Hey guys I'm Carl
and today I want to go over some steps that I use
to help teach twisting
whether it's a layout with a half twist
or a layout with a full twist.
I also want to greatly thank my friend
Anatoly who helped coach and teach me
a full when I used to work at Head Over Heels
a number of years ago.
Before I go over these drills
which can be done on a resi mat or an 8 inch mat
I first want to go over the take off
whether it's a layout, a half, or a full
because it's going to be the same take off position.
You're going to start with your arms up
keeping your back straight and you're going to have a slight arch in your hips
which is going to make you go up as well as rotate.
And a drill you can do to practice this take off position
is on a resi mat, where you're going to swing your arms
up and keeping your head in
and your back straight and you're going to have a slight arch in your hips
and land on your back.
So the first step is on a resi mat
we're going to kick up to a handstand but we're actually going to kick up
a little bit shy of a handstand
and try and come down hollow to your stomach
keeping your arms straight and about your head.
The next step is
you're going to do the same thing and land on your stomach
and which ever way you twist, you're going to bring your arms down
to 1 side, having your arm over here
going a little bit lower than your other arm.
The next step is
after you come down from a handstand
you're going to push off a little bit
and try and twist in the air.
And to go from a half to a full
instead of keeping your arms straight and coming down
I'm going to make fists and bend my arms over to 1 side
and I'm also going to add a little bit of hip.
And you're probably only going to make 3/4
then you're going to roll over to your stomach.
So Jake here is nice enough to help us out
and we're going to start off with doing a back handspring to your feet
just to warm up at the end of the tumbletrack.
Good
The next step is you're going to do a back handspring
and you're going to try and stall it out a little
and land nice and hollow onto your stomach.
The next step is you're going to do a back handspring
to your stomach and after you land
you're going to bring your arms down to which ever side you twist
and roll over to your back.
Perfect
The next step is after you do a back handspring
to your hands, you're going to push off and in the air bring your arms down to 1 side
and try and land on your back.
Awesome
And the last step is you're going to do a back handspring
and after you push off your hands
you're going to make fists and bend your arms
and bring your arms down to 1 side
and also add a little bit of hip
and try and go 3/4 of the way
or even full way and land on your stomach.
You can also keep your arms straight
and bring them straight down to 1 side
and try and do a full all the way to your stomach.
Awesome
So I want to go over a little bit on how to spot a full
and first off I want to say that you
have to feel pretty comfortable spotting a back tuck and a layout.
So first we're going to start with a standing layout
and I'm going to put 1 hand here
and 1 hand here and I'm going to bump him
and catch him and try and help him on his landing.
Good
For a half I'm actually going to stand on the other side
but we're just going to turn Jake around
We're not going to do it here
we're going to do some into the pit in a minute
I'm just going to show you what I do with my arms
I'm going to put my arm over here
he's going to do a layout and as he twists
I'm going to roll him over to the opposite side
and help him on his landing.
And for a full I'm going to
come back over on his twisting side
and I'm going to bump him like a layout
put this hand in here
and he's going to roll into me
and I'm going to help him around. Let's do a couple into the pit.
We're actually going to do this today tucked
so we're going to do some open tucks
as opposed to grabbing here and pulling
we're going to do an open tuck and flip like this.
Start off doing a standing tuck
Now try a half
And a full
Jake standing full!
Ready?
Awesome thanks
And real quick we're going to go over some spotting for a layout
a half and a full
For a layout I recommend that you stand on whatever side
you normally spot for a back tuck or a layout
1,2,3 flip
For a half I'm going to stand on the opposite side that he twists
Ready 1,2,3
Good
And for a full I'm going to stand on the same side that he twists
1,2,3 flip
Ok
Awesome, thanks Jake