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ACTOR. CHOREOGRAPHER. DANCER. FREERUNNER. INSTRUCTOR. MARTIAL ARTIST. STUNTMAN.

This traceur has a serious career. He’s one of The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD), for one.

Click PLAY or watch Travis on YouTube.

Travis-Wong.com

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Special Army soldiers flip simultaneously as they demonstrate their martial arts skills during a rehearsal for the 61st anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters, South Korea. South Korea will celebrate the 61st Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1.

BBC

Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP - click image for Big Picture

Thanks Tim.

The next edition will be held in 2010 in Delhi, India.

Glasgow, Scotland will host the Commonwealth Games 2014.

If you’re not one of the 71 participating teams, likely you ignore this meet. But it’s VERY important for the former British Empire nations that do go.

Glasgow – official website

Russian coach Vladimir Chertkov, by the way, many years in the USA, has moved to India with aspirations of raising the level of the sport there.

I enjoyed the many festivals, including the Fringe, immensely … but did not find much acrobatics on display.

One capoeira group impressed.

A TV commercial for the Nokia N96 Bruce Lee limited edition phone.

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It’s not real. But, very impressive, none the less.

The handset has Bruce Lee’s face and signature on the back case, and it’s packed with rare photos of the legendary actor. The phone further comes bundled with several accessories and a Bruce Lee doll, made by a company called Enterbay.

You can pick up a Bruce Lee phone in Hong Kong for about US$1,286.

Gymnastics for All is a wonderful concept.

However, our demanding sport is MUCH easier for youth.

An FIG event in the Canary Islands offered some interesting workshops for adults:

… targeting gymnasts 50 years and older and coined the “Golden Age Gym Festival”. The festival will put to good use the existing infrastructures in Grand Canary, and will be an opportunity to profit from the expertise of local organiser Jose Télo. A diverse line-up of sporting activities has been grouped into more than 20 workshops. To name a just a few: Aqua Gym Fitness – FunHydro Bio – Fit Ball Wellness – Tai Chi Chuan for beginners and advanced – Latin Aerobics – Line Dance – Chrisrobic – Flamenco Dance – Baile Salsa – Nordic Walking. All courses will be given by highly qualified instructors. …

Traditional Festival Blume

OK. Nordic walking is not an activity that anyone would call “gymnastics”.

But this is an interesting initiative. Expanding the definition of our sport.

I hear very good things about the FIG Sport for All organization , by the way.

I like to move it, move it.

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When in “Maz“, escaping frozen Canada, I workout close to the beach every day.

A great gathering spot for local people interested in fitness. One of the best playgrounds I’ve seen anywhere.

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Related posts:

Leave a comment if you have a playground you love.

This video is the “making” of the first movie pitting Jet Li against Jackie Chan. It should be good.

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(via Straight to the Bar)

Here’s a related fan video:

Click PLAY or watch the top 10 Jackie Chan stunts on YouTube.

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#1 and #2 clips are where Jackie REALLY went too far.

Jackie Chan – Wikipedia

Comic-Capoeira in San Sebastian, Spain.

original Рflickr Рmike (el madrile̱o)

Hollywood does Mixed Martial Arts. It’s been getting bad reviews since opening March 14th.

Richard Roeper, host of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, gave the film a marginal “thumbs up” saying “I laughed so much at the litany of clichés that I finally had to admit I was entertained from start to finish by this cheesy knock-off.” …

Never Back Down – Wikipedia

See for yourself.

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Kudos to History Channel for posting some of their shows on YouTube. Internet savvy users (like you and I) will see it there and later tune in their channel on TV.

Mixed martials arts is booming, as you know. Here’s a variation I had not heard about.

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff journey to Moscow to learn Sambo street techniques from some of the toughest dudes in Russia.

The hour long program is posted in 9min blocks starting with Part 1.

The Wordsmith from Nantucket recommended some gymnastics acrobatics and interesting 3D biomechanical analysis shown in Part 3.

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If you love martial arts, check out Part 3 on YouTube.

Have you heard about this?

The Youth Olympic Games … will feature athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. The idea for such an event was envisioned in 2001 by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge. On July 6, 2007, IOC members at the 119th IOC session in Guatemala City approved the creation of a youth version of the Olympic Games. …

Each participating country would send at least four athletes. The athlete will be chosen at least 18 months in advance, which suggests that some could be chosen as young as age 12. At least one IOC member criticized the plan …

Several other Olympic events for youth, like the European Youth Olympic Festival held every other year with summer and winter versions, and the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, have proven successful; the Youth Games would most likely be modeled after these. …

Wikipedia

Here’s a cute promo video featuring some youth athletes used as part of the successful Singapore bid.

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Less cute, but far more informative is this Singapore 2010 Concept Video (3min) also used as part of the bid. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I love Singapore. And am confident they will be even better hosts for a big Games than Beijing in 2008.

6th World Congress on Biomechanics

(via Kat on Chalk Bucket)

Now …

Are youth Olympics a good idea?

The whole concept flies against some of the things said by FIG President Bruno Grandi over the past year.

Leave a comment if you have an opinion.