Somersault

The (or ) Salto (Italian jump; plural: flips or somersaults masculine ) is a member of various sports and indicates a free rollover about the width axis of the body.

Execution

Somersault

The acrobatic version of somersault is considered relatively easy. A start, then a small jump forward to get momentum, and now the arms are thrown in front of the body down. It will come off as soon as one is about to be vertical. The legs should be as far attracted and also a little are pushed apart so that the jumper does not accidentally collides with the knee to the nose.

The learning and also the exertion of the forward Altos implies the risk of injury. At the beginning you have no feeling for the landing and stretches the legs often made too early or too late. Small falls of Salto people what grows easily than with mature; they have a more favorable ratio ' force to mass. " He falls Analog Slim lighter than thicknesses. Young people have more flexible bones than older people. The harder the ground, the greater the deceleration forces on landing. In gyms, there is a sprung floor; This dampens the landing something. Lawn on sports grounds dampens the landing negligible.

Backflipping

The backflip is considered easier than the front somersault, due to its motion sequence; regardless, it is difficult many to jump "backwards". The athlete jumps with easy vorgeneigtem upper body with both legs and vibrates at the same time his arms behind his head. The body is brought into back position with the movement of the arms. During the subsequent phase of the increase of the head body is fixed in the extension of the spine, as well as the arms can be fixed behind the head. Towards the end of altitude gain legs are squatting and the body rotates about the axis of rotation. The landing is initiated by the legs and hips open to the rear bottom and the arms are stretched forward diagonally. If you have not turned fast enough, you end up in front position and can cushion the landing with the arms usually.

Sports

The Salto found in many different sports use, for example in

• Gymnastics
• Trampolining
• Diving
• Vaulting
• Break dancing
• Cheerleading
• Rock ' n ' Roll
• XMA
• FMX
• Windsurfing
• Surfing
• Kitesurfing
• Free Running
• Freestyle skiing
• Capoeira
• Bounce
• Tricking

And is presented in different forms and variations (eg Salto with several screws in gymnastics or multiple somersaults when diving).

Related exercises

A related with the Salto exercise is the quick handspring backwards, the back handspring.

Mortem and Nullo

• A somersault ( death from above ) is a variant often shown in a circus trapeze of somersault, in which a multiple, usually three or even four times the rollover is performed. The first person who proved in midair somersaulted was Jules Leotard, after whom his invention of " work clothes " acrobats (now also - is still being used by Gymnastikern, dancers and actors - in part ), the Leotard, was named.
• As Salto Nullo ( from zero than nothing ) denote athletes and sports reporter jokingly missed in competitions qualification of jump competitions ( pole vault, long jump, triple jump and the like) through a three-time failed attempt.