Landing: Bending the knees when toes make contact with ground.
Cat Crawl: Quadrupedal movement along the crest of an obstacle.
Underbar: Jumping or swinging through a gap between obstacles; literally "to cross" or "to break through."
wallrun: Overcoming a tall structure, usually by use of a step off the wall to transform forward momentum into upward momentum, then using the arms to climb onto and over the object.
Turn vault: A vault or dropping movement involving a 180° turn; literally "half turn." This move is often used to place yourself hanging from an object in order to shorten a drop or prepare for a jump.
Speed vault: To overcome an obstacle by jumping side-ways first, then placing one hand on the obstacle to self-right your body and continue running.
Thief vault: To overcome an obstacle by using a one-handed vault, then using the other hand at the end of the vault to push oneself forwards in order to finish the move. The name "Thief Vault" has its roots in Sebastien Foucan copying the move from David Belle's showreel and claiming it as his own move at the "Madonna- Confessions on a Dancefloor"-Tour. David Belle apparently said "Sebastien, tu es un voleur" (eng. Sebastien, you are a thief!)
Kong: The saut de chat involves diving forward over an obstacle so that the body becomes horizontal, pushing off with the hands and tucking the legs, such that the body is brought back to a vertical position, ready to land.
Dash Bomb: This vault involves using the hands to move oneself forwards at the end of the vault and into a front flipping motion before touching the ground. One uses both hands to overcome an obstacle by jumping feet first over the obstacle and pushing off with the hands at the end. Visually, this might seem similar to the saut de chat, but reversed. Allegedly David Belle has questioned the effectiveness of this movement, but Sebastien Foucan claims he used the Dash Bomb efficiently in various situations before..
Reverse vault: A vault involving a 180° rotation such that the traceur's back faces forward as they pass the obstacle. The purpose of the rotation is ease of technique in the case of otherwise awkward body position or loss of momentum prior to the vault.
Kash vault This vault is a combination of two vaults; the cat pass and the dash vault. After pushing off with the hands in a cat pass, the body continues past vertical over the object until the feet are leading the body. The kash vault is then finished by pushing off the object at the end, as in a dash vault.
Muscle-up To get from a hanging position (wall, rail, branch, arm jump, etc.) into a position where your upper body is above the obstacle, supported by the arms. This then allows for you to climb up onto the obstacle and continue.
Roll: A forward roll where the hands, arms and diagonal of the back contact the ground, often called breakfall. Used primarily to transfer the momentum/energy from jumps and to minimize impact, preventing a painful landing
cat leap: To land on the side of an obstacle in a hanging/crouched position, the hands gripping the top edge, holding the body, ready to perform a muscle-up.
Precision: to jump without running from one object to a precise spot on another object. This term can refer to any form of jumping however. Often abbreviated to "prec" or "perc".
Tic-Tac: To step/jump off a wall in order to overcome another obstacle or gain height to grab something
Rotary vault: Similar to a cat pass, the person dives and then rotates their lower body around the obstacle. Used for shorter to medium obstacles. For people that have trouble with cat pass.
Side vault: A vault where the person is parallel to the obstacle and places one hand on the obstacle. When performing the vault, the person's back should be facing down.
Turn vault: A vault or dropping movement involving a 180° turn; literally "half turn." This move is often used to place yourself hanging from an object in order to shorten a drop or prepare for a jump.
Speed vault: To overcome an obstacle by jumping side-ways first, then placing one hand on the obstacle to self-right your body and continue running.
Thief vault: To overcome an obstacle by using a one-handed vault, then using the other hand at the end of the vault to push oneself forwards in order to finish the move. The name "Thief Vault" has its roots in Sebastien Foucan copying the move from David Belle's showreel and claiming it as his own move at the "Madonna- Confessions on a Dancefloor"-Tour. David Belle apparently said "Sebastien, tu es un voleur" (eng. Sebastien, you are a thief!)
Kong: The saut de chat involves diving forward over an obstacle so that the body becomes horizontal, pushing off with the hands and tucking the legs, such that the body is brought back to a vertical position, ready to land.
Dash Bomb: This vault involves using the hands to move oneself forwards at the end of the vault and into a front flipping motion before touching the ground. One uses both hands to overcome an obstacle by jumping feet first over the obstacle and pushing off with the hands at the end. Visually, this might seem similar to the saut de chat, but reversed. Allegedly David Belle has questioned the effectiveness of this movement, but Sebastien Foucan claims he used the Dash Bomb efficiently in various situations before..
Reverse vault: A vault involving a 180° rotation such that the traceur's back faces forward as they pass the obstacle. The purpose of the rotation is ease of technique in the case of otherwise awkward body position or loss of momentum prior to the vault.
Kash vault This vault is a combination of two vaults; the cat pass and the dash vault. After pushing off with the hands in a cat pass, the body continues past vertical over the object until the feet are leading the body. The kash vault is then finished by pushing off the object at the end, as in a dash vault.
Muscle-up To get from a hanging position (wall, rail, branch, arm jump, etc.) into a position where your upper body is above the obstacle, supported by the arms. This then allows for you to climb up onto the obstacle and continue.
Roll: A forward roll where the hands, arms and diagonal of the back contact the ground, often called breakfall. Used primarily to transfer the momentum/energy from jumps and to minimize impact, preventing a painful landing
cat leap: To land on the side of an obstacle in a hanging/crouched position, the hands gripping the top edge, holding the body, ready to perform a muscle-up.
Precision: to jump without running from one object to a precise spot on another object. This term can refer to any form of jumping however. Often abbreviated to "prec" or "perc".
Tic-Tac: To step/jump off a wall in order to overcome another obstacle or gain height to grab something
Rotary vault: Similar to a cat pass, the person dives and then rotates their lower body around the obstacle. Used for shorter to medium obstacles. For people that have trouble with cat pass.
Side vault: A vault where the person is parallel to the obstacle and places one hand on the obstacle. When performing the vault, the person's back should be facing down.