Tricking

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Tricking (also known as Martial Arts Tricking ) is a sport that was first practiced in the 1960s. People who practice tricking are called trickers . Tricking mainly consists of kicks , somersaults and twists .

Emergence

Tricking developed in the 1960s, when individual martial artists in Taekwondo and Karate built increasingly spectacular and extreme movements into their katas . During this time, some in the United States began to see martial arts as a form of entertainment, and they also incorporated acrobatic movements like twists and somersaults into their martial arts performances. Martial artists included members of the Ernie Reye West Coast demo team as well as a few others such as Mike Chat and Anthony Aktins. These extreme and spectacular movements, which were actually intended to increase the level of difficulty of the katas, split off from traditional martial arts over time. Tricking was created by emphasizing the extreme movements. How Tricking got its name is not clear. The goal is not, as is common in martial arts, self-defense or combat itself, but the visually impressive representation of movements with one's own body.

From the beginning of the 21st century, tournaments of the martial arts Xtreme Martial Arts began , which are referred to as the pioneers of tricking and sometimes also as a new form of martial arts. The trend sport tricking only gained popularity with the age of the internet. Videos showing tricks and instructions on how to do it have been uploaded to websites since the 2000s. Towards the end of 2003, an online tricking community developed, bringing together tricksters from all over the world. With the rise of YouTube , tricksters were able to share their videos with others around the world. With that, tricking experienced a massive increase in interest and popularity. The result was a new generation of martial artists. Tricking has gained global attention since 2009 at the latest.

There is an overlap with freerunning , which also depends on creative movements.

Regulations

Tricking is a sport that has no official regulations. There are no umbrella organizations that draft rules on tricking, so that one can speak of a freely and openly developing sport. There are already many “tricks” for different levels that can be copied, have a name and are recorded in a “Tricktionary”. The goal is to learn more and more difficult tricks and to perform them in combination with other tricks in order to be able to demonstrate the most impressive movement possible. Furthermore, the trick can also be practiced in different styles. Depending on their inclination, a tricker can perform more from the field of "martial arts tricks" or focus on rotations such as from the gymnastic field or a combination of both. The trickster is free to design his movements.

Competitions

So-called “gatherings” have existed in tricking for several years. Trickers from all over the world meet there to show others what they can do and what they have learned, but also to support other athletes. Well-known events include the Loopkicks Gathering in the USA , but also the Big Trick Gathering in Cologne . These usually last for a weekend or longer. There are competitions, such as the single battle and the team battle, but also categories such as biggest trick or biggest combo (several tricks in a row). In addition, there are now popular events that are sponsored by the Red Bull company. These include the “RedBull Throwdown” in Georgia and Atlanta, but also the “RedBull KickIt” in Korea .

training

Since tricking is very young, there are hardly any trained trainers. In general there are no hierarchies in tricking. Most of those who practice trick have a martial arts or gymnastics background. The training therefore mostly takes place on the basis of this background, but without a trainer. The majority of tricksters learn from advanced friends or watch their tricks from Internet videos. You download them, analyze them and practice what you have learned together with friends.

Tricks

So far, a total of six categories of level have been classified, of which the first two are listed here as examples.

Level A - basic skills:

Surname Type origin
540 Kick Wushu / TKD
Pop 360 Wheel Kick Kick TKD / karate
Au-Batido Rollover / step Capoeira
Butterfly kick Kick Wushu
Feilong Kick Tricking
Aerial Flip Wushu / gymnastics
Back flip Flip Gymnastics / Capoeira
Kip-up Rollover Wushu

Level B - Advanced:

Surname Type origin
Cheat 720/540 Wheel Kick Kick Capoeira
Aerial switch Flip Tricking
Pop 720 wheel kick Rotation / step TKD
Butterfly twist rotation Wushu
Shuriken twist Turn / kick Tricking
Single leg Rollover / step Tricking
Doubleleg Rollover / step Capoeira
Flash kick Flip / kick Tricking
Raiz Kick / rollover Capoeira
One-hand Raiz / Sailor Moon Kick / rollover / rotation Tricking
Parafuso Kick Capoeira
Crowd awakener Kick Tricking
Illusion twist Turn / kick Tricking
Gainer Flip Capoeira
Moon kick Flip / kick Capoeira
Masterswipe Flip Bboying
Star kip-up / windmill Rollover / rotation Wushu / Bboying
1990 / hand spin Rollover / rotation Capoeira / Bboying
Coin drop Rollover / rotation Bboying
Gumby / Gumbi Flip Capoeira
Pop swipe Rollover / step Tricking

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joel Gernet: Tricking elite meets in Liestal. In: Basler Zeitung . July 25, 2012, accessed February 21, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Tricking. In: Martial Arts Tricking. Retrieved February 21, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Tricking Martial Arts. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Tricking - a synthesis of movements from different sports. BestJump, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jan Witfeld, Ilona E. Gerling, Alexander Pach: Parkour & Freerunning: Discover your possibilities! , Verlag Meyer & Meyer , 2015, ISBN 9783898999915 , p. 254 ( Google Books )
  6. ↑ Tricktionary. Club540, accessed May 1, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Nicole Bächli: Tricking: How humans can overcome gravity. In: Aargauer Zeitung . August 13, 2011, accessed February 21, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b Tong-Len: Tricking Bible. (PDF) Retrieved May 2, 2020 .