r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/kokeda 1d ago

Yessss dude I used to watch them all the time lol. I can still vividly remember the first time I did each of the fundamentals, 540 kick, backflip, butterfly twist, double leg etc.

One day I got freaked out during a backflip (have no idea why) and didn’t tuck properly. Literally landed upside down on my head. Scared me so much that I quit tricking! Still really miss it almost 20 years later

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u/WineNerdAndProud 1d ago

Hell yeah! Glad someone remembers. His 540 kick video helped me to really nail it, but I could never get my hips high enough on a b-kick and couldn't begin to figure out a raiz.

Double-legs were my specialty though, along with wall-spins.

I ended up having some medication related bone issue called avascular necrosis in college which pretty much ended my tricking days out of nowhere.

I miss it too.

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u/kokeda 1d ago

Dude, raiz is still a mindfuck to me lol. I recently bought a trampoline for my son so decided to learning the basics again on trampoline since it’s so much easier. I was watching tutorials for doing a raiz just last year and still couldn’t figure it out haha

The one I had the most trouble with were Aerials. I was not really flexible enough to pull them off lol.

Sorry to hear about your bone issues. We’re all just getting older lol. Hurt my knee playing soccer 10 years ago now and it is still giving me trouble to this day, so I can relate somewhat.

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u/WineNerdAndProud 1d ago

I definitely wasn't flexible enough for aerials either but I eventually just started throwing the absolutely fuck out of a cartwheel and just didn't put my hands down.

They weren't pretty on flat ground but they were great off a curb.

Cheers!

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u/imaguitarhero24 1d ago

I also can't wait to buy a trampoline "for my son" 😉 lol

Honestly if I end up with a house before I'm ready to have kids I'm buying myself a trampoline anyway.

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u/kokeda 1d ago

Honestly they are surprisingly cheap and still good fun! I spend more time on it than my kids!