2003-04-15| um, do you need to have a lot of speed before you go into the aerial or do just need to walk into it? |
Re: .... & SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME
by Anonymous on 2003-04-15re: ....
I'd recommend having a running start going into it. It gives you more momentum.
re: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME
Yeah, kungfu schools don't teach acrobatics in general, until you get to higher levels. They want you to get the basics first. If you can do an aerial or backflip, it's a plus but not necessary as you will eventually learn it.
To get your legs over faster, practice "springy cartwheels". Rather than doing a slow cartwheel, work on making it faster as well as sort of 'springing' off your hands at the end. This will get you used to the motion. Before I landed my aerial, I had the same problem... I would have landed it, if only I had not put my hands down at the start. The truth is, putting your hands down at the beginning means you're not getting 'up' enough and so I'd recommend you do a small skipping hop into it to get some upwards momentum. Good luck. |
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by onyx on 2003-04-15| This guy's right. When you start jumpin' into tha aerial, then ur hands will only come down at tha end, but u'll still be closer than before when u put ur hands down at tha start. |
Big problem
by SOLID SNAKE on 2003-04-16| Yester day i got the aerial it was so easy i did it perfectly a few times and then couldnt do it all day.Help. |
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by Anonymous on 2003-04-16| I can do a aerial but lately I keep landing on my side. |
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by SOLID SNAKE on 2003-04-18| I been doing it today and have not landed it. Then i started jumping upwards more and did it every time. Do you think i have it now? |
Learning an Aerial
by andy on 2003-04-29Guys i have been learning how to do these with some other guys in my Taekwondo class and this gymnist we found that is helping us learn. Many of the things we thought were wrong. There are many steps that you have to get down before you can do this well it is not a basic move.
First you have to have good cartwheels. Before you do some cartwheels make sure you kick about waist level with your leg going forward and your back leg kicks strait and high. That is the part that is hard to explain but is the most essential.
To practice this back leg thing stand facing a wall. Kick the leg you will kick back out away from the wall. Keep your leg strait with your toes pointed. Do 10 good ones bringing your leg strait without bending your knee and also pointing your toes. Then you are ready to work on cartwheels.
Once you are good at cartwheels get good a walking cartwheels then running cartwheels.
Once you really have that down do dive cartwheels. Pretty soon when those are good your friends will be like why don't you just go for it. This will be the hardest part because you just do it the same except you don't touch your dive cartwheel. The easiest way is to put less and less weight on your dive cartwheel until it is almost nothing. Don't expect to get this fast. Plan at least a month to get this depending on your abilities. |
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by SOLID SNAKE on 2003-04-29
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by Anonymous on 2003-05-04| yay i love metal gear!! anyway i was wondering how do i stop bending my knees on the aerial i keep doing it and my knees bend when i go on over |
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by DRUNKEN MASTER on 2003-05-05| Yeah metal gear is the best game ever but about the aerial. Before you take off get lots of speed and bend your knees and jump with lots of force so your legs will have lots of power and speed and they should stay straight. |
Legs aren't strait?
by Anonymous on 2003-05-08| Point your toes... there is about no way it would feel natural and have your toes pointed. I know this is kind of hard but just think about pointing your toes in the air and you will start extending your legs |
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by galad on 2003-05-08Yes, pointing the toes would help the legs straighten but also when you kick upwards with your free (non-jumping) leg, that knee should not bend. Also work on straightening legs in your cartwheels. Straightening the legs is harder but it looks much neater.
If you want it slightly stylish though, a little sloppiness (knees SLIGHTLY bent) ain't that bad... kinda like a butterfly twist where you cross the legs for style, while compromising technique and neatness.
