Airmat Rodeo.

1. Before this, you should be able to land both a backflip (backward somersault) and a BS 360 on the airmat on your own.

   A rodeo blends those two into a diagonal spin, so if each one isn't already in your body, your axis will fall apart.

2. Approach at a slow, controlled speed.

   Keep your knees softly bent and your weight back toward your heels (heel edge) as you come in. Sitting on your heels makes it easier to tip back toward your back as you pop.

3. Just before you reach the lip (the edge of the takeoff), start turning your eyes and both shoulders first toward your back foot (BS direction).

   Send the shoulder line first instead of leading with your head.

4. At takeoff, extend your knees and rise up and slightly back rather than straight up.

   At the same time tip your upper body backward and send your hips up toward the sky. This creates a diagonal, nose-down spin that wraps backward instead of a forward flip. All of your spin is set in this instant. You can't add to it in the air, so commit and tip back hard here.

5. Once you leave the ground, pull both knees to your chest and wrap your arms in close to make yourself as small as possible.

   The tighter you tuck, the faster you spin for the same effort, so the rotation comes around in time.

6. Midway through, you hit the blind zone where your back faces down and the landing disappears for a moment.

   Don't shut your eyes here. Keep hunting for the landing over your back-foot shoulder.

7. As the airmat comes into view, release your tucked knees and arms and open your body.

   Spreading your limbs slows the spin and stops you from over-rotating.

8. Aim to land on the whole base of the board and bend your knees deeply to soak up the impact.

   The airmat sinks, so fold your knees a little longer than you would on snow to absorb it.

You can pin your own clip to the tricks you've landed (My Video).