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Black

Advanced combinations, wall run top outs, rail control, flyaways, and flips with a twist.

10 skill challenges.

Complete all 10 with coach approval. A challenge with several movements or landings includes every part.

Skills

  1. Plyo and stride at height. Perform plyo and stride variations on walls at least hip height, carry momentum, and stick 3 consecutive landings. Right-leg, left-leg, and plyo variations are included. The 1- and 1.5-body-length distance assignments will be confirmed.
  2. Wall run and top out. Wall run and top out on an 8 ft wall. Athletes must reach the top of the wall using only their hands and feet.
  3. Dead hang to rail walk. From a dead hang, climb onto a rail and walk to its end with control.
  4. Dive roll precision. Starting on a hip-height wall, perform a safe dive roll across a block.
  5. Double kong and dive kong clear. Perform a double kong on 2 level walls separated by 1 body length, and a dive kong clear. The dive kong clear setup will be confirmed.
  6. Flyaway. Demonstrate strong technique and a controlled landing.
  7. Running cat to 180 precision. Connect a running cat to a 180 precision and stick the 180 landing 3 times in a row, with no long pause between cat and 180. The 1.5-body-length measurement will be confirmed.
  8. Flip precision. Flip from one obstacle to another and control the landing. Resilite blocks and aG ninja blocks are acceptable.
  9. Rail precision at height, bounce back to lache precision. Perform a rail precision at height, then bounce back immediately into a lache precision to a wall close to level in height.
  10. Cork and palm flip. Demonstrate proficiency using a wall and the ability to twist in your flips.

Coaches will confirm distance assignments, rail heights, dive-roll and dive-kong setups, and handstand support rules before testing.

Ready to test?

Next Upgrade Night: Friday, January 22, 5:00 to 6:30 at both gyms. Free for HUB athletes.