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Front Flip PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
 

The front flip, also known as the somersualt or front tuck is a gymnastics or acrobatic movement where the athlete jumps up, rotating forwards 360 degrees in the air, landing back on their feet. It is hotly debated whether this movement fits in with traditional Parkour, the outcome of most of these debates is that Parkour is defined more by intention than by movement, but that there are in fact extremely rare instances where a front flip would be a practical Parkour movement.

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1. 01-29-2008 15:20

you could use this to flip over a small metal fence or over a small vault 8)

2. 04-02-2008 00:46

Why not just jump, or hurdel the fence, or small object? 
Much more energy efficent :zzz

3. 05-01-2008 19:08

sounds like it's just for show

4. 06-21-2008 07:06

if parkour is the art of efficient movement; getting from A to B as quickly and effortlessly as possible. And "flips aren't parkour" then if there's a rail, between waist and chest hight to a drop 6-10 feet a front flip would be quicker than the usual parkour alternatives. It's just the same as dive rolling it, but better for drops and less time wasted getting up out of the roll (with a roll after a front flip you have more momentum than a vive roll.)

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