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Demon's drill for March, Turn Vaults on walls One thing I notice is that a lot of people have trouble turning to the other side of a wall with a large drop. In parkour, you must be able to adapt to any situation. While most traceurs can execute a basic turn vault on a rail, a lot of traceurs neglect practicing the same movement on a wall. Read on for more informaton and the video ...
There are several methods for turning to the other side of a wall in preparation for a drop. I will go over techniques and drills for three variations; the basic turn vault, the lazy turn vault, and a turn vault on a ninety degree wall corner. Wall turn vaults can be broken down into two stages; the actual "turn vault" and the dismount.The Method: Step One: The turn vault. The Key Concept: Get your entire body around to the other side as fast as possible and catch yourself on the other side with STRAIGHT arms. Because there is nothing to grab, like a rail, bent arms will result in you falling to the ground! Be sure to always keep the majority of your weight OVER the wall! Fast rotation. Keep weight centered over wall. Straight arms. All three vaults follow the same basic rules. Aside from different starting grips and positions, they all require you to get on the other side of the wall quickly, keep your weight centered directly over the wall, and straight arms throughout the vault. Step Two: The dismount. Once you have turn vaulted the wall and caught yourself on the other side, you must be able to lower yourself and dismount in a controlled manner. Chances are that you will have to slightly change your grip in order to lower yourself down to a "cat hang" position. With practice, this can be done at the same time as you lower yourself. This takes a great deal of control and strength. If you lower yourself too fast or uncontrolled, you will probably have to drop off the wall before you would like. Practice lowering into a hang position. Then dismount. Step Three: The Application. Single movements are useless in parkour. It doesn’t matter if you can do a movement if you can’t apply it into a useful situation. Once you have mastered all the aspects of a wall turn vault, put them together in a smooth manner and apply it to a useful situation. Making all the stages flow smoothly into one another is harder than you think! As you can see by the video, I could still improve a great deal. Watch The Video |
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