General:
crash- when you totally mess up a move or don't land it
clean- term for moves that are smooth and dont have many flaws in them. The term "clean" isnt a prefix added to a move, but merely an adjective to describe the look of a move. When someone does a clean 540 its not a different move from a 540, but it a 540 where there isnt a stumble, the kick comes out nice, and an actual 540 degrees is spun. Cleanliness sometimes varies depending on the kick being performed. For example, with an easier technique like a 540, if you stumble a bit, it isnt really clean. But with a more advance technique, like a sideswipe, if you stumble just a bit, it may still be considered clean because of the difficulty factor. In Martial Art Kicks, cleanliness with moves are and should be important.
unclean/ ugly- the opposite of "clean". see above.
"Hook-...." - During a combo, or to get momentum for harder spinnins moves, throw a standing (no jump) spinning hook kick right before a move to get momentum. Doing a hook before some moves, makes them somewhat effortless. Also the correct term is Spin hook kick, but like other terms in tricks it is a term used so often
Variations - A different form of the move. Usually a variation of a move makes it harder.
Prefixes:
Cheat... - is a term for moves that are take off with one leg instead of two legs. For example a cheat 720 is a 720 with a one leg take off. You are not actually cheating during the move or taking away any of the effect, it just means that you are not getting the exact amount of rotation as listed. If you do a cheat 900, you are not doing the entire 900 degrees but are still facing front 2.5 times. Some "cheat" moves are more impressive to some than the regular moves without the "cheat" suffix. Now in days, "Cheat" moves are now being called "1-legged" moves. (i.e. cheat 720 = 1-legged 720) Does not usually apply to the Double Leg ( a double leg taking off with one foot is called a Double Leg 540, not a 1-leg Double Leg or a Cheat Double Leg)
1-leg/ 1-legged...- see the suffix, "cheat..."
Invert... - a move meaning to step back before the move and getting the move inverted that way. For example, instead of stepping a 180 in ward to sideswipe you step back and do an upside down sideswipe, hence the name "invert sideswipe". "Invert" moves is not the same as inverted moves. You can have an inverted' 540 (aka sideswipe) which is different from an invert' 540 (step back into an aerial switch or suicide swipe)
Inverted... - a move where the hips gets higher than the head while kicking. An inverted sideswipe is a sideswipe with the hips getting above the head's level. Is not the same as an "invert" move
Hyper... - a move landed with the round kicking leg giving the move a 540-liek appearance at the end. For instance, a corkscrew round, landing on the round kick leg is called a hyper corkscrew (which looks like a corkscrew directly into a 540 in mid air because you land on the forward/round kicking leg.)
Switch... - (also a suffix) a move that requires you to switch the legs. In a switch gainer, you switch the legs during a gainer. Not all technques, that have you switching the legs, are called a a switch. Switch usually refers to flip type moves that have you switching the legs (i.e. aerial switch, flashkick switch, switch gainer, etc.)
Flower... - A move that starts with the wushu "flower" arm movement. Arms rotate in circles around each other into a move.
Slanted/ Laid Back... - a move done where the back is slanted and laid back, but not inverted. A laid back 540 is a 540 where you lay back, but do not get your hips higher than your head
Pop Up...- a term for moves that take off with 2 legs instead of one. Such as a pop up 720 where it is like doing a one-leg 720 but with two legs. Pop up is usually a term that isnt usually required, but it helps to differieniate between one-leg techniques and two-leg take off techniques. (For instance: the cheat 720 is usualy talked about more often than a regular 720, so when asking help for a 720 its sometimes better to say pop up 720 so that people don't get this confused with the common 1-leg 720
Ax... - a term for a move done from an ax kick. When you do an ax webster, you throw an ax kick and kick right into a webster without putting the ax kick leg down on the ground first.
Swing Thru/ Miss-leg... - during a combo, isntead of setting your kicking leg down, you let it go directly into another move. Like in breakdance combos.
Suffixes:
... Gyro - a move ending with "gyro" means to add an extra spin to the move before landing. For example, a 360 gyro is a 360 kick with an extra spin before landing.
...Twist- a move with a twist in it, where the twist in the move is done like a butterfly twist ( the back leg rotates over the first leg.) In a 540 twist, you take off like a 540 but add a butterfly twist in it.
