Bending the knees when toes make contact with ground (never land flat footed; always land on toes).
Équilibre
Balance
Walking or crawling along the crest of an obstacle; literally "balance."
Équilibre de chat
Cat balance
Quadrupedal movement along the crest of an obstacle.
Franchissement [fʁɑ̃.ʃis.mɑ̃]
Underbar, jump through
Jumping or swinging through a gap between obstacles; literally "to cross" or "to break through."
Lâché [la.ʃe]
Dismount, swinging jump
Hanging drop; lacher literally meaning "to let go." To hang or swing (on a bar, on a wall, on a branch) and let go, dropping to the ground or to hang from another object.
Passe muraille [pas my.ʁaɪ]
Pop vault, wall hop
Overcoming a wall, usually by use of a kick off the wall to transform forward momentum into upward momentum. A passe muraille with two hand touches, for instance one touch on the top of a wall and another grabbing the top of the railing of the wall, is called a "Dyno".
Passement [pas.mɑ̃]
Vault
General term of overcoming an obstacle by vaulting.
Demitour [dəmi tuʁ]
Turn vault
A vault involving a 180° turn; literally "half turn." This move is used to place yourself hanging from the other side of an object in order to shorten a drop or prepare for a jump.
Reverse vault
A vault involving a 360° 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.
Planche [plɑ̃ʃ]
Muscle up or climb-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.
Roulade [ʁu.lad]
Roll
A forward roll where the hands, arms and diagonal of the back contact the ground. Used primarily to transfer the momentum/energy from jumps.
Saut de bras [so d bra]
Arm jump, 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 planche.
Saut de chat [so d ʃa]
Cat jump/pass, (king) kong vault
To dive forward over an obstacle so that the body becomes horizontal, push off with the hands and tuck the legs, such that the body is brought back to a vertical position, ready to land.
Saut de fond [so d fɔ̃]
Drop
Literally 'jump to the ground' / 'jump to the floor'. To jump down, or drop down from something.
Saut de détente
Gap jump
To jump from one place/object to another, over a gap/distance. This technique is most often followed with a roll.
Saut de précision [so d presiziɔ̃]
Precision jump
Static jump from one object to a precise spot on another object.
Tic tac [tik tak]
Tic tac
To kick off a wall in order to overcome another obstacle or gain height to grab something.
