How to Do a Front Handspring
If you want to learn how to tumble and are ready for a challenge, follow these steps to learn a new trick.
You Will Need
- Upper body strength
Steps
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Step 1
Stand up straight
Stand up straight with your arms raised and held tight to your ears, looking forward.
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Add a few running steps and small hop before the handspring to make learning the skill much easier.
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Step 2
Raise one leg
Raise your strongest leg, keeping it straight and tight.
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Step 3
Lunge forward
Lunge forward, placing your foot a couple feet in front of you.
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Step 4
Plant hands on the ground
Plant your hands ahead of your body on the ground about a body’s length away from your front foot.
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Step 5
Kick your back foot to a handstand
Kick your back foot upward while pushing off of your front foot. Lock your ankles together into a handstand.
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Step 6
Push off and fly
Push off the floor with your arms, keeping your ankles together and your arms locked to your ears.
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Step 7
Stick the landing
Land on your feet with your arms up, legs slightly bent, and hips vertical with your feet.
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The Olympic scoring system for gymnastics was changed in 2008 – after 80 years – to include separate scores for degree of difficulty and for execution in each event.
