Movement Exploration

Re-thinking the Cartwheel (Movement Exploration) (youtube.com)

A video popped up in my YouTube feed about how to do a cartwheel. But demonstrator talked about how its beginner movement for people looking to get into acrobatics and gymnastic skills. 

He talked about the movement can be broken down into 4 parts: the entry, exit, and mid-movement. He challenger me, the viewer, to explore variations with my cartwheel. Changing the distance of my where my hands start, landing/starting at different levels (low to ground vs. standing), slowing down or exploding in/out of it, landing on other foot. He suggested taking time out of day and just practicing cartwheels, taking time to breakdown, explore, and get comfortable with trying different variations of a cartwheel.

The final exploration is the essence, which explores the other tricking and motions that may not look like a cartwheel but has the foundational movements of a cartwheel. He demonstrated an ariel and butterfly kick talked about the similarities they have to cartwheel. I actually felt motivated and started to work on my butterfly kick for a little while.

I don't think this a new concept to me. I feel like this is something we do in Taekwondo as we progress further into our training. We have basic movements that we build to be more dynamic and stronger. But this was great video for conceptualizing movement.