do a backflip

i really want to learn how. but then again, i might try to pull it off drunk at a party and get hurt, so i don’t know if i really should learn this.

I’m doing capoeira almost 3 years and I’m good in capoeira. But I can’t do a backflip… I know what to do a practice a lot every day (I have holiday), but when I jump and close my legs to the chest nothing happen (I know arabic-cartwheel and my jump is very high).

Please help me!
obrigado – thanks

i think i might be able to do it. im just scared of landing on my neck.

I’m not young and I’ve never done these before.

When I was a kind I could do cartwheels, back bends, back walk overs, and hand stands.

Now, I can do none of that. I’m older, fatter, weaker, and less flexible.

Well, good thing you don’t have to be young to do these. Good thing I’m getting rid of the extra fat, getting stronger, and getting more flexible.

I thought I’d warm up with some sumbersaults. I can do those.

I did a head stand. Not that easy to stay up there, but balanced for a count of ten.

I was afraid to try a hand stand. Thought I’d land on my face. I’ll have to work up to that.

Backbends are out of the question for now. I did lie down and push up a little. I think I got further than I expected to but I barely got my head off the ground. I need to keep practicing these till I can push up and be standing on my hands and feet and be able to stand up straight from there and also be able to kick my feet over from there.

I did cartwheel like motions but didn’t get my feet up nearly high enough. Same fear as the hand stand fear of not wanting to smack into my face. I actually did a real cartwheel a few months ago, so I’m not worried about being able to get back the cartwheel and handstand.

I should probably be able to do all of these things, plus weigh 20 pounds less than I do now, plus be able to do 50 consecutive push ups before I even think about finding a gymnastics instructor.

I have to be able to do a backflip by the time I’m 30 or else I will have considered my earthly body wasted. Current status: I can’t even do a kip-up.

If i can do a front flip why not a backflip…

oh wow me too!!! I used to do gymnastics but I left for stupid reasons and now I regret it sooo hard

Make sure you have a good coach, and also the right equipment, the least of which is the padding for floor.

lol I forgot about this site.. Had wanted to be able to do a backflip ages ago, now I do like 10 a day lol :)
It’s easy, just need confidence

ahh just for a show off