Category: floor (men)

Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.

Gymneo – Dive Roll

For me Dive Roll is a critical SAFETY basic. When something goes wrong, gymnasts need to absorb impact force over time and surface area by rolling out.

The classic example is going over the handle bars when cycling: rolling out is safest, prone fall more dangerous. 

Male gymnasts all do enough dive rolls.

But it’s a neglected basic for some WAG coaches. If you see a competitive gymnast  with too much pike on her Handspring Vault, there’s a good chance she hasn’t perfected Dive Roll.

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Kyle Shewfelt interview

Always entertaining and inspiring, click through to the podcast to hear the 2004 Olympic Floor Champ.

Yulo is SPRINGY

The World Floor Champ does all kinds of these PUNCH series.

This is the best I’ve seen, so far.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

LEAN BACK more on handspring

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Kenzo – triple Arabian half out

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Stop the Man Wipe

Please.

As the finale video for their Gymnastics Charity Summit videocast on ARTISTRY on Saturday, the GymCastic crew shared this video.

The Man Wipe on Floor is not artistic. It’s embarrassing. Anything else is better.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

 

 

Kyle Shewfelt book delayed until 2021

The 2004 Olympic Floor Champion is a fan favourite. And a very popular public speaker.

MAKE IT HAPPEN: My Story of Gymnastics, the Olympics, and the Positive Power of Sport.

Kyle worked with Blythe Lawrence on the new book but,  with everything that’s happening now, decided to delay publication until Spring 2021.

If you just can’t wait, Kyle will be reading a chapter a day on his Instagram Live during the month of May.

Click PLAY or watch an artistic Artistic Gymnastics routine on YouTube.