Tricking

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Tricking is a comparatively new sport with roots in different forms of Martial Arts and Gymnastics.

It incorporates and variates moves from different arts such as the Backtuck from Gymnastics, 540 kick from Tae Kwon Do, Butterfly Twist from Wushu and Double Leg from Capoeira. In general, practitioners are capable of performing the majority of their tricks on grass or regular flooring, without the requirement for mats, plyometric flooring or other specialised support.

Tricking has only recently come into its own as a recognised activity, although the various skills practiced have been in existence much longer and a variety of theories have been put forward as to where the term originated.

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Other meanings

According to Tricks Tutorials, "Tricks are any radical or advanced technique in a particular sport, art, or style of movement." Also according to Tricks Tutorials' own Jujimufu (real name: Jon Call): "Tricking can be described as an aesthetic blend of flips, kicks, and twists."

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Aims of tricking

The main aim of tricking is to perform a visually impressive display of moves, mostly using only your own body. Unlike many established sports, tricking has no formal rules or regulations, and there are no governing bodies that regulate the sport. Strictly speaking, participants are free to perform any kind of dramatic maneuver and call it a 'trick' - though there are certain moves which are generally accepted as tricking moves. Some trickers (especially those who discover tricking through the Internet) tend to learn the easier moves first (such as the 540 Kick and Aerial), and try progress through a list of recognised tricks in the perceived order of difficulty. However, how difficult a trick is will vary from person to person; certain tricks may be inexplicably easier or harder than normal for a particular tricker to learn.

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Loopkicks

Loopkicks is a team of martial artists in San Jose, California, who are all amongs the best of the tricking community. They have been holding camps for the past few summers, teaching Martial Arts Tricks. The instructors include Chris Devera, Mike Serrano, Hoai Le, Chris Balualua, Isiah Flores, Hans Wikkeling, Ben Brown, Steve Miller, Utahna Baxter, Marques Mallare, Joe Gacayan, Anthony Gooch, Marco Flores, Aaron Sandman, and Kim Do Nguyen.

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Notable persons involved in tricking

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See also

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