Originally Posted by Sessy

the half-loop is commonly refered to as an "euler" (pronounced oylur) in the Netherlands and I think in some other European countries as well.

Originally Posted by Sessy

No, all I know is that it's also what the English wikipedia refers to a half-loop as in its roller skating article.
http://en.wikivisual.com/index.php/A...roller_skating
Though both ice and roller skaters perform the Euler jump (called a "half-loop" by ice skaters), it is more common in roller skating programs, as lengthy multi-jump combinations are emphasized in roller skating judging. The Euler is a useful connecting jump in such combinations; for example, a five-jump combination might include a waltz jump, loop, Mapes, Euler, and a salchow.

Originally Posted by Mrs Redboots

I like bunny hops! Especially as they're one of the few moves I'm better than Husband at, and I can do them on both feet and make him do them on both feet, too, in our programmes and dances.

The way I learnt them was: first you kick the bunny in the stomach, then, when he doubles over, you stomp on the back of his neck! Not very pleasant, but at least it's a graphic image you don't forget.

Originally Posted by dbny

OMG - I suddenly remembered this jump from my roller days. We pronounced it U-ler, and I had forgotten it existed.

And now I know I really do remember it and am not just imagining it.

Originally Posted by sk8tmum

They call "bunny hops" forward power jumps now in Skate Canada- world.

My kid was given a list of 'thou shalt nots" when when she started assistant coaching CanSkate. One was "thou shalt not" use the term "bunny hop" (or, weirdly, Waltz Jump) when speaking to kids or parents.

Because the hockey dads and mums got all freaky over the idea of their future Sydney Crosbie (sp?) doing something as wussy as a bunny hop. Now FORWARD POWER JUMP sounds cool, right?

Baby DS has this "thing" about jumps, she grew up watching axel type and 'real jump' takeoffs, and when she was starting her CanSkate 1 "two foot jump" at age 3-1/2 we couldn't figure out what was going on, until we realized she was doing a kick thru attempt to do a front takeoff jump (axel, waltz, something) ... like big brother and sister. So, we told her to "hop like a bunny" - and she promptly put both hands upside of her helmet to make bunny ears and hopped like a rabbit across the ice (maybe she'll get extra points for a unique move ...)

(p.s. I'm not letting our pet rabbit see this thread, even though she does bite me regularly).

Originally Posted by FallDownGoBoom

"first you kick the bunny in the stomach, then, when he doubles over, you stomp on the back of his neck!"

There'll always be an England. (Meant in the best possible way!)

Originally Posted by SynchroSk8r114

Hahaha, all this bunny hop hatin' is pain to my ears!

Originally Posted by SynchroSk8r114

If you want a little advice to help make them a little more bearable, one thing I always have my students do when first learning a bunny hop is to literally have them walk through it on ice, usually while holding on to the wall. I see you've already learned how painful this little jump can become if you lean too far back. Try this:

1. Stand holding on the the boards with your left leg extended behind you. You may want to keep your left arm in front and your right arm behind you while holding the boards...
2. Swing your left leg through straight (nothing hurts my eyes like a bent knee in a bunny hop) while going all the way up on your right toe. This is the part where it helps tremendously not to lean too far back!
3. After bringing your left leg though and balancing while holding on to the wall on your right toe, slowly step down feeling your right toe hit the ice first and slowly glide forward on your left foot to finish.

Repeat, repeat, repeat until you feel comforable enough to do this exercise away from the wall. Remember that your arms must also work in a scissor-motion (not using them at all may be causing you to lean back and fall down).

A few practices with this exercise and you should have a perfect bunny hop! Works for my students every time!