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For example, a back handspring that begins with the performer in a stationary standing position is a standing back handspring. Body movement may be terminated upon completion of a handspring, or the performer's momentum may be leveraged so as to immediately perform another handspring or other rotational move (e.g., a flip or somersault), such ...
A kip-up (also called a rising handspring, Chinese get up, kick-to-stand, nip-up, [1] flip-up, or carp skip-up) is an acrobatic move in which a person transitions from a supine, and less commonly, a prone position, to a standing 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.
A balance beam skill in which the gymnast stands sideways on the beam, dives backwards into a back handspring (the "loop"), grasps the beam, performs a back hip circle and ends up in a front support position, resting on the hands. It is named after Natalia Yurchenko. Yurchenko vault A vault and a family of vaults.
Handspring may refer to: Handspring (company) , a company that made personal digital assistants Handspring (gymnastics) , a gymnastics move involving forward or backward rotation of the body
“I would have done a back handspring if I wasn’t 77 years old,” says Dunn. About a month later, on the eve of this year’s NCAA tournament, West Virginia’s coach told his players “let ...
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.
A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.