Also note that an aerial with bent legs looks much "heavier" whereas ones with straight legs look light and make it seem effortless. |
Ariel momentum
by Team CTX on 2003-05-23| WE are a professional martial arts team and we found out that a skip step is one way to get alot of momentum on a standing ariel. Right after the skip step, throw your body into the ariel. |
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by nazg on 2003-05-25| But if you had a skip step, it wouldn't be a standing aerial, would it? But a skip step is REALLY important on a normal aerial. |
A great tip for the aeriel
by Matt on 2003-05-29| A great way to get momentum is first throwing a spinning hook kick as hard as you can before going into the ariel. After throwing the spinning hook go right down into the aeriel jump off and throw your arms back as hard as you can. Practice a couple times then do it! |
my body isn't 90 degrees
by Antoine on 2003-05-30| could you please help me, i've been practicing the aerial for about 2 weeks, i can do a a sloppy aerial but my body isn't 90 degrees with the ground, its more like 135 degrees, and also my legs arn't all staight, how can i get them straihgt, i try do do them straigh but some how they always bend in to 30 degrees, please help me ( sorry fot the sloppy English, but i'm from the Netherlands) |
begginer tip
by WushuBboi on 2003-05-31| one bigginer tip for doing a aerial is that to do a one handed cartwheel, but not with the first hand but with your second hand over. this helps by getting a little bit more momentum and then when u get good at it do it a lot more but put ur hand down the last second. |
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by Brenster Meister Master O on 2003-06-18HELP ME!!! My legs can`t flip fast enough!!
ANY IDEAS
ON HOW TO
JUMP HIGHER???
please help
NO NASTY WORDS IN COMMENT BE KIND!!!!!! |
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by Anonymous on 2003-06-20| yo Brenster Meister Master try do a spinning hook kick then an aerial. do the spinnink hook kick pretty hard and then flip into an aerial u get A LOT o momentum |
Good training
by Zyco on 2003-06-20I just learned The aerial And You know what? I found out The best way of doing it................Start Doing cartwheel but Dont use your hands But bent your arms and land on the side of your arms( THE ALBOWs and the side of your hand)..If you know what i mean ?!?! You will not make it and thats Not the point because Now you Can get more time in the air to spin round ! and it doesnt hurt landing on the side coz you are so close to the ground...Well all trickz take a little time but now you are Not being hold back by Fear :) I hope you can use this.. Coz this is something i found out and i have no trainer and i dont do any form of Martial arts or sport...i just started 1/2 - maybe 1 Year ago and i can do Many trickz Now..
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by Stiman on 2003-06-27| Hey, I did it! Not perfect, but I still did it!!! I was afraid to land on my face so I was always getting a hand down. I got impatient, and just went for it without the hands and it worked! |
Aerials!
by Gymnast Girl on 2003-06-30| Aerials used to drive me crazy when I was a gymnast...But ~ THEY ARE SOO MUCH FUN! (Except on the beam, of course!) When I learned how to do a aerial for the Level 6 routine on floor, I would do it off an elevated thing into our resi pit or off our double mini onto the mat. Then I would do it on the powerfloor that we have. Then I finally did it on the floor ex...yeah, it took me a while to get it. Not many people have all that stuff in the gym but it is a very slow process learning it. Standing is a challenge. You have to stand and raising your leg (the one that you would do a cartwheel with), get a good push off the ground. While your leg is dropping, swing your arms in a circle so that when you take off, you get good heighth. The leg that is not your cartwheel leg (this is the tricky part) - you have to DRIVE it over. And when you land it, don't forget to smile! :) Another hint is that you must have your left and right splits down! That is what keeps some people from not making it all the way around! Keep up the good work~! |
Re: Aerials
by hite on 2003-06-30"And when you land it, don't forget to smile!"
Lol, cute. But I tend to grimace when I land hard on an aerial.
Yep, they are fun to do once you have them. Gotta disagree about the splits though. My splits SUCK (my straddle, i.e. centre splits, is barely past 90 degrees and my sides are at least a foot off the ground), still my aerial is okay. I do agree though that better flexibility will make the aerial easier. :)
Zyco's aerial technique is interesting but sounds painful! Ouch, on the elbows!?
