Terminology
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This article describes the common terminology used when describing moves (or other stuff too?)
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General
- Plyo - Plyometric, i.e. sprung floor. This is the type of floor used in gymnastics floor events, and is what trickers will make use of while training in a gym.
Tricking
Cheat
it's like when you take off of 1 foot, and are already rotating while you're still on the ground init. Often done with a 'windup.'
Pop
'pop pop' nigga lol jk. it's when you take off both feet at once.
Swingthrough
when you land on your take off leg from a move, and swing your power leg into another flip. brap
Hyper
land on your other leg bro
Missleg
miss your first leg and go to the other one jk that's wrong. it's when you tansition from one move to another, and don't put your second foot down.
Wrap through
Twists
- 180 - A half spin, i.e. the free runner lands facing the opposite way from his starting point
- 360 / Full twist - A single full spin, i.e. the free runner lands facing his starting point, and is generally done during a flip, e.g. 360 precision or back fulltwist. Quantifiers like double or triple can be added before full to specify multiple spins.
- 540 - 1.5 spins (a full spin followed by half a spin)
- 720 / Double full - 720 refers to two full spins one after the other, e.g. gainer double full
Flips
- Layout - Instead of tucking, the body is fully extended during the flip.
- X-out