Wushu Headspring

The Headspring, also called Flip Flop, in Chinese "An Tou", is a technique similar to the the gymnastic front handspring and the wushu kip up. It`s basically a mixture of a headstand and a kip up. Some wushu di tang artists perform headsprings only from their head. (without hand support) Find more acrobatic flips at gymnastics main and wushu skills at wushu main.

Description: Wushu Headspring

• Put your hands down in front of you, to minimize the pression to your head.
• The Head goes down to the floor and the legs leave the ground
• Try to move up your legs as straightened as possible until they are almost upright.
• Accelerate your legs with your hip and back muscles, to create a momentom which makes you pop forward and land on your legs again. This leg-kick is the same leg-kick you generate to stand up with a kip up.

Trainer advice: Wushu Headspring

• Work on your hand- and headstand
• Learn the kip up
• Make sure your head really touches the floor when your legs go up. (Legs stay closes always)

Related instructions: Wushu Headspring

• The Gymnasic Handstand
• Front Roll
• Wushu Kip Up
• Wall Flip

Videos: Wushu Headspring

• Wushu Headspring

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