Aerial Cartwheel - Variations

Variations

  • Tucked aerial, in which legs are tucked, resulting in faster rotation. This is similar to the capoiera skill Aú sem Mão
  • Side somi, similar to a tucked aerial, but the legs are held in the tucked position and there is a 90 degree rotation.
  • Axe to aerial, in which a leg is raised to shoulder or head height and then swung down (in a fashion similar to an axe kick), whereupon it becomes the leading leg of an aerial. A variant of this where the practitioner lands in the splits was popularized by Willem Stockton and was even called by some the Willem Aerial.
  • Aeriola, also known as a reverse aerial, is an aerial preceded by a backward step, resulting in backwards travel during the aerial.
  • Barani, also known as a free round-off, in which legs are brought together in mid-air, landing on both feet.
  • Aerial sideswipe, also known as aerial switch, in which the trailing leg swings ahead of the leading leg so as to become the first to land.
  • Aerial to the splits. Most aerial variants can terminate in the splits.

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