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Q: Who made this site? / Who runs this site?
Q: Yeah, about the "Ambitrixterous" thing, what is that?
I came up with that name while tricking with some friends, and it kinda stuck. It is my name because I can do most every trick on
both sides, including some of the "bigger" tricks/combos. I do have a 'good' and 'bad' side; I am more skilled at twisting and
flipping to my right, but kicking to my left (although I am constantly working to improve this!) I am not unique in this ability,
however, because a lot of trickers can throw big stuff on both sides; for example Manny Brown can doubleBtwist to his left and
720backflip on his right! And both he and Jaime Colon can Btwist +cork on both sides!
both sides, including some of the "bigger" tricks/combos. I do have a 'good' and 'bad' side; I am more skilled at twisting and
flipping to my right, but kicking to my left (although I am constantly working to improve this!) I am not unique in this ability,
however, because a lot of trickers can throw big stuff on both sides; for example Manny Brown can doubleBtwist to his left and
720backflip on his right! And both he and Jaime Colon can Btwist +cork on both sides!
Q: How did you learn stuff on both sides?
When I started tricking, I wanted to learn every trick. I watched some of my heroes like Kelly Magovern, Chris Devera, Steve
Terada, and Kalman Csoka, but unfortunately many of the tricks I learned from them were on opposite sides from each other and
what I ended up with was a long list of tricks I could do and zero combos. Tricks that ought to go together like Btwist +corkscrew
were on opposite sides from each other. So I went and learned Btwist on the other side so I could put them together, and I did!
Then I would lose the corkscrew. So I'd learn it on the other side so I could do that combo again! Then I'd lose that side too. So I'd
go back to the first side, and in this way I've become accustomed to learning and practicing just about everything on both sides so
that now every time I train, I do both sides. Nowadays it has become more OCD than anything...
Terada, and Kalman Csoka, but unfortunately many of the tricks I learned from them were on opposite sides from each other and
what I ended up with was a long list of tricks I could do and zero combos. Tricks that ought to go together like Btwist +corkscrew
were on opposite sides from each other. So I went and learned Btwist on the other side so I could put them together, and I did!
Then I would lose the corkscrew. So I'd learn it on the other side so I could do that combo again! Then I'd lose that side too. So I'd
go back to the first side, and in this way I've become accustomed to learning and practicing just about everything on both sides so
that now every time I train, I do both sides. Nowadays it has become more OCD than anything...
Q: What is your tricking background?
I started training in kenpo karate at America's Best Martial Arts in Arvada, CO under the great Mark Baier in March of 1999. I
saw my good friend Chance Heinricy throw a backflip at the conclusion of my first karate class and fell in love with flips. As I
progressed through the ranks in martial arts, I practiced tricking continuously until about 2002, with tips from various martial
artists and gymnasts here and there, and after my break (during which I would still trick now and again) I became serious about
my trick training in May 2005.
saw my good friend Chance Heinricy throw a backflip at the conclusion of my first karate class and fell in love with flips. As I
progressed through the ranks in martial arts, I practiced tricking continuously until about 2002, with tips from various martial
artists and gymnasts here and there, and after my break (during which I would still trick now and again) I became serious about
my trick training in May 2005.
Q: How do you train?
When I started I trained only on mats and grass. Then, my mom bought me a trampoline (this is when I really began learning a
lot.) I learned the bulk of my tricking knowledge with the grass/mats/tramp combo up till 05, when my friend Kelsey informed me
of "open gym," a practice gymnastics facilities use to allow access to spring floors and soft mats by people who are not gymnasts:
perfect. I now train in the following order: I learn everything on the trampoline first (including all combos, and every trick except
Btwist and raiz) and then move it to the floor until I have it down consistently. I train 7 days/week, and the my time frame depends
on the surface I am on: 30-45 min for hard floors or mats, 1-1 & 1/2 hrs for plyo, and 1-2 hours for tramp. If I am at open gym, I
generally do about an hour on tramp and an hour on floor.
lot.) I learned the bulk of my tricking knowledge with the grass/mats/tramp combo up till 05, when my friend Kelsey informed me
of "open gym," a practice gymnastics facilities use to allow access to spring floors and soft mats by people who are not gymnasts:
perfect. I now train in the following order: I learn everything on the trampoline first (including all combos, and every trick except
Btwist and raiz) and then move it to the floor until I have it down consistently. I train 7 days/week, and the my time frame depends
on the surface I am on: 30-45 min for hard floors or mats, 1-1 & 1/2 hrs for plyo, and 1-2 hours for tramp. If I am at open gym, I
generally do about an hour on tramp and an hour on floor.
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I did. My name is Daniel Perez de Tejada, aka "Ambitrixterous," I made it by writing minimal HTML code in Microsoft Notepad,
then I re-made the entire thing using Yahoo! Sitebuilder and got the exact same result, only it was waaaaay easier and rounded
out some of the edges that I missed. I am not a computer person. I fight with them on a daily basis.
then I re-made the entire thing using Yahoo! Sitebuilder and got the exact same result, only it was waaaaay easier and rounded
out some of the edges that I missed. I am not a computer person. I fight with them on a daily basis.
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Q: Who do you train with?
I train with a group of 4 guys in a gym in Wheatridge, CO. My team consists of 4 guys, close friends: Nick Vail, Eric Benjamin,
Cepopeye, and Taimatsu. These guys keep me motivated and challenge me every session we have together. I am extremely grateful
to have a group of talented trickers with me and together we make up the team who represent this site and our home state of
Colorado, Team Aeriform!
Cepopeye, and Taimatsu. These guys keep me motivated and challenge me every session we have together. I am extremely grateful
to have a group of talented trickers with me and together we make up the team who represent this site and our home state of
Colorado, Team Aeriform!
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