Proud parent Mariposa posted this photo of her DD with the club kip trophy:
… After months of being close, she finally got her kip tonight! She had to do 10 of them to get to say at team meeting that she had her kip, so she has a rip to go along with the kip! She also got to bring home this huge trophy that says “I got my kip”. She is so proud of herself right now. Funny thing was that on the way to gym, she told me, “I am going to get my kip tonight and bring home that kip trophy.” I said to her to just do her best and maybe to set that kip goal at before she turns 7 (giving her 3 months to keep practicing!).
And to make it even better, once you get your kip, you get to practice jumping to the high bar, so now she is really happy. …
Chalk Bucket – She got her kip!!
The kip in men’s gymnastics is not much more important than a dozen other skills. But for young female gymnasts, it’s often the most frustrating skill of all. Shawn Johnson said that she really struggled to learn a kip.
Brian Bakalar has an excellent kip article with photo sequence posted on Gymnastics Revolution.
Like most coaches, I try EVERYTHING when introducing this skill to beginners.
My favourite drills are kip on parallel bars. And backward uprise on safety straps.
Once the beginner finally gets their first kip, a good way to improve them is with kip series on straps.
This week Robin at my gym got her kip after many frustrating months being … close. All our “competitive” girls can now kip. Hoo Hoo!
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