...Swipe: a move ending with "swipe" means that the move ends with a sideswiping maneuver (see definitions of different swipes in the moves section) where you do a kick with the hips getting higher over the head. For example, a Hyperswipe is a hyper twist but getting it inverted and landed with a sideswipe.
...Switch - (also a prefix) a move that requires you to switch the legs. In an aerial switch, you switch the legs during an aerial. Not all technques, that have you switching the legs, are called a switch. Switch usually refers to flip type moves that have you switching the legs (i.e. aerial switch, flashkick switch, switch gainer, etc.)
...Split - a move where you throw split in the move. For example a double leg split is when you do a double leg but split at the peak of the jump.
...Round - a move where you add a round kick to the end of the move (ex: butterfly twist round)
...Hook - a move where you add a hook to the end of the move.
...to Splits - a move landed in splits. A 540 to splits is a 540 landing in splits
Moves: (in order of move-similarity)
Tornado Kick - Not an actual trick-kick, but a prerequisite to the 540 which is the entry way to these crazy kicks. A Tornado Kick is a 180 back cresent with one leg, and then a 360 front round/ forward spinning inside cresent kick, with a one-leg take off.
540 - The entry way to extreme kicks. It is considered to be the easiest real trick. Over time it has spawned so many crazy variations that have made extreme kicks what they are today. A 540 is a Tornado Kick ( 180 back spin kick + 360 round kick = 540 kick) landed on kicking leg, while getting a full 540 rotation
540 hook/ cheat 720/ 1-leg 720 - It looks like a 720 but off one leg and ''cheating'' 180 degrees on the ground
360 gyro - a 360 back spinning kick with an extra spin at the end of the move.
Fei long kick - A 360 back spinning kick with a round kick at the end of the move, looks like a tornado kick from a two leg take off
360 front - Starts like a tornado, but isntead of throwing a round kick, you do a front kick
360 front 540/ hyper 360 front - A 360 front landing on kicking leg
Double leg - Take off with two legs, jump a throw a 360 spin kick with both legs together. Commonly done laid back or inverted. When you do it laid back or inverted, its still called a regular Double leg.
Bio - Same as a double leg but both legs are tucked
Kim Do Kick / Double leg Split / Double leg X Out - A bio with a split kick. Commonly called the kim do kick
Kim Do Kick gyro - a Kim do Kick with an extra rotation
540 Pop Up - Looks like a 540, but done from a two leg jump. The laid back version is like a kim do kick, followed by a 180 round kick and landing on that leg. 720 Double - two 360 back spinning kicks in one jump. A kick that demonstrates an advance form of basics. Can be done laid back and/or with a spin split.
720 Triple - two 360 back spinning kicks with a round kick/ inside cresent kick in the middle of the two back spinning kicks. A difficult technique.
Laid back 720 Triple - take off like a double leg and throw a kim do split kick, then with one leg of the split kick, kick through like a round kick and finish with a spinning back kick. Done while laid back. Also, a very difficult techniqe.
900- jump, spin 720 degrees in the air and throw a 180 round kick
cheat 900 - take off with 1 leg, spin twice and throw a round kick
Hyper 900- jump, spin 720 degrees in the air, throw a 180 round kick, and land on the round kick leg
1080- jump, spin 900 degrees in the air and throw a 180 cresent or hook kick. A very difficult technique
cheat 1080- take off with 1 leg, spin two and a half times and kick out a cresent or hook kick. Also a very difficulat technique
540 Double - A double leg started with a 540-take off
Double 540 - Two 540 kicks in one jump; has yet to have been landed
Jacknife- A 540 with an extra hook kick at the end, making three spin kicks. Commonly used to break boards
540 Triple- Much like a jacknife, a 540 with a 180 spin cresent kick at the end. Commonly used to break boards
540 Twist- Take off like a 540 and instead of throwing the kick do a butterfly twist. Usually performed laid back. Also called a cheat 720 twist.
540 gyro- A 540 with an extra spin added before landing
California Roll / Cheat 1080 twist/ 900 twist: - Like a 540 twist, you take off with one leg and do 3 full spins. A very advance technique that is rumored to have been landed, but has never surfaced on to actual video evidence.
Butterfly Kick/ Butterfly - A common wushu move where you your body creates a U shape and your whole body moves in an arch figuration as your legs move in an outward circle. It looks like a raiz except facing the floor instead of the ceiling. You move parallel to the floor.
