North American team maneuvers collection
Over 40 team maneuvers are available here, each animated with its call and a short description. Some look dense at first glance — that’s normal. Look one up through the alphabetical index if you already know its name, or scroll through everything below.
Thanks to François Larouche and John Barresi for their contributions! These figures are updated as we learn from them.
Team maneuvers
Section titled "Team maneuvers"Texas slide
Sometimes also called "Pez".
San Diego slide
Up-turn / down-turn
Radar
Thread
Matrix / Dosey do
2 and 3 to edges
Ball / In line
Burst / Half bursts
Fly through
Scissor burst
Scissor burst with 4 kites
Section titled " with 4 kites"Scissor burst with 6 kites
Section titled " with 6 kites"Tweak
Shutter
Twister
Twister with 4 kites
Section titled " with 4 kites"Twister with 6 kites
Section titled " with 6 kites"... by ... by ...
Ladder up
Pinwheel
Twisted sister
Benefits
Benefits with 4 kites
Section titled " with 4 kites"Benefits with 5 kites
Section titled " with 5 kites"Compound benefits
Compound benefits with 4 kites
Section titled " with 4 kites"Compound benefits with 6 kites
Section titled " with 6 kites"Blender with 4, 6, 8 or 10 kites
Superstop
Superstop with 4 kites
Section titled " with 4 kites"Superstop with 6 kites
Section titled " with 6 kites"Superstop with 5 kites
Section titled " with 5 kites"This maneuver is a little unusual because of the odd number of kites. You’ll notice a difference especially in the first quarter rotation.
Short blender
French gears
Slam dance
Note:
- Slam dance was designed to initiate the Rolling radar maneuver below.
- This maneuver could end in a follow to the right.
Rolling radar
Note: this maneuver is still incomplete:
- It lacks a movement "double face" around 0:11.
- Calls for each step could be made, e.g. the number of degrees of rotation, "land" to the 2 final landings.
Radar wheel
Stall wraps
Note: For the last movements, the KiteLife team uses the name "Split 80" instead of "Split 180" used in the animation, in order to go faster.
Cascade
Headrush
Pickup sticks
Pickup sticks launch
To be expanded
Section titled "To be expanded"A few maneuvers are still missing from this collection: Flank up / down / right / left, Face out, Left / Right box, Roll out, Pill burst, Tip pivot, Weave / Double weave / Bangers and mash, Shift places, Kisses, Morph to …, Snap to cube, Snap it, Cross walk, Take down / rise in, Twin radar, Leave the middle 2, Fountain, Arch, Philly, Joker. These and other maneuvers can be added as reliable references are identified.
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