Top Moves Glossary [M-R]

macaco	define
a combination of a back handspring and walkover. this capoeira move starts from a crouched position. then place one hand on the floor as you start to go back and, and continue to flip the rest of your body over to land in a standing position. [Aranha]

machine gun kicks    [DREW J]	define
Doing multiple round-house kicks traveling forward, while sliding on one foot. Ending this technique is best with a side kick. :) [DREW J]

mariposa    [Aranha]	define
See butterfly twist the capoeira name

martelo	define
See round house kick the capoeira name

master suicide    [nab44]	define
See suicide falls

masterswipe    [BA Warrior]	define
a variation of a bboy move called a swipe. Nick Begely does it in his form. After he does the flare to split, weird kip ups(breaking move called applejacks), then he turns his body, puts his hands on the groud and his legs spin around. [BA Warrior]

matrix    [T. Shaub]	define
Arch your back as far as you can so that your back is at least parallel with the ground and add a couple slow motion reverse arm rotations. [T. Shaub]

meia lua reversao    [Ryan]	define
A meia lua where the kicking leg swings over the body. A cross between a meia lua and a walk-over. [Ryan] After meia lua de compasso kicking leg touches the ground, the second leg takes off and kicks something like an inside crescent. After the second kick you return to starting position by fast torso spin [///tiger//]

meio salto    [Aranha]	define
the capoeira name for variations of the kip up, including; meio salto da macaco, and meio salto em pe. [Aranha]

meio salto da macaco    [Aranha]	define
start from macaco. when in mid macaco, or in a handstand, colapse the arms, and fall into a kip up, then land on feet. [Aranha]

meio salto em pe    [Aranha]	define
See cradle the capoeira name

mini-flare    [Scott]	define
a half flare starting and ending in a pushup position. popular b-boy move. [Scott]

missle drop kick	define
See double leg side kick

misty	define
See double leg

misty flip    [BBoyStift]	define
A double leg 540 over one of your shoulder [BBoyStift] double leg 540 with a late 180, Atkins does them.

mortal    [Aranha]	define
See back flip the capoeira name for some variations of the backflip, including; back tuck, layout, and flash kick.

mortal de frente    [Aranha]	define
See front tuck the capoeira name

mule kicks	define
See machine gun kicks

mummie twist    [MATB]	define
A butterfly twist but you put your arms crossed over your chest, your legs straight, and your eyes closed... like a mummy [MATB]

mystical    [L. Thomas]	define
this is a very tough move, i've only done once myself. 1. start with right side in front 2. do an axe kick with your left leg 3. without setting down, do a front flash kick 4. in the air swich your legs and land in the front splits in the other direction. [L. Thomas]

no shadow kick    [michael]	define
See triple kick

noodle    [Erika]	define
1. do an elbow stand and grab one ankle. 2. lift your other leg up. [Erika]

nutcrackers    [obk]	define
See windmill windmills with your hands covering your nuts.

Omega bomb    [Gyuken]

define

First, you do a front Kip Up (Not the backflip kind.) You do the Kip Up so hard that your legs swing in back of you (without touching the ground) and you get into push up position. (Jet Li does this in Romeo Must Die and in many other movies.) Before you get into push up position, push off the ground by doing a Front Handspring. (optional) Before you go over in the handspring, you back straighten your back and fall on your back. That's the "omega bomb" (I dunno why they call it that, the guys name who invented it was "BBoy Omega.") Even though you might not be able to do it, this move is broken up into different moves. [Gyuken]

one handed back handspring    [pow]	define
a back handspring on one hand. [pow]

one legged kip up    [hype]	define
See kip up

one-handed cartwheel	define
a cartwheel done with only one hand touching the ground. an excellent preliminary step for learning the aerial cartwheel.

over head mule kick	define
See au batido

overload combo    [Prophet]

define

this is a useful 3 kick combo. Its a pretty good combo for keeping distance, and pretty easy too. Firstly, get in a 'L' stance with your kicking leg as the BACK LEG, (ie, my right is my kicking leg, so it is at the back) then do... a turning inner crescent (turn to ur left) then when u have the target behind u leap and do a jumping turning (still to the left) inner crescent (it should hit the same target as the standing inner crescent, then when u land, do a jumping outer crescent (with the same leg again) turning to the right (if u are using the right leg)..therefore its .... #(turning) inner crescent (if u use right leg to kick, turn round left) #the same, but a JUMP turning inner crescent #jump turning outer crescent (with right leg still, but now turning to the right). [Prophet]

oversplits    [michael]	define
an advanced lower-body flexibility stretch in which a 180-degree straight line is surpassed, in either front or Chinese splits. [michael]

PacMan    [Jeff]	define
See puppet master

parada de ponte    [Aranha]	define
See reverse planche the capoeira name

parafuso    [Aranha]	define
See 540 the capoeira name

PARHAM    [Parham]	define
This move is invented by me and it´s pretty easy. But I haven´t seen anybody do it except me. You do a folha seca (gainer or whatever you wanna call it) but instead of just doing a backflip you put you´re hands down and do a back handspring. Basiclly. It´s a gainer with hands. [Parham via Parham's Page]

phoenix    [Kyle]	define
The exact same thing as an axe-kick aerial but done completely airborne. You need extreme height and momentum to execute this kick with out landing this kick in a face-plant. [Kyle]

piao de cabeca    [Aranha]	define
capoeira name for any variation of the common head-spin. [Aranha]

pike	define
body position in gymnastics where the knees are straightened and the legs are pull to the upper body. the body makes an L or V shape.

planche	define
a gymnastic strength move that involves keeping your back straight and balancing on your arms only with the body between horizontal and vertical. almost like a push-up with your feet off the ground. planche in French means board.

poe kick	define
jump spinning round-house kick and then leaving that kicking leg in the air the standing leg does a spinning heel kick all in one motion.

ponteira    [Aranha]	define
See front kick the capoeira name

pseudo gainer    [misteka]	define
See gainer half twist

puppet master    [scott sumner]	define
used to confuse your opponent. two versions are know the duck style (done by Jeff Doss) and the fat head guy style done like a fist. [scott sumner] Turn your hands toward each other and start talking to each other, then one hand attacks the other causing a fight. [Jeff]

quadruple kick    [Darian]	define
a scissor kick, but before landing, you shoot out a roundhouse with the leading leg then another side kick with the same leg. Jon Valera can pull this off. [Darian]

rai    [John Su]	define
a one handed gainer back handspring, kick out landing into the splits. [John Su]

rainbow kick    [Darian]	define
See double leg

raiz	define
Performing a butterfly kick, but upside down. Or it can be viewed as doing a layed out 540 without actually landing on the kicking leg.

rasteira    [Aranha]	define
capoeria term for many variations of a leg sweep. [Aranha]

regular splits	define
See front splits

relagio	define
See sidewinder

reverse double 540	define
the back leg of a double 540 is tucked.

reverse planche	define
strength move involving holding body stiff and balancing on hands like regular planche, except front of body faces up (not down like regular planche)

Reversed Jacknife    [Freestyler]	define
See whirlwind

round house kick	define
a basic kick peformed by rotating the non-kicking leg so that the toes point backwards, bringing the kicking knee toward the target and snapping the foot forward striking with the instep or in some cases the ball of the foot. capoeira term for a roundhouse. [misteka]

round-off    [MEDS]	define
front handspring with 180 twist.used for momentum when performing back handsprings and back somersaults. [MEDS] starts off like a cartwheel, but drive your trailing leg across to land as a hand-spring... [MEDS]

rubber bands	define
See kip up

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