A cheat-setup spin kick totalling 900 degrees of rotation — roughly 360 in the step and 540 in the air — finished with a roundhouse rather than a hook. The cheat setup does most of the work: the back foot steps around onto the ball of the foot, the head turns to find the target again, then a hard jump off the base leg sends the other knee shooting upward. Airborne, the arms pull to the twisting shoulder and the legs squeeze together so the chambering knees wrap around each other, while the eyes keep hunting the target — spotting at takeoff and again coming around is what snaps the head and speeds the spin. The fault every coach warns about is releasing too early: swapping the chamber knee or throwing the kick before about three-quarters of the spin bleeds all the rotation away. The kick itself extends with full hip turnover as the arms fly out to cancel the twist. Standard prerequisites are the tornado kick and a backside 540 round.
Key cues
- Step around onto the ball of the foot
- Respot the target before takeoff
- Drive the knee high and jump off the base leg
- Wrap arms and legs in tight to spin
- Hold the chamber until three quarters around
- Extend the roundhouse with full hip turnover