Referring to the ability to perform positions requiring a higher amount of body mobility than the average human has. This can be achieved through stretching or yoga. If the position requires extreme levels of flexibility this act will be referred to as contortion instead.

Disciplines requiring flexibility:

• Contortion
• Gymnastics
• Martial arts
• Karate
• Taekwondo
• Judo
• Mixed martial arts
• Stretching
• Assisted stretching
• Yoga

Positions requiring flexibility:

• Backbend
• Chest stand
• Chest stand handstand
• Triplefold
• Quadfold
• Folded (To some extent)
• Frontbend
• High kick
• Legs behind head
• Legs over head
• Pretzel pose
• Scorpion pose
• Split
• Standing split
• Sitting split
• Wide spread legs
• Leg hold (To some extent)
• Oversplit
• Ruppelbend
• Quadfold

The following tags implicate this tag: contortion (learn more).

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