| Aú batido | |
|---|---|
 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.[1]
Like many other core techniques of capoeira, aú batido originates from engolo.
- ^ Taylor 2012, pp. 100–101.