ParkourCartwheel
The lowdown
A sideways turn over your hands, one hand then the other, passing through a straddled handstand and landing one foot after the other. In freerunning it is the set-up for the aerial, the side flip and the raiz.
How to learn it
Lunge
Step into a lunge with your arms up and your eyes ahead.
Reach
Put your first hand down in line with your front foot.
CueHand in line with footKick
Kick your back leg up and over with both legs straight and wide.
CueLong legs over the topPass
Look at your hands and keep your hips over them as you turn.
CueHips over handsLand
Land one foot after the other, facing the way you came, arms up.
Why it isn't working
- IfBending your knees as your legs pass over.ThenKick from straight legs and keep them long and wide.
- IfHands landing off your line.ThenDraw a line on the floor and put both hands and both feet on it.
- IfFalling out of it sideways.ThenLook at your hands while they are on the floor and keep your hips over them.
- IfOnly training one side.ThenLearn it on your weaker side too; the aerial lead-up drills use both.
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The road to it1 step · unlocks 4
One of 1 Flips skills at Bronze in parkour. All beginner parkour tricks
Why it's Bronze: Bronze because it stays on the floor, your hands share the weight and nothing about it is new to anyone who has played on grass. It is the first piece of the sideways family.
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