Tumbling

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Beast Skills.com. This site includes a number of very good acrobatics tutorials. 

Floor Drills and Skills.  This page from DrillsandSkills.com contains a wealth of information on tumbling.  A terrific resource for anyone learning acrobatics.

Gymnastics Tips for Gymnasts and Coaches.  This page from Tulsa World of Gymnastics contains a wealth of information on gymnastics and conditioning  exercises, tips and much more. 

Stage Tricks and Hollywood Exercises (PDF). A book by Nelson Hall on how to develop skill in suppleness and acrobatics

The new gymnastics for men, women and children.  This book from 1864 contains a wealth of information on various gymnastics

Tricks Tutorials.com. This site is designed for martial artists, and includes a number of acrobatics tutorials, including tutorials for doing 540s, Aerial Cartwheels, Back Flips, and many more skills.  The site is not the easiest site to navigate, however the tutorials are OK.

Tumbling For Scouts (PDF).  A book of stunts, tumbling, acrobalance, wire walking, clowning, giant puppets and more.  

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) This guide, designed for musicians and dancers, is a wonderful resource guide on preventing MSI through stretching and proper body mechanics.  

• Circus in Schools Handbook, pages 13 - 22 (Sharon McCutcheon. 2004, Tarook)
• Circus Techniques, pages 88 - 101 (Hovey Burgess.  1989, Brian Dube)
• HOW TO BE AN ACROBAT (Charles Meyer, 1979)

Wikipedia article on Acrobatics 

Wikipedia article on Gymnastics 

Acrobatics bibliography 

Gymnastic Terms 

Gymnastics Glossary