How do you learn how to do a cartwheel?

Answer 1

From a Jumping Jack position, lunge to one side. Put your hands firmly on the ground (one hand at a time) while lifting your body and legs high into the air. Continuing the circular motion, land on your feet as your hands leave the ground.

Answer 2

Try this on a practiced gymnast until you are confident that you can keep someone from hurting themselves.

Have the person lunge in the starting position for a cartwheel. Look at which leg they have in front. Kneel on that side, closer to their feet than where their hands will go. Pick up the hand closest to them, (we will call this Hand 1) and turn it so that the palm is facing them ( turn it so that your palm faces up and then to the side.) Keep your hand facing that way and place it above their hip, and below the ribs (on the side of their body.) Place your other hand (Hand 2) in the air where the same place on their other side will go. As they start the cartwheel, keep the wrist of Hand 1 stationary but turn your palm to remain flat on their hip spot. Clamp Hand 2 to the other side gently as it comes into reach. Use Hand 2 to push their legs over. Use Hand 1 to help them stand.

This is the proper way as complicated as it may be.

Its easier then it sounds, when you do it.

Read the top sentence again.

Answer 3

A cartwheel is one of the basic gymnastics skills, and it is very easy. But you can't be afraid to fall. First make sure that you can hold your weight. Second, remember the order of "-hand-hand-foot-foot-" For a beginner with no dance or gymnastics background, try starting off small. At first try just swinging your feet around to get the feel of it. Extend your arms all the way in the air next to your ears. To get power into the cartwheel to go over, lunge into the cartwheel to push off. Just step into it and push off very powerful. Keep your legs straight! Point your toes until it hurts. Really think hard about it. The landing should come naturally, but you land with the starting foot first, then the foot next should land. When you land, make sure your leading foot it pointed and facing forward, and have your arms in the air, just like when you started.