Elbowspin, or elbow 90, forearmspin, power move, a spinning, one-arm elbow freeze.
History
Spinner, Lil Alex, Buddha, and Lil Cesar did elbowspins in the mid-1980s . A spin clockwise on the right arm (or counterclockwise on the left) is the standard elbowspin, while the opposite direction can be considered a variation.
Variations
Many elbow freeze variations have a corresponding elbowspin variation.
Double Elbowspin
Also hurricane. A spinning forearm stand.
Drilled Elbowspin
Elbowspin with one's legs together and pointed straight up.
Elbowglide
Spin supported by only the elbow resembling a handglide with the hand of the supporting arm stabbed into the abdomen, as in an elbowglide freeze. Done by Real Action in 1992 .
Elbow Chair Spin
Also iron elbow, Uzee spin. Elbowglide in an elbow airchair or elbow sidechair position. Developed by Smoke in 1994 . Around the same time, a similar elbowspin was done by Kid Freeze . The iron elbow may have evolved from stars . The Uzee spin was developed by Uzee Rock in the mid-2000s, and evolved from the elbow chair .
The precise definitions of the "iron elbow" and "Uzee spin" are unclear. Possible defining differences are the form, number of spins, and transitions into the moves .
Elbow Tip Spin
Elbowspin on the tip of the elbow, without the support of the forearm. Done by Spinner in 1984 .
Forearm Airbaby Spin
Elbowspin in a forearm airbaby position.
Forearm Airchair Spin
Elbowspin in a forearm airchair position. Done by Phoenix in 2004 .
Head Elbowspin
Elbowspin with the head on the supporting arm. Done by Lil Cesar in 1984 .
Reverse Elbowspin
Elbowspin spinning counterclockwise on the right arm, or clockwise on the left.