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Encyclopedia > Flutter kick

The flutter kick is a kicking movement used in both swimming and calisthenics. Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ... The name calisthenics is Greek in origin, a combination of the words beauty and strength. // United States usage Calisthenics is a type of exercise consisting of a variety of simple movements usually performed without weights or other equipment that are intended to increase body strength and flexibility using the weight...


In swimming (either front crawl or backstroke), the legs are extended straight out in line with the body and then moved up and down, the one leg kicking downwards as the other leg moves up again. Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. ... Swimmer breathing during front crawl Front crawl is the fastest swimming style known, and therefore usually swum in freestyle competitions. ... Backstroke swimming (amateur competition, non-optimal style) Backstroke is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. ...


In calisthenics, one lies on ones back, with ones hands under the hips. The legs are then raised slightly off the ground, and then alternately moved up and down. This exercise is often used as a form of punishment in military recruit training. The name calisthenics is Greek in origin, a combination of the words beauty and strength. // United States usage Calisthenics is a type of exercise consisting of a variety of simple movements usually performed without weights or other equipment that are intended to increase body strength and flexibility using the weight... U.S. Army recruits learn about bayonet fighting skills in an infantry Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. ...


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Balance and Trim (1120 words)
If you have ever swum behind a diver who was using the traditional flutter kick within a few feet of a silty bottom, you probably saw the visibility disappear in explosions of silt as water driven by each of his kicks was directed downward and into the bottom.
The frog kick motion can be reduced to as little as just the rotation and extension of the ankles and toe-flick to adapt the amount of movement and thrust to a particular situation.
With the reverse frog kick you have a reverse gear for poking around walls, pipes, and wrecks without having to push off of delicate or sharp surfaces.
Davidson's Swimming Club (2196 words)
Characterized by its long overhead stroke and vigorous flutter kick, the freestyle is the fastest and most powerful of the swimming strokes.
Kick variations included different multiples of scissors kicks or alternating scissors and flutter kicks.
With two kicks to each butterfly arm action, this kick was eventually known as the dolphin fishtail kick.
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