Aerial / Karate Aerial - Like an upside down butterfly with your body parellel to a wall. It looks like a cartwheel in the air. Different from a gymnast's aerial.
Butterfly Twist / Btwist- Same as above, but you twist at the peak of the butterfly kick. The twist is parallel to the floor. This is most commonly called a btwist because it is used so often.
Illusion Twist- A butterfly kick inwhich the second leg comes over straight and like a back kick. Can be done with body, upright.
Illusion Twist Gyro - An illusion twist with an extra rotation added
Twist kick - Much like an illusion twist but you throw a snapping back hook kick
Corkscrew - A technique where you throw a jump sidekick and then do a butterfly twist from sidekick position. Looks alot like a horizontal gainer full, but is different because of the way you kick up the leg and spin. Sometimes called a 540 twist because it makes a total of 540 degrees.
Corkscrew Illusion - Start like a Corkscrew but instead of doing a butterfly twist, do an illusion twist. The illusion twist cane be done upright, horizontal, or split out.
Double Butterfly Twist/ 720 Butterflytwist - A butterfly twist with 2 rotations before landing.
Butterflytwist Round- a butterfly twist with a round kick at the end. Can be done upright
Corkscrew Round - A corkscrew with a round kick at the end
Hong Kong Twist- a butterfly twist while throwing a punch in the middle of the move. Commonly seen in kung fu films
Hypertwist - A butterfly twist round, landing on the round kick leg. Basically a butterfly twist into a 540. Sometimes, it is mistakenly called a 540 twist or Aerial Twist
HyperSwipe / Aerial Twist Switch - An inverted hypertwist with a swipe instead of a 540. You do an aerial twist (inverted 180 butterfly twist flip) and kick and land with the opposite leg you were going to land on, making a swipe at the end.
Hyper Corkscrew - A Corkscrew with a round kick, landing on kicking leg
Box Cutter / Hyper Corkscrew Hook/ Corkscrew Hyper Hook - A Corkscrew Round , kicking a hook kick out and landing on ronud leg
Butterfly Twist Hyper Hook/ Hyper Butterfly Twist Hook / Hyper Hook - A hypertwist, with a hook kick added at the end
Raiz - A lazy laid back tornado kick where you float horizontally through the air. Looks like a butterfly kick facing the ceilnig instead of the ground. Commonly done inverted and/or from a step in or step back.
Sideswipe - nowadays, it is the term for a inverted 540 where your head is lower than your hips. The difficulty of this technique varies upon the level of invertedness. If you get your hips well above your head, you can call it an 'inverted' sideswipe. This way of donig a sideswipe was once called the Teradaswipe
Aerial Switch - An aerial where you switch legs in the middle of the move and land on kicking leg. Used to be called a sideswipe.
Suicide Swipe - A sideswipe that gets totally upside down, but only gets 180 rotation. Also used to be called a sideswipe.
Invert Sideswipe - Step back and do a suicide swipe that gets totally upside down, but only gets 180 rotation.
Snapuswipe - A sideswipe with an extra horizontal gyro at the end of the move. Sometimes called a sideswipe twist. One of the most difficult moves.
Fulltwist Round kick - A slanted Fulltwisting backflip with a Round kick added before landing.
Fulltwist Step Out/ Fulltwisting Flash - A backflip with a 360 rotation landed on one leg
Fulltwist Swipe / Kamakazi Swipe- A slanted fulltwist round kick, landing on round kick leg. Commonly confused with a fulltwist flash
Back half twist ax kick - A 180 back flip while holding one leg out like an ax kick, and releasing the ax kick as you land.
X-Out - a Backflip with a split kick in it
Flash kick - A back flip with a snapping kick in it
Step out- Much like a flash kick, it is a backflip with one leg extend
Flash Gainer/ Gainer- A gainer is a back flip moving forwards. A flash gainer is a gainer with one leg swinging up and leading throguhout a backflip. The flash gainer has been done so commonly that it is just called a Gainer in general. Gainers are sometimes considered kicks because they take off with one leg first much liek a kick.
Gainer Aerial - An aerial from a gainer takeoff
Gainer Butterfly - A Butterfly from a gainer takeoff
Gainer Half Twist Ax kick - an inverted Crokscrew Illusion
X-Out Flash - A backflip with a split kick followed by a front kick
Switch Flashkick - A backflip with two swing kicks in it
Gainer Switch - Take off with one leg kicking into a backflip, and kicking another kick.
