Originally Posted by
bitingduck
tumbling classes/practice improved my crashing ability-- there's really a lot of time to think about things on the way down. My girlfriend used to be a competitive gymnast and has a tendency to do full endos and land standing up next to the bike. She dragged me to the tumbling gym ~weekly for about a year and it was a lot of fun and changed my attitude about being upside down.
I'd actually be interested in some classes like that - any references/sources/places to go out in SoCal, specifically Los Angeles?