standing somersaults – bit of a trend?

Seems every time I look at YouTube lately, someone is demonstrating a new standing somersault.

Here’s standing “Thomas” (1/1-in, 1/2-out to roll-out) into a mat on a pit as well as other crazy (and sloppy) flips:

Also, a tutorial on standing front somersault with “Russian” (back) arm action:

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