AIR FLARES

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UNDER THE THREAD "can some1 help me airflare?"

Well,

In my opinion, swipes, 90s and windmills are the most essential moves to know.

The 90 is for how to get into it and how to move your legs.

The windmill is for the air portion where you're going to have to know how how to whip your legs and stay in the air.

The swipe is for the actual moving of the hands and the legs portion as well.

You'll notice that if you start a 90 on a 45' angle that you could probably, (if you had the guts) throw yourself over when you're switching hands. That's pretty much how to do it. I swing my right hand down out of toprock, switch to my right and then stay on it while I whip my legs in the 45' angle. Your legs must stay spread when you start or you're going to hurt yourself bad. When you do a 90 your legs come together at the top right? When you're airflaring, switch to your left hand, then whip your right arm back over your body, while kicking your left leg up to the sky...
Here's where the swipe comes in. Like you're doing one legged swipes your whole upper body must stay open and you've gotta reach across to ensure you have enough momentum to launch yourself for a whole rotation in the air.

If you've done all this and practiced on something soft, you'll be able to do one in a month or so. The hardest part was simply having the guts to try it.

BmanX