In Skating, a Mohawk is NOT a Strange Haircut

Have you ever seen a mohawk haircut? Did you know that a mohawk is also the name of a skating turn? A mohawk is the way a skater turns from forward to backward or backward to forward. And...the mohawk is named after American Indians!

• Why is the Skating Turn "Mohawk" Named After an American Indian Tribe?
  
• Drawing of a Mohawk Turn

Happy Skating!

From JO ANN Schneider Farris - About.com Figure Skating Guide

_{Drawing of a Mohawk Turn - Courtesy of Artist Larisa Gendernalik}