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Encyclopedia > Aerial cartwheel

The Aerial Cartwheel is a popular move used in many martial arts, and can also be learned in gymnastics. The aerial is simply a cartwheel executed without placing your hands on the ground. The arms are instead used to torque the body over in the cartwheel position. This move can often be seen in Wushu and Capoeira performances. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... Categories: Stub ... In physics, torque can be thought of informally as rotational force. Torque is commonly measured in units of newton metres; although, centiNewton Meters (cNm), Foot Pounds (Lb-Ft), Inch Pounds (Lb-In) and Inch Ounces (Oz-In) are also frequently used expressions of torque. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Kung fu. ... Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1835 Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art developed initially by African slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. ...


An Aerial being executed: http://www.club540.com/userVideos/thumbs/1136066834.jpg


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Aerial Cartwheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (104 words)
The Aerial Cartwheel is a popular move used in many martial arts, and can also be learned in gymnastics.
The aerial is simply a cartwheel executed without placing your hands on the ground.
The arms are instead used to torque the body over in the cartwheel position.
NeoKarate - extreme acrobatic martial arts and sport karate (1307 words)
aerial is also a generic term for any inverted movement without the hands touching the ground.
a capoeira cartwheel performed while dipping the legs back into almost a bridge in the rotation, without touching them to the floor until the au is complete.
an aerial cartwheel that launches with a dip from a common horse stance.
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