#forthesakeofmovement

[traceurkai]

What pants are you wearing in the two gifs where you do a c720 and side flip?

Jeans, of the skinny variety

[thundertijo]

I swear whenever your kicks always make me think of Baek Doo San from Tekken

Wow thanks. I'm honored.

[thundertijo]

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There are people that don’t massage their own ass?

i've never had to before now..

[traceurkai]

Your reverse vaults are on point O:, how'd you get them to have that GUP look?

Wall of text incoming. And I really mean wall. So originally I always wanted that GUP look too, so I asked around a lot for pointers. Here’s what I have/remember:

Dip low, then come in with your arms over your head - You’re running at the object, and you’ve gather-stepped. Here you’ll want to start low, as all that momentum can be used to lift yourself and to properly get this hips high. If the object is waist height or higher, your arms should be going over your head as your head tucks (doing this on lower objects made me lose control and do something completely different, but maybe I can learn to control it and see if it makes it more GUP-ish). It’s a little hard to explain, but you want to plant the arm in a way that gets you rotating over your head, instead of flatspinning. If you need clarification, shoot me another ask, I’d be glad to make a video or a gif (maybe not to the main blog, I’ve had enough reverse spam for a while)

Do the vault like you’re going to roll over the object - This is what got me to initially get the correct angle and general feel for the vault. Though this isn’t quite enough; you’ll usually just end up twisting along your hips, parallel to the object. Though this is already better than what a lot of other people can do for a reverse.

Look down under your armpit or over the shoulder as you vault - This definitely helps me get the invert and raise my hips; which arm you look under is opposite to which side you rotate to i.e. if I were to equate my reverse to a sideflip, I rotate to my right side.

Push. Hard. - For distance and height, can also get you invert if you push right. I’m still experimenting with the push.

Tuck. Hard. - This is mainly for looks, though if you whip your legs, I can imagine it’d be a little harder to control.

"Well there’s different styles. If you see Oscar, his is more forwards - he runs at it straight and kinda rotates over the head. Phosky, though, is often really sideways. Phosky has a very pronounced elbowing movement with the hand that he plants first, so after you plant the second hand, have the first arm elbow really high, and that will make it more sideways and give it a faster rotation. Or, you can elbow more straight backwards and that’ll give you a more forwards rotation like Oscar. Most importantly though, is to practice, and eventually get comfortable going at it with a lot of momentum or even jumping before the plant - that’ll make it look powerful. The GUP look is all about the power, invert, and the momentum. A lot of people use reverses as flowy movement. No. Fuck that. You want power. Phosky recently has been really emphasizing that push off.So here’s Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92fmMYmd5oM&list=UUYTG6uOI5L8pIzxC4O_uE3g#t=185 (3:05 if the time skip doesn’t apply). Phosky fucking sprints at that shit. And notice how he plants on the rail. His hands face opposite directions. This way makes it a little less scary but also creates a rotation over the back.But then you see Brian’s, and both his arms face forward. Exhibit B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWj97aGAdIo&list=UUlH40ty550zVOg3GY4F3QPg#t=181 (3:01). Very flowy and controlled. Notice how he doesn’t waste any time; he kinda jumps as he plants. Now with Brian you can really see how he looks to follow his rotation, which is something you do with flips too. An important part about these over the back ones is keeping your legs together, to make it look clean. Also if you look at the way Brian plants, the arm that holds on for longer is angled a bit upwards. It’s kind of grasping the other side of the rail. That’s to push off and get that distance. You want to make sure to let go of the first arm early enough that you get a nice invert and rotation.”

List of resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk8t4PD7PyE&list=UUlH40ty550zVOg3GY4F3QPg#t=217 (3:37)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk8t4PD7PyE&list=UUlH40ty550zVOg3GY4F3QPg#t=150 (2:30)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFqq5v9PLg&list=UUw15HFfy4TNa7w-DlrhY16g#t=295 (4:55)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdSIDMc8NpU&list=UUykVztUS9eMB8wskqmJbGfQ#t=35 (0:35)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFr19yDjUI0#t=144 (2:24)

Whew, so that’s finally over. I put a ton of work into getting my own reverse, and no doubt I went through plenty of frustration trying to figure it out. I hope this really helps you get that reverse, and cut back on all the not-so-fun parts of doing it!

[thundertijo]

What'd you think about the red bulls event?

I liked it. Not 100% sure on the judging of certain battles, but there was a ton of talent and they put on a good show. Honestly the 3v3 Battles were my favorite; lots of hype and energy. 

[thundertijo]

Your tricking knowledge is too good. Staph it.

I just spend way too much time on FB and forums. That and I was actually there last night and I think I saw her do the combo lol

[traceurkai]

Gym Shorts = perfect tricking pants.

So I've heard. Thing is though, I've always felt weird in shorts. I dunno, I'll give it a shot sometime though.

[thundertijo]

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The only thing stopping me is the fear of breaking my neck T.T

I'm gonna sound like a hypocrite but... Get a spotter. Do it in a place where you're completely safe. Or get a trampoline. Or try all of that.