u/Emotional_Damage_Boi

I've always had a complete mental block about flips that go backwards and over my head.

I've still managed to learn a solid backflip even outside and a wallflip on a spring floor, because those were moves that I had a spotter for which made the initial commitment easier. Once I'm past that stage where I've done it before, I'm usually at a place where I can attempt them myself.

However now I'm trying to progress to moves that the people around me can't spot anymore (like cheat gainer, backflips off obstacles, palmflip, flashkick), and I've been struggling with it for months.

The problem isn't that I'm scared, I can deal with that. The problem is that my brain blocks my entire body when I prepare to do it, and I can only fall to my back.

It pisses me off so much, because I know I have the physical ability to do it without hurting myself, and I also know that I would have all of this down in a month or two if I just committed it one singular time which makes it even worse.

But instead, I attempt something, I can't commit to it, this goes on for a few attempts, and I have to take the walk of shame and call it a day, because I somehow can't win the fight over my own fucking body.

I have no idea what I can do now, and I've been feeling stuck for months. Progressions don't work, mats don't work, and honestly I have no idea what does work apart from having someone spot me which just isn't possible with certain flips.