A kyro is a hyperhook that rotates back to complete. You can think of it like hyperhook + twist/gyro. One example of this would be a gainer kyro. You do a gainer, then moonkick, then twist to Complete(Technically, they can land in Mega, but let's ignore it to keep things simple). But their lies an issue: a gainer kyro is almost exactly like a shuriken cork. Think about it; A shuriken cork is a gainer with a twist and an outside kick. A gainer kyro is a gainer with a twist and an outside kick. So what is the difference?
Type of Kick
For the sake of simplicity, let's just say that a shuriken is a "hyper-ed" crescent kick on an inverted trick. This would mean that the main factor separating kyros and shuriken is the amount of Hip Turnover. A kyro has a clear hyper hook, while a shuriken is an outside crescent.
Order of Variation
Another way you can differentiate between a shuriken and a kyro is the order of your twist and kick. Let's compare a gainer kyro to a shuriken cork. A shuriken cork goes Flip-Twist-Kick. A Gainer Kyro is Flip-Kick-Twist. A gainer kyro is a moon kick, then a kick. The hyperhook comes first. This also means that for tricks like cork kyro, the twist from the cork must stop to perform the boxcutter, which also means that the tricker's torso will pause. Then, after the hyperhook, the tricker is pulled into the "gyro".
Understanding the Kyro
One way to better understand the kyro is to think of it like a snapu. Let's start with a simpler comparison. Let's compare a cork swipe and a boxcutter. A cork swipe lands in hyper. A boxcutter also lands in hyper. They both have the same rotation. The only difference is the kick: Swipe vs. Hyperhook. Now, a snapu is a Swipe/Round + Gyro. A kyro is a Hyperhook + Gyro. Since a hyperhook and a swipe have the same rotation, a snapu and a kyro also have the same rotation. So this means that the majority of snapu variations have a kyro equivalent.
Full Snapu - Full Kyro
Cork Snapu - Cork Kyro
Snapu - Raiz Kyro(A Windex that lands in Complete)
Sidewinder
A sidewinder is an old school trick that is depicted as a b-twist variation. Now, it can be used like any other variation. If you look at what the legs do during a sidewinder, it looks a lot like a "hyper-ed" hook kick. So some may confuse a sidewinder with a kyro. But there is a difference. A sidewinder doesn't actually have a kick. The legs are just the driving factor for initiating twist. Also, the sidewinder has a couple more characteristics. In a sidewinder, the tricker is outstretched. They also spot the ground on takeoff and they hold it for as long as they can before twisting and landing.
Double Shuriken? Improper Use of Kyro
The Shuriken Cutter is an iconic trick. But as trickers do, they tried to push it further. A shuriken cork had one twist and one kick. They tried to double that. They tried two twists and two kicks. When it was landed, they had to come up with a name, but some of them didn't fit the bill.
Double Shuriken Cork? - Nope. It's already a thing. A double cork that ends with a shuriken. There's only one kick.
So... They called it a Shuriken Cork Kyro. However, it's not actually and kyro. Now, a Shuriken Cork Kyro is actually a thing, but doing two shurikens is different than a shuriken + kyro. So, what do we call a double cork with two shurikens?
I call it a Cork Shruiku Shuriken
If we break it down, this is what we get:
Gainer + Twist + Shuriken + Twist + Shuriken
One flip, Two twists, Two shurikens
Shuriku
The term shruiku is based on the snapu. A shuriku has the same amount of rotation as a snapu. Snapu = Round/Swipe + Gyro. Shuriku = Shuriken + Gyro. Since the shuriken variation can be applied to any twist, and the shuriku ends in a twist, this means you can have a shuriku shuriken.
Shurikane
A shruikane is an extremely high level skill. Named after the hurricane kick, which has three consecutive outside kicks. A shurikane is just that but done like a shuriken full or shuriken cutter. We just call it a shurikane as naming it is both complicated and long. But just for fun, this is how I like to break it down.
Full Shuriku Shuriken Hyperhook
One flip, Two twists, Two shurikens, One Hyperhook
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