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1080- signifying two 540 rotations with an outside crescent/hook kick at the last 180 degree turn

180- signifying a 180 rotation; a turn in the air to face the opposite direction than when started

180 Kip Up- a Kip Up where the body is turned 180 to face the other direction

1990- a spinning, one handed Handstand

1990 Au Batido- an Au Batido where one hand is put on the ground with the opposite leg rising up first, then the hands switch and the 2nd leg swings upwards to kick over into an Au Batido position

2000- a spinning Handstand (executed with 2 hands)

2001- a spinning Handstand on the wrists

3000- a Headspin with the hands on top of the head on the ground (arms bent)

360- signifying a 360 rotation in the air; a full turn to face the same direction as started

360 Crescent- a jumping 360 with an Outside Crescent Kick

360 Gyro- a 360 Crescent with a 180+ spin after the kick

540- signifying a 360 rotation with an extra 180 in the air; a Tornado Kick landed on the kicking leg

540 Buttefly Twist- a Butterfly Twist with a 540 spin instead of 360 (usually lands on the back in Wushu)

540 Crescent/Hook- a 540 spin with an Outside Crescent/Hook Kick thrown at the last 180 turn

540 Double Leg- a 540 Kick where the legs are brought together where the 540 should kick and landed with feet together

540 Gyro- a 540 Kick with a 180+ spin at the end

540 Kick- mostly referred to as just "540"; a Tornado Kick landing on the kicking leg

540 Tornado Kick- a Tornado Kick with turning 540 degrees (landing on either the non-kicking leg or both legs)

540 Twist- a horizontal spin of 540 degrees (1 and 1/2 spins)

540 Wheel- a 540 Crescent/Hook with the kick thrown in a high, split position

720- signifying two 360 rotations

720 Double- two 360 Crescent Kicks done in the air in one jump

720 Triple- a 720 Double with a Roundhouse/Crescent Kick thrown by the non-kicking leg in between the 360 kicks

720 Twist- a horizontal spin of 720 degrees (2 complete spins)

90- a one handed Handstand

900- signifying a 720 rotation with an extra 180; a 900 spin with a Roundhouse Kick thrown at the last 180 turn

900 Twist- also known as a California Roll; a horizontal spin of 900 degrees (2 and 1/2 spins), from a Corkscrew take-off

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Aerial- a no-handed cartwheel

Aerial Twist- an inverted Butterfly Twist

Airwalk- Windmills where the body is pushed off the ground and doesn't touch the ground (supported by the hands)

Ariola- a Reverse Aerial with a Butterfly Kick start off

Au Batido- sometimes seen as a fake One Handed Cartwheel (a stall before going all the way over); a one handed handstand/stall with the legs split above with one leg kicking by the head

Au Batido Switch- an Au Batido that continues over (like a regular cartwheel) perform a 2nd Au Batido in the opposite direction

Au Chibata- a Cartwheel with knees tucked in while the 2nd leg kicks out

Axe Kick- a kick where the leg is brought straight up and dropped down straight, and is struck with the heel

Axe to Aerial- an Axe Kick that glides all the way back into an Aerial

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B

"Bad Ass"/"Bad Boy" Moves- tricks executed with the arms crossed

Backflip- any move performed in the air where the body goes backwards to go completely around to land on the feet again

Back Handspring- a jump back onto the hands with the legs flipped around back to a standing position again

Back Walk Over- moving backwards into a Handstand where the legs go over one at a time to end up standing again

Back Tuck- a Backflip performed by jumping straight up and tucking the knees into the chest

Brandy/Berandi- a no handed Roundoff

Butterfly Kick- a floating kick which is performed face down, horizontally and kicking behind with crescent-type kicks

Buttefly Twist- also known as a Mariposa; a Butterfly Kick take off leading into a 360 Horizontal spin to land on the take-off leg

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C

California Roll- a horizontal 900 spin from a Corkscrew take-off

Cartwheel- performed down one side as a moving handstand with legs usually spread apart

