reverse
surfing maneuver
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In surfing, a "reverse" is a maneuver involving a rapid change of direction on the face of a wave. This technique, along with others like "tailslides" and "airs," has transformed surfing into a gymnastic dance, enabled by modern surfboard designs that allow for free movement around the wave. Surfing itself is the sport of riding breaking waves toward the shore on a surfboard, with roots in premodern Hawaii and Polynesia.1
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