Deep-dive video lessons, one skill at a time. Every TrueTorial breaks a trick down into the pieces that build it, so you can learn it with control instead of crashing your way there.
Vert Kicks · 1h 40m
Do you lose your balance when you do a cheat 720? Have you tried to land a tornado "on the kicking leg," like they said on YouTube? Maybe you can sometimes land a 540 kick, but it's not consistent or it's too difficult to control. Learn the foundation for building these skills correctly, with the help of smaller pieces and the true (as in "universal, works for everybody") technique of how to make that kick leg available for landing.
Primary skills
Cheat 720540 KickJacknifeSecondary skills
Missleg & RapidBackside 540Backside 72031m 51s
720 sounds intimidating, but everyone says this is a beginner skill. Maybe not; "beginner" is in the eye of the beholder, and even if you can pull off a cheat 720 it can be a challenge to make it consistent. Avoid the "go for it!" approach, and learn the proper way to build a cheat 720.
39m 21s
"Do a tornado kick, land on the kick leg." Sound familiar? Did it work for you? "Kick harder," "jump higher," "turn your hips over" are insufficient to explain the true technique behind landing on the kicking leg. Discover exactly what goes into learning to perform a 540 kick.
28m 17s
You can do a cheat 720. You can do a 540 kick. Now to put them together. Learn the steps to develop coordination that helps you time two kicks within one jump, plus drills to improve that timing and build the strength you need to pull off a jacknife.
Vert Kicks · 1h 35m
"Wrap your arms tight." "Spot your target." "Keep your chest up." Tried those already, and need something a little more detailed? Not all 900s are created equal; some are in-air 360°s, while others might be 540° or somewhere in between. Learn how to identify the difference, and use that knowledge to control your vert spins with 100% consistency. If you picked up round and tornado kick but got stuck when the rotation went up, this package is for you!
Primary skills
Backside 900Cheat 900Swing 900Secondary skills
Pop TornadoWrap 900Stepover 90049m 57s
Tornado kicks and pop rounds are the start of a 900: a takeoff into a (small) spin landing with a round kick. Learn to upgrade these Basic (180°) jump round tricks to double the in-air spin, adding rotation without compromising control from pop, cheat, or swing takeoff.
45m 50s
"Do a tornado kick, add another spin." Simple in concept, not in practice. Apply the techniques from Novice 9s to higher in-air spins from pop (backside 900), cheat (cheat 900), or swing (swingthru 900) while keeping control of your balance in the air.
Flips & Twists · 1h 28m
Are you nervous or afraid to jump backward over your own head? That tends to happen when you don't know if you'll make it over safely. Learn how to build back rotations from the ground up (literally): start with a simple shift in body weight, develop into a handspring first, then eventually a flip. No spotters, equipment, or crashing required.
Primary skills
Cartwheel & RoundoffBack HandspringBack TuckSecondary skills
HandstandMacaco/MonkeyValdez52m 28s
"Arms by your ears." "Sit in the chair." "Look back and don't be afraid." This lesson takes you through the why behind the most common back handspring advice, and shows you how to go around the fear so you keep your control and land consistently.
36m 01s
"Set and spot the wall." "Bring your knees up and you'll flip over." Not complete information. Understand what makes you jump up vs. back, what actually makes you rotate, and how to complete the back flip safely, then add it to your tumbling pass after roundoff or back handspring.
Flips & Twists · 2h 19m
Raiz is a popular trick often picked up by beginners, but many find it a little awkward, and the touchdown version even more so. Learn how to build a raiz from scratch or from skills you already have, replace awkwardness with control, and increase inversion while keeping your balance. Then start the gainer safely from a beginner version and increase inversion gradually to make it more aesthetic.
Primary skills
GainerRaizTD RaizSecondary skills
MacacoGumbiInvert Raiz41m 40s
Gainer can be a one-leg back flip, but it doesn't have to start as one. If you can do a butterfly (covered briefly here), you can build a strong foundation for one of tricking's most popular skills, adapting a vertical rotation to become fully inverted with a safe, controlled landing.
47m 45s
Most people approach this as "do a tornado kick, and lean back a little," with mixed results. Raiz needs its own takeoff position and more rotation. Learn how "lean back" can help or hurt, and how to control the move as you connect a raiz setup into a swingthru gainer.
50m 10s
"Do a raiz, now stick your arm out." If you value your arm, there's more to a touchdown than this. Build the skill from multiple base techniques and learn what changes as an airborne rotation (raiz) transforms into a handspring (TDR).
Flips & Twists · 2h 17m
You've heard it before: "do a butterfly, then add a twist." It sounds too simple... because it is. A lot more goes into a butterfly twist to avoid the most common problems like crashing or spinning upright. This package contains more than an hour of partial progressions from butterfly to halfway points like megafly and semitwist, the pieces most people don't realize they need to unlock their Btwist.
Primary skills
AerialWebsterBtwistSecondary skills
Gymnastic AerialFront HandspringCart Twist48m 14s
Butterfly is only broadly related to Btwist. Upgrade your inversion and power in a way that keeps you landing safely, without your hands shooting out to catch you every time, and head directly toward the finished aerial without crashing.
46m 31s
Butterfly twist is a relative of the forward-rotating webster, whose inversion you need both to reach the horizontal axis and to return to standing. "I can finish the twist, I just can't get the landing." Sound familiar? This is the missing pre-requisite.
43m 00s
Spoiler alert: it's not just about the twist! Start with half a Btwist, a takeoff that brings you to the horizontal plane and returns you upright after the twist, then build it into the whole thing, each step without crashing.
Flips & Twists · 2h 33m
Convert vertical kicks to the horizontal axis and add rotation while controlling your landings. Starting from standing kicks arranged by rotation, build up to a cart full and corkscrew, with a bonus approach for those who already have a back flip.
Primary skills
GainerCart FullCorkscrewSecondary skills
Twist VariationsCart FrontBack Full41m 40s
Gainer can be a one-leg back flip, but it doesn't have to start as one. Adapt a vertical rotation to become fully inverted, all while prioritizing a safe, controlled landing.
60m 22s
Different styles of standing kicks can be arranged by rotation. Use those rotational values to start building horizontal twist tricks while learning how inversion is added, at a level suitable for beginners.
51m 38s
Up to two spins (720°) of in-air rotation, built gradually from a pop 360 while increasing inversion and keeping a controlled landing. The cart full is built first, then the corkscrew from the slant gainer, plus a combined approach and a bonus version for those who already have a back flip.
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