Advice from Karter

Dear Savannah, My name is Karter Conner, and I want to help you with your problem: learning how to do a cartwheel. I think my advice would be helpful, because I taught myself how to do parkour, like jumping over fences and pool tables. I taught myself how to backflip off of a hoverboard. I’m good at doing cartwheels because I both had a trampoline and used to go to karate class. I actually learned how to do a cartwheel in karate class before I got the trampoline, and I had forgotten how to do it, so when I stopped doing karate classes, I asked my dad for a trampoline one day. He bought it for me, and I started practicing cartwheels and other flips on the trampoline.

The first step is the only thing that you’re afraid of, which is trying to lean over and have your hand catch you so you don’t fall on your head. You’re afraid of doing that because you think you might fall over and hurt your head and stuff. My advice would be to practice leaning over. You’re not supposed to do a full cartwheel, just practice leaning over with whichever side you’re going to be on. It’s like falling over and catching yourself with whatever hand you’re leaning over with. When you’re leaning over, and while you’re leaning over, you’re going to try to keep your legs straight without having them bent. That’s important because if you don’t have your legs straight, then you won’t land the right way. You’ll just end up falling down, so you always have to have your legs straight when doing a cartwheel.

From, Karter

BROOKLYN CUNNINGHAM

AGE 8

About Brooklyn My name is Brooklyn. The best advice I ever received was from my mom. She teaches me how to do hard work and spell words. She says to sound them out. I say the whole word. I cover up a letter, and it’s the word I know.