Right now I am starting to learn front handsprings hoping they will be a magical gateway to a front flip. Would a crash pad be a good substitute for gym equipment?

1.) Run at a confortable pace.
2.) Take a tiny hop off of your left leg, going more forward than up. Pull arms up near your ears.
3.) Make contact with the ground, having your legs in front of you body (on an angle).
4.) Do a quick hard jump, key word being quick. Throw arms up toward the sky.
5.) Stall for just a tiny bit, just until the peak of your jump.
6.) Throw arms down, pull legs in and tuck very tightly.
7.) Rotate.
8.) Untuck and shoot legs out.
9.) Land.

This is what I do and it seems to work. I hope I explained blocking well enough. If not look it up on youtube, there should be a vid on it. Good luck!

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