Shosei
/sho-say/
Short for "Shosei Step". Shosei is an athlete. The term "shosei" when used in conjunction with other terms refers to the motion popularized by Shosei Iwamoto that is finishing a run up, or more commonly a walk up, with a 180 turn step to the "complete" stance and taking off into a flip. For instance, a "shosei full" means the athlete took a 180 step into immediately taking off into a full.
