Handstand, freeze, position supported by only the arms with the entire body upside down.

The handstand significantly predates breaking. A related move is the press.

Handstand variations are sometimes referred to as air freezes.

Elbowstand

v. elbow freeze

Hollowback Freeze

Also hollowback. Handstand with back arched and legs extending backward.

Invert

Also pike. Hollowback with legs piked.

Side Invert

Invert with the waist rotated to one side.

One-Handed

One-hand handstands are also called air freezes. While the one-hand handstand position has been part of the 1990 since the 1970s, the idea to hold it in a freeze seems to have arisen much later.

Flag Freeze

Also flag. One-hand handstand with legs leaning to the side of the supporting arm.

L Kick

One-hand handstand with legs in an "L" shape. Similar to the aú batido in capoeira. Done by Swift Rock in 1989 .

Nike

Also Air Jordan. One-hand handstand with legs pointed upward in a V shape. Often, the leg on the side of the supporting arm is bent. Named for its resemblance to either the Nike "Swoosh" or Air Jordan/"Jumpman" logo. Developed by Easy Rock .

The Nike and L Kick are similar.

One-Hand Pike

Also pike. Invert with one hand.

• Issei ends a power combo with a handstand variation