I subscribed to Mark Mapstone’s excellent Jump Club blog out of the U.K.
He started it a 33yr old skateboarder from Bristol, who “decided to drag his mates kicking and screaming to a Gymnastics club”.
Initially he was suspicious of gymnastics, but he’s getting over that.
Check out a sample post:
Tricking: Gymnastics Vs Martial Arts?
Looking around the net this morning there’s loads of Martial Arts based tricking, but no-where near as much gymnast based tricking.
However when you do find gymnast stuff, one thing jumps out at you. Martial Artists can kick! And gymnasts can flip!
I think both groups of trickers should identify why each excels in certain areas and take tips from each to improve. I was blown away by Champion British Gymnast Damien Walters.
Damien Walters is one of the top tumblers in the world. But — as his video shows — he’s a tremendously versatile performance artist as well.
Click PLAY or watch the video on YouTube.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 