Flash Side kick - A Backflip with a side kick
Double Flash kick - A backflip with two snap kicks in it. Not two backflips with two kicks.
Triple Flashkick - A backflip with three kicks in it.
Gainer Triple - A gainer switch with three kicks
Quadruple Flashkick - A backflip with four kicks in it
Quintuple Flash kick - A backflip with five kicks in it. A true quintuple flashkick (landing with the last kicking leg first) is rumored to hav been landed but no video evidence proves it's existance.
Crowd Awakener - Take off like a 540 and do a spin split kick with both legs kicking at the same time at the peak of the move
540 Side - Take off like a 540 and do a spin into a sidekick. Like a Crowd Awakener but with a chambered side kick instead of a split.
Vert. Side kick/ Valera Tuck kick - Take off like a double leg and throw a side kick with your body vertical.
Webster- A front flip with two ax kicks. Much like a gymnast's ffront aerial except the legs are completely straight and the toe are ponited like an ax kick
Loser - A step back webster that moves backwards. Opposite of a gainer.
Kip Up - from lying on the ground, kick your legs up to standing position
Handed Kip Up - Same as above but using your hand.
Backwards Kip up/ Barrell Kip / Backwards Rolling Kip Up- A backwards moving kip up using hands to push you off the ground.
Dive Roll/ The Superman- Dive and into a roll. The advance form of the dive is done like 3/4 of a front flip with 1/4 landed on back and hands. Done in wushu, gymnastics, and breakdance.
Rolling Kip Up- Do a roll up to the part where your upper back on the ground and pushup off the ground with yours handed. Usually done in kung fu movies.
Spinning Star Kip Up/ Star kip up / 180 kip up - A handed kip up that spins you 180 degrees. Als called a "Mini mill get up" in Breakdance.
Spinning Star Kip/ Star kip- A spinning kip with your legs out stretched, usually done repetetively without kipping back up onto your feet. Also called the "Shoulder Spin" in breakdance
Starfish - Started from laying on your back, you twist your legs around each other and do a 360 spin and land flat on your back again. The correct way of doing a Starfish is not like a breakdancer's windmill
Au Batido / K - Kick / Capoeira Kick - Like doing a 1- handed cartwheel, but kick and dont rotate over. Known as a K Kick in breakin.
Handstand Kick- Start like a handstand and go into an au batido
Double Batido / Double leg Au Batido - An Au Batido done with two legs. Much like a "pike" or "invert"
Au Batido Switch - Do an au batido, put the other hand down, and do an au batido the other way
Elbowtido - A handstand kick but go onto one elbow as you throw the au batido kick
Shoulerbatido - An au batido done on one shoulder
Headflip/ Head kip - Common move in wushu where you do a front handspring on your head
Backheadflip / Back Head Kip- Same as above but done backwards
Break board fall/ Dead board fall - A common wushu move where you stand up straight and fall backwards with your body straight, using hands, triceps, and forearms to chusion the landing. Can be done front wards
Suicide Breakfall/ Jump Dead Board fall / Jump Break board fall- A common wushu move where you jump up and do a double front stomp kick, and land on your back with your body parallel to the ground, while using your hands, forearms, and triceps to cushion the fall. Gives the illusion like you are landing on your back.
Suicide Side kick- like above but started from a running sidekick
Suicide Front flip fall - A front flip like above; a front flip landing on your back using your legs to cushion the fall. Done in wushu forms, but also commonly done in breakdance.
Suicide Kip / Ruber band - Jump back and land on your upper back using your arms. Push off the ground like a kip up. Usually done repetetively.
Butt Bounce - Bounce on your butt using arms and legs to help push you off the ground. Usually done in wushu forms. You swing the whip chain under your body and butt bounce like you are jump roping. Can be done with the whole body.
Banana Flop - A backflip where you ease your body on to the ground like the breakdance move called "the worm". A wushu move
180 Banana Flop - a halftwist backflip landed like "the worm." A wushu move
Whirlwind - An upright illusion twist, with a round kick added. Sometimes called an illusion twist round
Masterswipe - a breakdance move that has been modifed slightly into a trick. You sweep one leg into the other, do a breakdance swipe, catch yourself on your hands and throw a outside cresent kick/ hook and get back onto feet.
