In this section, you will find skills and exercises for artistic gymnastics. Start with the gymnastic handstand, and then work your way up to rolls and acrobatic flips.
Instructions
Floor Gymnastics (Men & Women)
- Handstands & Planches
- Gymnastic Handstand
- Handstand Hop
- Handstand Turn
- Handstand Bridge
- Straddle Handstand
Rolls
- Front Roll
- Forward Pike Roll
- Dive Roll
- Pike Roll – Handstand to Front Roll with Straight Legs
- Back Roll
- Back Roll to Handstand
Bridges and Walkovers
- Back-Bend to Bridge
- Front Walkover
- Back Walkover
Handsprings and Cartwheel Variations
- Cartwheel
- Round-Off / Rondat
- Headspring / Flip Flop
- Front Handspring
- Front Handspring Stepout
- Flyspring
- Back Handspring / Flic Flac
- Back Handspring Stepout
- Back Handspring Belly-Landing
Front Flips
- Front Flip Tucked
- Front Flip Back Crash (Wushu)
- Front Flip Layout
- Front Flip Stepout
- Front Flip Half Twist / Barani
- Front Flip Full Twist
- Double Front Flip
Back Flips
- Back Tuck / Tucked Back Flip
- Back Flip Layout
- Flashkick
- Flashkick Layout
- Back Flip Half Twist
- Back Flip Full Twist
- Double Back Flip
Other Floor Techniques
- Butterfly
- Tong Bei
- Cartwheel without Hands
- Cartwheel without Hands – Twist
- Frontwhip
- Frontwhip Stepout
The Gymnastic Vault (Men & Women)
- Straight Vaults
- How to Jump Off and Swing the Arms
- Exercise 1 – Knees on Table
- Exercise 2 – Feet on Table
- Exercise 3 – Tiger / Cat Vault
- Exercise 4 – Handstand Fall
- Front Handspring
High Bar (Men)
Parallel Bars (Men)
- Basics
- Support Position
- Support Swing
Rings (Men)
Pommel Horse (Men)
- Circles
- Double-Leg Circle
- Flair / Thomas Flair
Uneven Bars (Women)
Balance Beam (Women)
- Handsprings
- Back Handspring Twist
Extras
- Eccentric Bodyweight Exercises
- Exercise to Straighten Your Handstand
- How to Initiate a Twist
- Simulate a Round-Off with a Trampoline
- Jumping from a 1m Springboard into Water
- Build Your Own Gymnastics Springboard
Advice
- Work on your gymnastic handstand every day. This will improve your balance and posture.
- Learn the gymnastics skills in the order listed: begin with the handstand, then learn the rolls, handsprings, etc.
- Warm up and stretch before every workout.
- Use landing mats, trampolines, and springboards during your artistic gymnastics training.
Suggestions
- Wushu Acrobatics
- The Wall Flip
- Martial Arts
- Strength Training
- Stretching & Flexibility
Videos/Images
Gymnastics Video Section
