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ParkourBack Flip
Difficulty
Gold
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The lowdown
A backward somersault from standing, two feet to two feet, tucked.
How to learn it
Set
Swing your arms and dip your knees a little, chest up.
Jump
Jump straight up, eyes forward until you reach the top.
CueAim at the ceilingTuck
Bring your knees up to your hands at the top.
CueKnees to handsLand
Open out and land on the balls of your feet.
Why it isn't working
- IfThrowing your head back early.ThenKeep your eyes forward until you are at full height.
- IfTucking before you have height.ThenJump first, tuck second.
- IfPulling your arms down to your knees.ThenBring the knees up to your hands instead.
- IfJumping backwards rather than up.ThenAim the jump at the ceiling; a lean back makes the flip low.
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One of 10 Flips skills at Gold in parkour. All intermediate parkour tricks
Why it's Gold: Gold because it is a full flip backwards with a blind take-off, which is what makes it frightening. It is the base for every backward flip here and is usually learned with help.
Same trick, other sports6 other sports
Same trick, other sports
- On aScooterthis is theBackflip
- On aSkateboardthis is theBack Flip
- On aBMXthis is theBackflip
- On aGymnasticsthis is theTucked Back Somersault
- On aTrampolinethis is theTucked Back Somersault
- On aInlinethis is theBackflip
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