#TRICKTUESDAY // Back Pike A great back pike requires a tight pike position, a kick-out between 12 and 1 o’clock, and a straight line held until 3 o’clock (aka no pike down). To meet the minimum requirements for a pike position, the angle between the top of the body and your thighs must be equal to or less than 135 degrees. Being the minimum requirement, this angle will result in a very open pike position and earn you a 0.2 deduction. To get a zero deduction on your pike position, you need to be

Skipping tutorial: How to do penguin jumps

#TRICKTUESDAY // Barani Pike Do you cat twist? Many of the skills we’ve talked about use tilt and contact twisting, but barani pike allows us to experiment with a third technique; the cat twist. The cat twist technique involves piking your body and twisting the upper and lower halves in opposite directions. When you kick-out to a straight position, a twist is initiated (usually only a half twist). You are essentially swivelling your hips as you move from pike to straight to create the twist. Thi