Cartwheel kick
| Aú batido | |
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The cartwheel kick (aú batido) in capoeira | |
| Name | Aú batido |
| Meaning | cartwheel kick |
| AKA | aú quebrado, aú malandro, beija flor, bico de papagaio, aú Amazonas |
| Type | kick, floreio |
| Parent style | capoeira Angola |
| Parent technique | Aú |
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Aú batido (cartwheel kick) is a traditional capoeira cartwheel kick, known under various names in breakdancing, MMA and other disciplines.
The cartwheel kick originated as a combat kick, but has become very popular as an acrobatic decoration (floreio). This is likely the most photographed capoeira move.
Like many other core techniques of capoeira, aú batido originates from engolo.