BloodyDove's Tutorials

1 Year Sampler

bloodydove — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:27:33 +0000

Well it has been about one year since I started at the gym and its been amazing. I know I haven’t been able to post much despite my constant sayings that I would. Soon to be fixed as I graduate from high school next Friday and will have hours of time on the plane when I go to Italy for 5 weeks in July. Anyways I generally like my videos to reflect my feelings at the time of their creation and I think this one does it pretty well with the music and whatnot. So i think that’s about it, some of the newer moves in the video I’ll get a bit more refined then make tutorials for them once I’m better at them.

1 Year Anniversary of the site

bloodydove — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:30:20 +0000

So here we are, over 20,000 hits of people reading my junk.

Double Leg

bloodydove — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:23:55 +0000

Difficulty: Impressive

This is definitely one of the more impressive moves in regards to novice tricking, especially when done over an object or small wall. Just a quick note, this is not a flip, it is a kick with both your legs rather than one. And there are huge differences between this and a side flip including the following things: takeoff, upper body motions, and position of legs while midair. That being said let’s continue with the tutorial.

The takeoff involves going off of two feet, whether they are together or apart is preference but in this tutorial I suggest having them together for a strong punch. Here is a crucial part, throw your arms into the air and torque in the direction you want to rotate. USE YOUR ARMS, otherwise its just not going to work.

At this point there’s no turning back so just keep rotating. If you stop rotating you’re going to land on your back which can be very painful. Most people would say at this point to keep your arms in your chest while you rotate, but I feel more power and torque when I keep them around my head which helps my brain to emphasize to turn my neck.

If you’ve gotten to this point congratulations you have landed a Double Leg. Even if you’ve got it down to a science I’d suggest learning it from both takeoffs, the punch and the split step.

Recap:
1. Takeoff from either the punch or split step
2. Use your arms to propel you skywards
3. Torque using your shoulders, neck,and arms the legs will follow
4. Spot your landing

Knee Injury and Cross Country Ends

bloodydove — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:56:31 +0000

So my last Cross-Country season as a high school senior came to an end a few weeks ago. I did fairly decently at my last race. However, the day after at our special run I messed up my right leg, not sure exactly what is wrong but my knee has been aching since. Thus, I might have to take a little while off from tricking. On the brighter side of things I have recently been able to land double front tucks on tumble tracks. So maybe in a few weeks or a month I’ll put out my next sampler. In the near future I will have more articles coming out and whatnot, along with more posts accompanying with my excess time of not training for X-Country.

Front 180 Layout

bloodydove — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:29:03 +0000

Difficulty: Impressive:

So basically this is a front flip while doing a 180 degree rotation as if the title didn’t give that away. This being said I would say that a front tuck is a prerequisite. Other than that there really isn’t much to say but let’s get started.

So just like a front flip take maybe three steps forward, keep the arms high in the air, and block.

Now for the important part. Chamber your arms so that they will have their full force to rotate your body, just DO NOT START ROTATING YET though, just chamber the arms. Jump straight up using all your power in the legs.

So once you feel yourself rotating forward and you are upside down then wrap your arms, which were previously chambered, and rip your shoulders around. Turn your neck as well because wherever your head and shoulders go, then the rest of your body will follow. Keep the arms close to the body for faster rotation. When first learning I’d suggest keeping the legs in either the straight layout form or in a tucked position, after a few lands be creative and do whatever with those legs. Keep turning until you can spot your landing, the ground.

As soon as you spot the ground whip your legs as hard as possible to the floor. In order to slow down and stop your rotation from continuing when you hit the ground and possibly hurt yourself, spread your arms out parallel to the ground. Congrats.

Recap:

1. 3 Step Jog
2. Block and Jump UP
3. Chamber the arms
4. Wrap your arms around when upside down
5. Use your shoulders, neck, and arms to rotate quickly
6. Spot the ground and toss your legs towards to floor
7. Open up your arms and land