Tutorial of Round off(for a Back Handspring)
We are sorry for preparing only for people whose dominant leg is the right.
We are preparing for the other people now.
- Forward steps
- Put your hands on the ground
- While your hands are on the ground
- In the air
- Land or fall on mattress
① Forward steps
Step off from your right leg with your arms up and at the top in the air, bend your left knee.
You should step forward and little bit high.
Don’t slow down and lose the momentum of your run-up.
Put your foot on the ground right under you directly.
Soon after that, put your left foot in front of you.
When both of your feet are on the ground, your upper body should be horizontal.
② Put your hands on the ground
Swing up your right leg straightly.
After your right leg is off the ground, your right legs and the right side of your body make a straight line.
Put your left hand in front of your right foot but far.
Note that you should not start twisting until your left hand is on the ground.
Continue to spread your legs and put your right hand on the left side(next to the left hand).
Don’t bend your right arm.
You should not have an conscious of “twist”, because if you have, you would also twist your lower body.
You should just put your left hand on the right and right hand on the left.
That’s enough.
Your upper body would be automatically twisted.
③ While your hands are on the ground
When both of your hands are on the ground, your body must be turned by around 120°
And your back are slightly arched.
While your hands are on the ground, your should swing your body downward.
To do that, you should flexion your shoulders and hip-joint and make your chest hollow.
You shouldn’t bend your arms.
④ In the air
After your hands are off the ground, put your feet together.
In the air, you cannot add rotation.
Rotation speed is depending on your form only.
If you intend to do a back handspring, you should make your form smaller to get more rotation speed.
If you don’t intend to do a back handspring(just practice for a round off for a back handspring), prepare for landing.
⑤ Land or fall on mattress
Land on both of your feet.
Or if you have mattress, you can jump backward and fall on your back on the mattress.
