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Cambalhota pra frente e cambalhota pra trás

English translation: forward and backward roll

22:47 Apr 10, 2015
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Jiu-Jitsu
Portuguese term or phrase: Cambalhota pra frente e cambalhota pra trás
Um dos exercícios de jiu-jitsu é virar cambalhota pra frente e pra tras, como mostra este vídeo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb4__GXXo-c
Cybeles Lehner
Brazil
English translation:forward and backward roll
Explanation:
Many occurences!
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 03:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3forward and backward roll
Ana Vozone
5front somersault and back somersault
airmailrpl
4Somersault forwards and somersault backwards
Danik 2014
3front roll and back roll
Colin Bowles


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
front roll and back roll


Explanation:
Suggestion


    Reference: http://www.jiujitsucouncil.ca/Resources/e-books/falldown.pdf
Colin Bowles
Brazil
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: English
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
forward and backward roll


Explanation:
Many occurences!


    Reference: http://www.ultimatejujitsu.com/learn-jujitsu-techniques/trad...
    Reference: http://submissions101.com/jiu-jitsu-training/how-to-do-a-bac...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 03:11
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Somersault forwards and somersault backwards


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somersault

How to perform a somersault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZjLSmH0Oew&spfreload=10

Danik 2014
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
front somersault and back somersault


Explanation:
Cambalhota pra frente e cambalhota pra trás => front somersault and back somersault

Somersault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somersault
Wikipedia
There are many variations of front and back somersaults. Somersaults can be performed in multiples, or multiples of quarter body revolutions, in some cases with

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2015-04-12 04:46:24 GMT)
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>PLOW OVER for "cambalhota pra tras", what do you think?

I have never in my life heard the term "plow over" - it would mean absolutely nothing to me in relationship to a somersault - sounds like something one would do with a tractor in a field.


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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-04-12 04:48:56 GMT)
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cambalhota => somersault

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think I could use just SOMMERSAULT for cambalhota pra frente and PLOW OVER for "cambalhota pra tras", what do you think?

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