How to do the tiger or cat vault for gymnastics or parkour

This is an animated gymnastics tutorial for the tiger or cat vault. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step by step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional gymnastics video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning the tiger or cat vault.

Tiger or Cat Vault - Gymnastics

This is the first time your legs don't touch the vaulting table. But the feet are still not kicked up over head. The purpose of this exercise is getting used to the pressure on the hands and moving the entire body over the table without letting the legs touch. This technique is often used by free runners. In free running this is called cat jump or cat vault.

Trainer advice: Tiger or Cat Vault - Gymnastics

* Even though this exercise is just a preparation, it is sometimes seen in kids gymnastics competitions.
* In parkour there is a technique called cat jump. This vaulting exercise can also be used as a preparation for the cat jump. The cat jump also exists in gymnastics - Subsequent vaulting preparation - In gymnastics the cat jump is known as tiger or cat vault.