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    Cartwheel, a basic tumbling skill, is the act of flipping ones body in a sideways hand-hand-foot-foot motion. Resembling the motion of the spokes of a large wooden wheel.

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    Cartwheel last edited by Banshee on 05/17/20 12:49AM View full history

    Cartwheel examples

    An ordinary cartwheel
    An ordinary cartwheel
    A more skilled cartwheel, with legs spread wide in a straddle, or
    A more skilled cartwheel, with legs spread wide in a straddle, or "T" position. Requiring more flexibility

    Common cartwheel variations

    1 Handed Cartwheel - A cartwheel preformed only using 1 hand
    1 Handed Cartwheel - A cartwheel preformed only using 1 hand
    Aerial Cartwheel - AKA no handed cartwheel, side aerial, or simply just aerial is a cartwheel preformed with no hands
    Aerial Cartwheel - AKA no handed cartwheel, side aerial, or simply just aerial is a cartwheel preformed with no hands
    Roundoff - A cartwheel variation that's used at the beginning of a tumbling pass, to correctly align the body for additional tumbling skills. (Handsprings, tucks, fulls, etc...)
    Roundoff - A cartwheel variation that's used at the beginning of a tumbling pass, to correctly align the body for additional tumbling skills. (Handsprings, tucks, fulls, etc...)

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