Difference Between Half Full And Arabian?

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Lablover

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Mar 11, 2014
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CP is working an Arabian step out through to full and one of her tumbling instructors said her Arabian is more like a half. So what’s the difference?
 
CP is working an Arabian step out through to full and one of her tumbling instructors said her Arabian is more like a half. So what’s the difference?
The way it was once explained to me is that an arabian is more twist first then flip and a half is more flip first then twist. They look a lot different when executed correctly.

Here's 2 videos I just found quickly of each
Arabian:


Half:
 
The above answer is correct. The way to think of it is that an Arabian is basically a front tuck but coming from a backwards entry. So the half twist to make it front flipping comes very early, before the flipping really starts.
 
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