The Monkey Vault is a way to pass over an object where both hands are placed on the object and it is apporached straight on. It then appears as though your feet pass between your hands over the object, although they do not, they pass "between" where you hands would have been if you left them on the object, however you remove your hands as your body is passing over the object. The Kong vault is meant to describe a Monkey vault where your feet leave the ground well before your hands ever reach the object, however in practice all Monkey vaults should be done this way to maintain momentum. Kong = "Big Monkey". Sometimes further embellished as "Diving Kong", the priciples all fall under the French Saut du Chat.
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A Cat Leap is a jump to vertical or near vertical object where your feet absorb the impact before your hands catch the top. Cat leaps are often used to land on walls across a gap, as it is not possible to land standing on the wall, nor is it practical to catch all of your weight with your hands, so you first absorb the momentum with your feet, then grasp the top of the wall with your hands. The French term for a Cat Leap is Saut De Bras or "Arm Jump". Quadrupedal Movement is using all four of your limbs to move. It provides greater stability and often sets up for quicker or more powerful movement, especially when changing height quickly. An example would be dropping to all fours before dropping off a wall, or after popping up on a wall, using your hands for a few steps before moving to an upright position. A lazy vault is when you approach an obstacle from an angle, lifting your inside (closer to the object) foot first, placing your inside hand on the object. As you pass over the object, you are in a fairly reclined position. For a wider object it may be necessary to "pass" to your outside hand on the object for extra push. A Dash vault involves running at a wall or rail between waist and chest height and jumping legs first over the obstacle, planting your hands at the last second to push off. This vault is useful for situations where you need extra distance on the other side of the object, and is useful for a precise landing as you can see your feet. A reverse vault is one where your body travels to the outside of your planted hand on the object, and you therefore rotate 180 degrees on takeoff and 180 degrees after clearing the object. The reverse vault can be useful when you have to approach a rail from an angle where a normal two handed vault may not be smooth, or after exiting a previous vault where the reverse vault can help more efficiently preserve momentum over the next obstacle. The speed vault is one of the most efficient movements for clearing an obstacle between about waist and chest height. It is a vault where both legs go to one side, and a single hand is placed on the object. This hand doesn't do much to support or guide, as most of the vault comes in the form of a powerful jump over the object, the hand is more for stability as the body is sideways instead of upright. Rolling is done after a landing to minimize impact on the joints and to redirect momentum. Rolls can also be used for other purposes, for instance in diving through a railing where it is no possible to land back on your feet, or to get across an area such as a high table where rolling is a suitable choice. Roulade is French for roll. A turn vault is less of a vault, and more of a movement used to drop from a higher place than is practical to jump straight down from. In a turn vault, you vault over the wall or railing, leaving your hands on top of the object, swinging around 180 degrees, then planting your feet against the object. From here you can drop to the ground. The French term for this is Demi Tour. |
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