Tag Archives: Mens Gymnastics

New Mens’ Gymnastics Elements added to Code of Points

The men’s gymnastics moves submitted and approved by the FIG from the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo.
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Definition: Yamawaki

Yamawaki: A high bar release move first done by Japanese gymnast, Kyoji Yamawaki. It is essentially a stretched Markelov. The FIG has rated it a “D” difficulty skills. Here is a video that begins with a crash and then has … Continue reading

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Virtual Gymnastics High Bar Routine

3D animation is an up and coming tool for gymnasts and coaches understanding gymnastics moves, but it is still out of financial reach for most. Continue reading

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Level 5 Boys Gymnastics Motivation

Motivating gymnasts and dealing with gymnast psychology is often a weakness of gymnastics coaches. Here is some information about what can improve it. Continue reading

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Definition: Handspring Front Layout with Triple Twist Vault

The most difficult rated vault being done, as of July 2011, is the front handspring, front layout vault with 3 twists, done by South Koreas’s Hak Seon Yang Continue reading

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The First Inverted Cross on Still Rings

It is often difficult to now determine who was the first to do a particular gymnastics skill and certainly one that was done 80 or more years ago. Continue reading

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No Feedback from Coach

Advice on how and what to say to a gymnastics coach in order to gain valuable and necessary feedback. Continue reading

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Definition: Thomas Flairs

Thomas Flairs: A pommel horse skill named after Kurt Thomas. It is a circling skill with alternating straddled lifted legs rated as a B level difficulty skill. Kurt Thomas at the 1979 World Championships His pommel horse routine starts at … Continue reading

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Definition: Thomas

Thomas: A floor exercise tumbling skill named after Kurt Thomas. It consists of a 1 ½ salto backward in a tucked or piked position with 1 ½ twists rated as a D. Thomas: A floor exercise tumbling skill named after … Continue reading

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Definition: Stutz

Stutz: A common swing used on the parallel bars where the gymnast starts from a handstand atop the bars and swings backward between the bars and returning to the handstand position executing a half-turn along the way to face the … Continue reading

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