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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.
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.
“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 ...
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.
Michelle Pfeiffer wasn’t going to play Catwoman in Batman Returns without first mastering the comic book character’s trademark weapon. As the actress explained to ET in 1992, going toe to toe ...
The roundoff is the portion of the movement that distinguishes the move as belonging to the Yurchenko family of vaults. [7] ... Back handspring entry (off the table):