Front and Back flip

[Marco]

I'd learn front and back flip, but I don't be able to do a simple flip with hands on floor or a cartwheel.

Suggestions?

[Hivoyer]

Get a spotter(preferebly someone experienced) and very soft ground or panel mats.First time i practiced front flips i did them from a bench on the grass in the park and in on eof the attempts i got scared in mid-air and i fellon my back.So yeah,you can die,so first practice them with a more experienced person.

[Blairbob]

This is probably best learned in a gym with proper mats. If you don't have access to that, I suggest learning them IN the pool first.

Not from the side but while standing IN the pool.

[Seiji]

I'm with blairbob. If you have access to one of those non-bouncing diving boards, you should try stuff off of it.

I think it would be a bad idea for you to learn flips without a cartwheel. It doesn't cross over to better flips, but... It's just strange to encounter someone who can't. It's usually not the strength either, just bad technique.

Watch a LOT of different videos of people doing them. Watch slo mo ones and read up on how to do it.

PS- Don't look up in a backflip, if you decide to attempt one. I hear a lot of people say that.

I learned all my tricks on grass (afraid to jump off of anything in fear of over rotating). Then again, I didn't have access to anything like mats or trampolines. You should learn to roll. Then learn to BREAKFALL!!!!!!! Besides that it's a really helpful skill, some of them require you to do 3/4 of a front flip and land on your back. It'll help you with the fear of it Just make sure you do it right. Do it wrong, and you'll feel it. It doesn't hurt when you do them correctly.

[Blairbob]

true, a roll and a cartwheel should be learned by all for basic aerial awareness and coordination.