How I Taught Myself Backflips in an Hour

Even though I backflips don't necessarily fit into parkour like sideflips and frontflips can (because backflips aren't moving forward), I recently realized that a lot of parkour is about gaining full control of your body, and backflips integrate nicely into that. I wanted to eliminate a fear I had. Just call me a freerunner. So today, I went outside with my rain jacket and my camera, and in an hour, taught myself to backflip off of a snowbank. By the end I was soaking wet and sore, but had conquered a fear I have had for a long time. This video is how I conquered that fear. My technique isn't perfect yet, but it's a start!