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Handspring (gymnastics)
A handspring (also ''flic-flac'' or ''flip-flop'') is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into an inverted vertical position and then pushing off (i.e., "springing") from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position. The direction of body rotation in a handspring may be either forward or backward, and either kind may be performed from a stationary standing position or while in motion. Handsprings are performed in various physical activities, including acro dance, cheerleading and gymnastics. In competitive activities, handsprings may be judged on a number of criteria. Description Types The direction of body rotation in a handspring may be either forward or backward, resulting in a front handspring or back handspring, respectively. In a back handspring, the performer does not see where the hands will land until after the move has begun. A ''standing'' handspring is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Handspring
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Balance Beam
The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus and an event performed using the apparatus. The apparatus and the event are sometimes simply called "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB. The balance beam is performed competitively only by female gymnasts. The Apparatus The beam is a small, thin beam that is typically raised from the floor on a leg or stand at both ends. It is usually covered with leather-like material and is only four inches wide. Balance beams used in international gymnastics competitions must conform to the guidelines and specifications set forth by the International Gymnastics Federation ''Apparatus Norms'' brochure. Several companies manufacture and sell beams, including AAI (USA), Janssen-Fritsen (Europe) and Acromat (Australia). Most gymnastics schools purchase and use balance beams that meet the FIG's standards, but some may also use beams with carpeted surfaces for practice situations. While learning n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roundoff
A roundoff is a move in gymnastics similar to a cartwheel, except the gymnast lands with two feet placed together on the ground instead of one foot at a time, facing the direction of arrival. It was also sometimes called an arabian handspring. The roundoff is a gymnastic technique that turns horizontal speed into vertical speed and can be used to turn forward impulse from a run into backwards impulse. Roundoffs are used by most acrobatic sports, including gymnastics, dancing, and cheerleading. Description The roundoff is a gymnastic technique that turns horizontal speed into vertical speed (to jump higher); it is also used effectively to turn forward momentum from a run into backwards momentum, giving speed and power to backwards moves such as flips and somersaults. The roundoff is similar to a cartwheel, except the gymnast lands with two feet placed together on the ground instead of one foot at a time, facing the direction they arrived from. This is achieved by twisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yurchenko (vault)
Yurchenko vaults, also known as round-off entry vaults, are a family of vaults performed in artistic gymnastics in which the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the horse or vaulting table. The gymnast then performs a salto, which may range in difficulty from a simple single tuck to a triple twist layout. Different variations in the difficulty of the salto lead to higher D-scores. This family of vaults is the most common type of vault in gymnastics and is named after Natalia Yurchenko, who first performed it in 1982. Background and history The Yurchenko vault family is named after Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko, a gymnast who trained under Vladislav Rastorotski. The pair designed a new way of moving onto the vaulting horse. They first tested the new approach by using a foam pit, and then introduced the move to the runway and vault horse. In 1982, she performed the vault for the first time at a competition in Moscow. The move’s popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukahara (vault)
The Tsukahara can refer to a specific vault and a family of vaults in artistic gymnastics. The first Tsukahara vault was performed by (and named after) Mitsuo Tsukahara in 1972. A Tsukahara vault consists of a half turn off the springboard onto the vault table, then a push backwards, usually into a back salto or layout. In Japanese, this technique is known as a "Moonsault".''Sports Zenshū 3: Kikai Undō'', coauthored by Masao Takemoto and Kazuo Abe, published in 1975 by Poplar Publishing is a Japanese publishing house founded in 1947 that publishes books, magazines and manga for Japanese children, the most famous of which is Pre Comic Bunbun. In 2004 it acquired control of the rival Jive. Some of the children's books published b .... Variations Any vault that has a handspring with 1/4 - 1/2 turn onto the vault table into a salto backwards is classified as a Tsukahara vault. Some variations on the Tsukahara vaults include: * Kim - Tsukahara tucked or stretched with ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation ( French: ''Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique'', abbr. FIG) is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on 23 July 1881 in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name. The federation sets the rules, known as the Code of Points, that regulate how gymnasts' performances are evaluated. Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by the FIG: artistic gymnastics, further classified as men's artistic gymnastics and women's artistic gymnastics; rhythmic gymnastics; aerobic gymnastics; acrobatic gymnastics; trampolining; double mini trampoline, tumbling and parkour. Additionally, the federation is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Walkover
{{Short description, Acrobatic move A front walkover is an acrobatic movement sequence. It begins with the performer standing up straight with arms raised and positioned near to the ears. The performer then lunges forward and quickly raises one leg, with the other leg following as if transitioning to a handstand. The legs are held straight in a split as they travel overhead. The back is then arched until the leading foot touches the floor, such that the performer is briefly in a back bridge position. After the trailing foot reaches the floor, the performer returns to a standing position. In gymnastics, a front walkover typically ends with one foot extended in front and arms raised. Front walkovers are performed in various activities, including acro dance, circus, and gymnastics. See also *Back walkover A back walkover is an acrobatic maneuver in which a person transitions from a standing position to a back bridge and then back to a standing position again, undergoing a complete re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and Abdomen, abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG); for women, the events include floor (gymnastics), floor, vault (gymnastics), vault, uneven bars, and balance beam; for men, besides floor and vault, it includes still rings, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Somersault
A somersault (also ''flip'', ''heli'', and in gymnastics ''salto'') is an acrobatics, acrobatic exercise in which a person's body Rotation#Sports, rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the Human head, head. A somersault can be performed backwards, forwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground. When performed on the ground, it is typically called a Roll (gymnastics), roll. Etymology The word 'somersault' is derived from Old Provençal ''sobresaut'' (via Middle French ''sombresault'') meaning "jump over", from ''sobre'', "over" (from Latin ''supra-'', as in ''supranational''); and ''saut'', "jump" (from Latin ''saltus'', the same root as ''salient''). Types Body positions Somersaults may be performed with different positions, including tucked, piked (bent at the hips), straddled, and layout (straight body). Somersaults are often completed with twists. Direction The sport of tumbling (sport), tumbling does not require part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics maneuver typically performed on a pommel horse or a vaulting table. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is VT. The apparatus German Friedrich Ludwig Jahn popularized the vault's early forms. The apparatus itself originated as a "horse", much like the pommel horse but without the handles; it was sometimes known as the vaulting horse. The horse was set up with its long dimension perpendicular to the run for women, and parallel for men.What's With That Weird New Vault? an August 2004 "Explainer" article from ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' The vaulting horse was the apparatus used in the Olympics for over a century, beginning with the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's vault, Men's vault in the first modern Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
