What is Martial Arts Tricking?

If you read my site, you’ve probably heard of the word Tricking before.. Well one of my friends over at the Team Loopkicks Blog has just written a really informative and inspirational guest article about Tricking for the Action Academy site!

Check out Jeremy Price’s article by clicking here – Real Life Ninjas: Martial Arts Tricking 101

Martial Arts Trickster Jeremy Price performing a tricking move called a flashkick.

Here is an excerpt..
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“What do The Hunger Games and Tron: Legacy have in common with Chris Brown music videos and So You Think You Can Dance? These provide just four examples of a growing phenomenon within the movement world and an indispensable tool for the entertainment industry: it’s called martial arts tricking… …But where did something as bizarrely awesome as tricking come from? You might look to 1950s dancer Lou Wills, Ernie Reyes’ West Coast World Action Team, and instrumental promoter Billy Bilang to find the roots of tricking’s unusual and beautiful style of movement. Tricking began an especially sharp rise with Mike Chat’s creation of Xtreme Martial Arts, or XMA, in which martial arts competitors mix in acrobatics and “tricks” with punches and kicks during their forms, or kata. (Once upon a time, Twilight’s Taylor Lautner was a fierce XMA competitor!) With XMA performances being featured on ESPN2 and trickers showing up everywhere from Power Rangers episodes to the 2014 Olympics Opening Ceremony, tricking is becoming increasingly popular, visible, and relevant.
So what is the tricking community like today? Tricking was once practiced almost solely by those with martial arts experience, but now gymnasts, breakers, cheerleaders, and even complete strangers to the world of extreme movement are joining the party. With tons of YouTube tutorials at our fingertips and immediate access to some of tricking’s best via the Facebook group, our top coaches happen to be our friends and fellow athletes. And with people coming from such diverse backgrounds, a cultural exchange of skill helps everyone improve in multiple stylistic directions. As a result, the world of tricking is marked by constant positivity, respect, support, and an undying commitment to having fun. And with our truly global network of practitioners and friends, there is an excellent chance that every tricker can find someone to train with in his/her area.

Happy reading! And if you enjoyed that article, check out some of the other really interesting articles Jeremy writes over on his page of the Loopkicks site!