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Movement Terminology

PRONUNCIATION TABLE

‘ou’ as in foot
‘a’ as in far
‘au’ as in sore
‘e’ as in get
‘ond’ as in long
‘mu’ as in moon
‘i’ as in sick
‘an’ as in want
‘ar’ as in lard
‘eu’as in sir
Example: Parkour, pronounced ‘Par – kour’

TERM	PHONETIC	ENGLISH MEANING	LITERAL FRENCH TRANSLATION
Saut de Bras	‘Sau – d – bra’	Arm jump	Jump of arm
Saut de Chat	‘Sau – d – sha’	Cat’s jump	Jump of cat
Saut de Fond	‘Sau – d – fon’	Drop	Deep jump or jump to the bottom
Saut de Précision	‘Sau – d – pre – si – zeeon’	Precision	Precision jump
Saut de Détente	‘Sau – d – de – tant’	Running jump	Streching jump
Roulade	‘Rou – lard’	Roll	A French pastry, meaning to roll up
Laché	‘La – she’	release	Loose or slack meaning to release. Also meaning cowardly
Tic-Tac	-	Tic - Tac	-
Passe Muraille	‘Pas – mur – i’	Wall run	Pass a wall
Planche	‘Plansh’	Muscle up	Plank
Franchissement	‘Fran – shiss – man’	Under bar	Slang derived from franchise, meaning frankness, exemption or excess, making it an adverb.
Passement	‘Pas – man’	Vault	Slang derived from passe, meaning pass, making it an adverb.
Reverse	-	Reverse	-
Demi-Tour	‘D – mi – tour’	Turn Vault	About-turn, to do a U-turn.