Tricking (martial arts)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tricking-martial-arts

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the discipline classification?A training methodology and performance art, not a traditional martial art
2. What is the core objective?To achieve an aesthetically compelling display of combined kicks, flips, and twists
3. What is tricking?Tricking is a fun sport that mixes martial arts, gymnastics, and dance to create cool flips, kicks, and twists.
4. Why do trickers use kicks from martial arts?Kicks from styles like Taekwondo, Kung Fu, and Wushu give trickers strong, powerful moves that look amazing in the air.

Tricking: A hybrid discipline combining martial arts kicks, gymnastics flips, and dance movements for aesthetic performance.
Aesthetic Display: The creation of visually pleasing and impressive sequences of movement.
Kinesthetics: The study of body movement, including how muscles work together to produce motion.