WHO ARE WE?
The Chinese Association Tricking Team, or CATT, is a martial arts tricking community founded in 2017 at the University of California, Irvine. Tricking is a new, non-combative, dynamic sport that incorporates elements of martial arts, gymnastics, and breaking into a performance-focused art form.
OUR CORE VALUES
INCLUSIVITY: Tricking is a sport for all ages, genders, races, religions, and sexualities. Anyone is welcome in our movement community.OPEN-MINDEDNESS: It takes an open mind to explore the unorthodox movements within the modern sport of tricking. The sky is not even the limit.
TOUGHNESS: Pushing the traditional limits of the human body requires hard work and determination. We put in maximum effort.SAFETY: Tricking requires precision. Our group has developed the proper drills and prerequisites to ensure safety is kept to a high regard.
What's up Anteaters!? Celebrate Welcome Week 2025 with us by watching one of our performances and coming out to our first workshop. Whether you come to one or all of these events, we hope you have fun and we're excited to see you there!
WELCOME WEEK EVENTS
Monday 9/2212-2pm: Anteater Involvement Fair
We will be tricking on the grass from 12-2pm in Aldrich Park. Come meet us and see some tricks!10-11pm: Late Night @ the ARC
Learn some beginner tricks and session with us at 10pm at the Sports Studio! No experience required.
Wednesday 9/241-3pm: CA Orientation
Check out what our parent club, the Chinese Association, has to offer! Location: PSLH9:10pm: All IDC
See us throw down alongside the rest of UCI's dance teams in the Student Center Pacific Ballroom!
Sunday 9/286-8pm: Backflip Workshop
Meet the team at our first workshop of the year! Our board and returners will be teaching how to backflip through a step-by-step progression.Location: New Hope Academy of Gymnastics. Need a ride? Meet us at the flagpoles at 5:30!
With every new year comes a new team, and what better way to see if you'd enjoy tricking than coming out and learning how to do it? Come meet our board and learn some beginner tricks as well as meet some potential future teammates at our upcoming workshops!
FALL QUARTER WORKSHOPS
Week 0 Workshop: Backflips
Learn to backflip through a step-by-step workshop led by our board & returners!When: 9/28 @ 6pm
Where: New Hope Academy of Gymnastics**
Cost: $10** if you need a ride, meet us at the flagpoles @ 5:30
Week 1 Workshop: Cartwheel, Aerial, B-kick
Learn these 3 fundamental tricks to make it easier to learn more complex moves!When: 10/1 @ 10pm
Where: Loopkicks SoCal
Cost: $8** if you need a ride, meet us at the flagpoles @ 9:15
Week 2 Workshop: Combos & Transitions
Learn how to move between tricks to
create the combos you’ll use to try out!When: 10/5 @ 8pm
Where: Loopkicks SoCal
Cost: $8** if you need a ride, meet us at the flagpoles @ 7:15
Ready to join our family? We're looking for dedicated individuals who share our love for tricking and are eager to push their limits, build their skills, and form lasting connections with teammates.As part of our team, you'll attend our practices, social events, field trips, retreats, and more. If you're ready to become part of something bigger, we want to see you at our tryouts. Use the resources below to perfect your combos—we can't wait to see what you've got!
FALL QUARTER TRYOUT INFO
When: 10/8 10pm-12am
Where: Loopkicks SoCal** (13061 Galway Street, Garden Grove, CA 92844)**If you need a ride, meet us at the flagpoles at 9:15!
What You'll Need:
- Be a UCI undergraduate student
- Fill out the tryouts sign-up form linked above
- 3 different combos with 3 or more moves each
- One new move that we did not teach at a workshop
Resources:
- Club 540 Tricktionary
- Loopkicks Tricktionary
- Johzuke's Youtube
- Kojo's Trick Lab Youtube
- DM @catrickingteam or a board member!!