Antoine, you have an inverted butterfly kick from what you say. To get 90 degrees, practice moves like cartwheels, handstands, and even handsprings where you invert your body vertically. Many people when doing cartwheels also go 135 degrees and not up and over. |
anyone know
by mixedmartialartist408 on 2003-07-11
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by mixedmartialartist408 on 2003-07-11| i seen that fool do this move in a tournament . he first did a regular cartwheel, but was warned because u cant touch the ground with ur hands (for that tourny). so this fool did an aerial cartwheel! and smacked that fool in the face. haha. of course his opponent was a sorry ass. theres no comp at all for this guy in this sport. seriously tho, he should do full contact fighting cuz he's conquered the point fighting scene. |
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by sup on 2003-07-16| does it help to be able to do the splits for an aerial??? em me for tip[s |
aerial
by hamza on 2003-07-26| hy...you can help me to achieve it |
aerial
by Mike/Wike on 2003-07-26| Ok, the only problem is that i need to use my hands. I've been doing cartwheels to get closer to aerials. But when I'm trying to do one, it's like that i HAVE to touch the ground with my hand/-s. |
Aerial
by Mike on 2003-07-26| Yeah! that's same with me...lets try one day a cartwheel without using our hands maibe it will work...=) |
Aerial
by asdf on 2003-07-28"does it help to be able to do the splits for an aerial??? "
Not completely necessary. My flexibility is sub-par and people say I have a nice looking aerial. The extension and ease will be harder to achieve, but it's not impossible to do an aerial without splits. |
Aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-08-02| I my self cant do an aerial but to help me train i put a force sheild kicking pad or 2 where my hand are land and do one hand cartwheel jumping into it the when i take away the pads im jumping higher in the air |
YESSS!!!
by Mike on 2003-08-03| I MADE IT!!!....i was practise outside and suddenly a girl who was a gymnastic did come to and she wanted to teach me...and she learn me how to exact....and then i did it..Hallelulja |
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by Anonymous on 2003-08-06| what were the tips????????????????? |
WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT
by Anonymous on 2003-08-08
try this
by noneofyourdamnbusiness on 2003-08-08| start by learning butterfly kicks. get really comfortable w/ em and get em really high off the ground. then wind up the same way you do 4 a butterfly kick but quickly bring your torso down @ the end and drive your back leg into the air. if you do this right, you should hae enough momentum to pull i around and it looks like capuera, which 4 those of you who don't know is really cool. |
almost but.....no
by Wushu on 2003-08-15| Iv'e been trying to an aerial cartwheel for a while now. I can do a cartwheel really good and w/ power, but everytime I try to an aerial I put my hands down!!! AHHHHHH!!! Does anyone think i should just tie my hands together behind my back and try it that way!? |
its easy!
by Anonymous on 2003-08-16| focus your mind on 1 spot of the ground where you plan to take off. If you need a run-off do so. On the spot you had just focused on jump sideways lifting your lower body up. |
SARAH WILL YOU MARRY ME?
by Anonymous on 2003-08-16
NO, FUCK OFF YOU CREEP
by Anonymous on 2003-08-20
aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-08-22| the gymnastics aerial is to keep your chest up and not to let your fat drop on you and keep strong |
aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-08-22| run and do a cartweel pick up your hands just do it trust me i did my aerial standing |
Aerial is fun
by Mike on 2003-08-27| I did learn my Aerial to day..now i can do it every time and it is so easy...if you can't make one...keep pratice and never quit..if you give up..then you are a FUck HEad...just kidding....=) |
Damn it!!!!
by Anonymous on 2003-08-28| please help me out here, everytime i try to do an ariel i always end up almost landing it, i slide or when i could land it i put my hand down what should i do? |
aerials
by Anonymous on 2003-09-02| I find that if your body position isn't the best in your landings, the best way to clean them up is to tighten your abs. I'm not sure why, but bightening your trunk while doing your ariel, you'll get better landing position and for me I get better leg swing and height, too. Try it and see if it helps. |
it's me Damn it!
by Anonymous on 2003-09-02| Well, I almost could land them really good but how do i make it look like i do it with out hands. Also when i do a an ariel cartwheel when i land i land good but i mostly use like my elbow did any one have that problem too? |
aerial
by Dixon on 2003-09-05helpp..
i can do 1 handed..
but when i attempt aerials..
i always tend to land my rite arm..
i do aerials to the left..
anyone can help??? |
aerial problems
by help! on 2003-09-05| i try to do an aerial, but it always ends up as a brandy...any help? |
Aerials
by Brian on 2003-09-08You guys are wimps I have been messing around with gymnastics for like 2 months now. I can already land my front flips good flatground can do backflips almost and just tried aerials yesterday for the first time. I can do a lot of stuff the key is to not have fear I never had a spotter to do a backflip or anything.
