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Gymnastics Glossary - K
Kip: A gymnastics bar
skill move designed to move from a glide or hang on the bars to a support
position. It is done on high bar, unevens and the parallel bars.
The skill is uses transfer of momentum and is done by swinging or gliding
(to a fully extended position), bringing the toes to the bar, jamming up
the leg and pulling with straight arms up to a front support position.
This is a basic bar skill and is first used in the USA Gymnastics compulsory
at Level 5.
Korbut: This is an uneven
bar skill created by Russian gymnast Olga Korbut. It consists of a backwards
flip from a stand on the high bar to a re-catch of the high bar.
Gymnasts no longer do either release moves or dismounts from a stand on
the bars.
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