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What is Tricking? A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Tricking [2021]

By Mark Rusmantijo | Published February 1, 2021

Tricking is a new, acrobatic discipline. It borrows and incorporates kicks from martial arts, gymnastics flips and twists, and ground moves from breakdancing...

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