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by help! on 2003-09-09its not a "fear" problem
a brandy is an aerial, but you land with both feet togetehr instead. so i was just wondering how i can do an aerial instead of a brandy each time. |
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by Lord Morgue on 2003-09-10| I've seen Mark Dacascos pull off a hands-free cartwheel kick in a movie, but danged if I can remember which one... Any takers? Maybe "American Samurai"...? Or "Kickboxer 5"? |
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by Samuel on 2003-09-11| I could do it but how do you get air on this move? I could do it without hands all i need to do is get higher how do i do that? |
aerials (beginners)
by blah on 2003-09-11| b4 u do this u should try a fake aerial first..and build off of it..umm u basicly do a cartwheel but u put ur hands down real fast n then pull them up then at the last second..put ur hands down..tats how i started off learning to do aerials |
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by Anonymous on 2003-09-16| eat dicks brian, you cocky bitch |
how to do a aerial
by alicia on 2003-09-21ok..so u want to learn an aerial..well the first step i did is to get a high skip, then whip ur hands in and kick ur leg as hard as possible ,that will force u ova. it took a long time for me to get it like 2 days but i'm sure u will get it
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Help me
by Kevin on 2003-09-29| im an 11 year old black belt and i want 2 b able 2 do an aerial cartwheel but im 2 afraid of attemping the spin. Im afraid i might crack my head open. What should i do 2 over come my fear? email me suggestions at LilAznMan420@hotmail.com |
Aerial pictures and video (some of you asked for it if I don't remember wrongly)
by Helper on 2003-10-02Well, I just thought this tutorial could help some of you, or maybe not but here it goes:
http://www.trickstutorials.com/tutorials/tricks/aerial.php |
help on aerial!!!!!!!!!!
by olly on 2003-10-03help,i cant get my legs over fast enough.i can get d height bt my legs r realy slow.
any tips?? |
Aerial Question
by anonymous on 2003-10-04| Hi I was wondering is an aerial the same thing as doing a cart-wheel except you don't use your hands this time? And would it be better to try it out first on a trampoline? |
Aerial
by Mike on 2003-10-10| Yes! it the same thing as doing a cart-wheel except you don't use your hands.. but don't do it on a trampoline do it on grass or else you don't know how it feels to do it on hard ground. First time i did an aerial i thought it was very hard. but after about 300 aerials, my aerials are perfect almost like Joe Eigo's. |
Finally i could do aerials
by Anonymous on 2003-10-21| When you do the aerial, the first mistake i did is try to lift my leg over just like a cartwheel, but when you do it, it is just like the butterfly kick. Except very high, i didn't know i could land it till i saw it myself. |
Arial Cartwheel
by huo hua on 2003-10-27| I didn't have time to read all the postings, but I noticed people are saying you turn the torso down. This is bad posture. Your real goal is to just send your feet and butt over your chest, as if on an axis. Of course, the landing is a lunge, like a high bow, or forward stance facing the direction you came from. If your hips and chest face sideways, you ARE asking for knee and/or hip problems, so take the time to practice regular cartwheels whith a proper finish. This kick (it is a kick) is intended for smacking an opponent behind you. I think Billy Blanks used to wins lots of tournaments with it. |
Aerial
by HUO HUA on 2003-10-31
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by Anonymous on 2003-11-01| is it easier to get an aerial if you run up or easier if you are standing still? |
Aerial
by Anonymous on 2003-11-05| You need to focus and clear your mind. Take two steps. Make sure you are in a room with complete silence. Bend the leg and expel some gas before your foot leaves the ground. This will help get your rotation. After landing then smile. |
question
by Anonymous on 2003-11-19| hey, i've read alot of these posts on how to do the aerials, and i can do all the other cartwheels ok, and i even got the aerial yesterday, a few times, but i seem to have the same problem as some of these guys at the last second i put my hands down, is there any little trick to prevent this? let me know. cheers |
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by Terry Benoit on 2003-11-23
arial
by grant on 2003-11-23
i keep falling half way
by Anonymous on 2003-12-08| what excercises should i do to make my legs flip o ver faster? |
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