Cartwheel Walk Over- also known as a Front Walkover, Arab Spring, and Monkey Flip; a Cartwheel where the body turns and lands facing the direction it was headed

Charlie Kick- a Flash Kick with a 90 degree turn

Coindrop- a Starfish starting out from a standing position

Corkscrew- a 540 horizontal twist started from a Gainer take-off (taken off to the front)

Crescent Kick- either an Inside or Outside Crescent; a kick where the leg moves in a crescent motion in front of the body where the striking surface is either of the side edges of the foot while the foot is vertical

Cracker Barrel- a 540 with a 1/4 Backflip

Crescent 540- a 360 Crescent kick performed before a 540 Kick (all one move)

Crescent Single Leg- a Double Leg with the trailing leg tucked

Crowd Awakener- a 540 split kick

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D

Double Au Batido- an Au Batido with both legs together by the head

Double Leg- an arching kick with the body mostly horizontal, legs together and straight, kicking upward and over

Double Leg Cobra- a standing Double Leg where both legs flail out with two kicks

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E

Elbow Tido- an Au Batido performed on the elbow/forearm instead of the hand

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F

Fei Long Kick- a 360 Crescent followed by an Inside Crescent of the opposite leg

Flare- a Windmill with the body supported by the hands, the legs not touching the ground, and the body facing one direction through the whole move

Flash Kick- a Whipback with legs straight (at least the lead leg straight) and one leg leading as the lead kicking leg that lands on one foot

Flash Switch- also called a Double Flash Kick; a Flash Kick landing on the opposite leg (switched in the air)

Frontflip- also known as a Front Tuck; a jump forward with the legs tucked with the body going forwards to go completely around to land on the feet again

Frontflip Halftwist- a Frontflip with a 180 turn

Front Handspring- moving forward onto both hands with the legs flipped around by arching the back to land in a standing position again

Front Walk Over- started like a Cartwheel where the legs go over one at a time to end up standing again facing the direction it was headed

Front Kick- a kick to the front with the ball of the foot

Full Twist- a Backflip with a 360 spin

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G

Gainer- a Backflip taken off from one foot where one leg starts from behind and is kicked through to add momentum to a Backlfip

Gainer Flash- a Flashkick done from a Gainer take-off

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H

Handstand- the body inverted and supported by the hands

Headspin- a spinning Headstand

Headspring- going down into a Headstand and the legs go over by arching the back, while the head (and sometimes hands too) pushes up to land in a standing position

Headstand- the body inverted and supported by the head only

Helithrow- a throw where the person is horizontal with limbs outward and thrown into a horizontal spin

Hook Kick- a kick where the leg starts straight in a Side Kick position and then is recoiled back to strike with either the heel or the bottom of the foot

Hyper- signifying an extra turn to a move to land on the opposite leg

Hyper Swipe- an Aerial Twist with an extra turn to land on the take-off leg

Hyper Twist- a Butterfly Twist with an extra turn to land on the 1st leg kicked up; a Butterfly Twist with an extra 1/4 turn

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I

Illusion Twist- starting with an Aerial takeoff, it is a Buttefly Twist with a Crescent/Hook Kick thrown coming out of the move

Illusion Twistkick- an Illusion Twist with a Roundhouse Kick afterwards

Inside Crescent- a Crescent Kick where the leg moves from outside to inside in a Crescent motion (striking with the inside edge of the foot or with foot bent upward)

Inverted- any move where the body is vertical and upside down

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J

Jack Knife- a 540 with a Hook Kick thrown with the non-kicking leg before landing; a 540 and 540 Crescent combined

Jacko Swipe- a spin in the air with legs split to the sides (with the hands on the groin?)

Juji Swipe- a (Gaining?) Reverse Hyper Swipe

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K

Kip Up- performed to get up when lying on the back; legs kicked up and hands pushing ground (by head) to pop up off the ground and land on the feet

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L

Layout- usually signifying the body being rigid or straight; a Backflip performed with the body straightened out

"Lazy Boy" Moves- also known as "Show Off/Boat" moves; tricks executed with the hands behind the head

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