A
Alternating Foot Jump: A fundamental bounce where you alternate weight between your left and right feet with every rope rotation, mimicking a running motion in place.
Asymmetrical Jump: A footwork variation involving uneven rhythms, such as hopping twice on one foot before switching to the other.
B
Basic Bounce: The core foundational jump executed by taking off and landing softly on both feet simultaneously with a single rope revolution.
Backward Jump: Rotating the jump rope backward over your head and jumping as it passes under your feet from behind.
Boxer Skip: A classic rhythmic economy-of-motion step where you shift weight side-to-side, tapping the non-load-bearing foot lightly on the ground between hops.
Bunny Hop: A low-clearing, continuous series of small, quick two-footed hops where the feet barely leave the floor.
C
Crossover (Criss-Cross): A foundational trick where you cross your arms in front of your torso mid-swing, opening the rope loop wide enough to jump through the inverted shape.
D
Double Under: An advanced power skill where the rope passes completely under your feet twice during a single, higher-than-average vertical jump.
E
EB (Side-Cross): A hybrid freestyle combination blending a side-swing on one flank immediately into an arm crossover on the next rotation.
F
Forward Jump: The standard baseline jump rope movement where the rope travels forward and down over your head.
Front Straddle: A longitudinal split-foot jump where you hop forward and backward over an imaginary line on the floor.
G
Grapevine: An advanced footwork coordination pattern where you step side-to-side behind and in front of your center line while maintaining a steady rope cadence.
H
Heel-Toe: A footwork alternation where you alternate touching your working heel to the floor on one jump and your toe on the next.
High Knees: A high-intensity variation of the alternating foot jump where you drive your knees upward toward your chest on each cycle.
I
Impulse Multiples: Advanced multi-under variations (such as Triple Unders) requiring explosive calf power and accelerated wrist turnover to pass the cord three or more times per jump.
J
Jog-in-Place: Moving your legs as if jogging outdoors while timing a single jump beneath each alternating foot strike.
K
Kick-Outs: A footwork modification where you extend one leg straight out to the front or side while hopping on the supporting leg.
L
Leg Cross: A variation of the cross skill where you cross your lower legs over one another mid-air rather than crossing your arms.
M
Mic Release: An elite freestyle move where a jumper releases one handle, lets the rope complete a full mid-air rotation like a dropping microphone, and catches it seamlessly.
N
North-South: A split-foot jump where you alternate your front and back foot positions mid-air (similar to a scissor switch) with every rotation.
O
Open-Open (Standard Bounce): The default structural state of jump rope execution where the arms remain uncrossed and the rope cycles cleanly overhead and underfoot.
P
Power Jump: A maximal-height single jump executed with heavy explosive drive, often used to build power or clear the rope during heavy conditioning sets.
Q
Quadruple Under: An ultra-advanced elite skill requiring maximal explosive power and lightning-fast wrist turnover to pass the rope four times under the feet during a single high-elevation jump.
R
Release-Catch: A generic category of freestyle manipulation where one handle is temporarily let go, allowed to orbit, and caught to continue a sequence.
Reverse Grip: Holding the jump rope handles upside down or inverted to alter the wrist angle and change the plane of the rope path.
S
Side Straddle: A jumping-jack-style footwork movement where you hop your feet wide apart and back together under a standard rope rotation.
Side-Swing: A transition move where both hands swing the loop of the rope past either the right or left flank of the body without jumping through it.
Side-Under Jump: A variation where you leap while the rope swings underneath you laterally from a side-swing setup.
Skier: A lateral movement where you keep your feet glued together and jump side-to-side over an imaginary line on the floor.
Speed Sprint: Maximizing turnover speed for a set duration to target anaerobic conditioning.
T
Toad: An advanced arm-wrap trick where you cross one arm underneath the opposite leg to jump through the resulting loop.
Toe Catch: A training and freestyle mechanic where you deliberately stall or catch the rope under the front of your feet instead of jumping over it.
Tuck Jump: An explosive power movement where you pull both knees tightly up to your chest at the peak of a high vertical jump.
Twister: A rotational core movement where your upper body stays facing forward while your hips and feet twist left and right on alternating jumps.
U
Underspeed / Slow-Mo Skip: A controlled variation where the rope rotation is intentionally slowed down to focus on deep extension, complex transitions, or teaching rhythm to beginners.
V
V-Step Footwork: An agility pattern adapted to the rope where feet move outward to form a "V" shape on the floor and snap back to center.
W
Wrap: A family of tricks where the rope is intentionally wrapped around a body part (such as an arm, leg, or torso) to stall momentum before an unwrap release.
X
X-Cross: A combined compound trick executing an arm crossover simultaneously with a leg cross mid-air.
Y
Y-Step Footwork: An advanced rhythmic footwork pattern where the feet travel along a "Y"-shaped trajectory on the floor, stepping wide and diagonally back to center during continuous rope revolutions.
Z
Z-Twist (Zigzag Twist): A dynamic rotational variation of the twister where hips and lower legs swivel sharply from side to side in a zigzag pattern while the upper body remains locked facing forward.
