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A front handspring, performed as part of an acro dance routine.. A handspring (also flic-flac or flip-flop [1]) is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into an inverted vertical position and then pushing off (i.e., "springing") from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position.
The macaco is similar to a back handspring with the exception of starting with one hand planted behind the capoeirista and the initial movement starting from a low crouch. The macaco begins by lowering the body down into a low crouch and placing one hand on the floor directly behind the back making contact with the ground.
Toe-touch jumps (or any jump) can be immediately followed by a back handspring (Level 3), back tuck (Level 4+), standing full (Level 5+). Or front tumbling can be performed out of a jump, for example to front walkover, front handspring, aerial, etc. however this is less common. There are multiple elements to be chosen out of a jump.
Daniele Hypólito performing a Yurchenko-style vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics The three families of vaults in order from left to right: handspring, Tsukahara, and Yurchenko Yurchenko , also known as round-off entry vaults , are a family of vaults performed in artistic gymnastics in which the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard and ...
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Center for Neurotechnology/YouTube. Quadriplegic Jessie Owen can move her arms enough to paint after trying a new device that restores movement to those with spinal injuries.
Front or forward handspring vaults begin with a front handspring onto the vaulting table, followed by a salto. There are many variations of handspring vaults, including the handspring double salto forward tucked .