Author: Rick Mc

Amanda Turner has the best competition write-up, as usual.

The NHK Cup served as the first part of Japan’s world championships trials. The top three all-around gymnasts from the NHK Cup secured berths to this fall’s world championships in Nanning. …

1. Kohei Uchimura
2. Shogo Nonomura
3. Ryohei Kato

Uchimura fell on pommel horse Sunday but still scored 90.450 on Sunday, which combined with his 90.600 average from the national championships gave him a winning 181.050. …

read more on IG – Uchimura Wins Sixth Consecutive NHK Cup

via @OnoNoKomachi1

History. 🙂

Arabian Punch Front:

Kacy Catanzaro is a former Towson University gymnast that became the first female to complete an American Ninja Warrior qualifying course. Watching the video, it’s clear that her gymnastics background helped her with amazing abdominal strength, agility, and air awareness. …

Watch it on Dailymotion.

🙂

Vanessa Ferrari and Igor Cassina meet Pope Francis 07/06/2014.

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Ask Al Fong.

He’ll tell you the best product ever developed by Tumbl Trak (after the Tumbl Trak) was the Porta Table.

I bought the last one before it was discontinued in 2006.

It’s back. But better, lighter and cheaper. ($764.15 right now)

It’s a vault trainer. And it’s a mini-tramp.

Let me tell you it took years of prototypes to get this right. At one stage Tumbl Trak took it to Scott Morgan‘s gym to see if one of the strongest tumblers and vaulters in the world could bottom it out. He couldn’t. 🙂

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The top surface is made with our Xtreme bed material and measures the same as a vault table, (3’ x 4’). …

The removable Suede Cover (sold separately), attaches by Velcro to the top, making it look and feel more like a traditional vault top. …

details

There are not yet many in existence. But Tumbl Trak is taking preorders.

I’ll be touring with one at most of my events this summer.

Some of the top competitors in the sport reflect on why they do what they do. And where it will be 5yrs from now.

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Details on CrossFit.com

We can be experts in the CrossFit Specialty of Gymnastics

(via Andy Timm on Facebook)

For some.

Carl Paoli asks good questions. But I’m not convinced by his answers.

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Obviously there are better and worse drills for each individual at a CrossFit gym. Having everyone do the same Workout Of the Day is already a mistake, as far as I’m concerned. Some common easy warm-up could be safe and effective, but after that the program should be individualized.

CrossFit is getting better. The best gyms are excellent. Yet I feel many have a long way to go.

As a competitive sport, the judging is far worse than in Artistic Gymnastics.

Combining elements of dance, performance art, music, technology, light, music and more, the versatile Japanese troupe ‘Enra’ has stumbled upon magic. …

While Hanabusa handled the music and directing, he wasn’t alone in making this magical piece. The routine was performed and choreographed by Saya Watatani and Maki Yokoyama, and the animation was done by Seiya Ishii.

HuffPo – Japanese Troupe ‘Enra’ Combines Dance And Light In Mesmerizing Video

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via Hal Halverson

Posted January 2013.

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A safety issue in many gyms are the mats used at the END of your tumbling trampoline. Here’s a new alternative that costs less than $2000. What would the equivalent mats cost?

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(via Rec Gymnastics)