Category: Power Tumbling

whip ➙ Double Double layout

straight front leg on Round-off Hurdle

Personally, I’ve had a lot of success over the decades introducing the aerial phase of the Round-off hurdle with the front leg quite straight.

NEXT I work on a deep lunge before the Round-off.

And finally combine the two segments.

I know Chinese coaches and many others who prefer a bent front leg in the hurdle — and it works for them. My fear is that lifting the knee is backward rotation, and it may limit my ultimate forward rotation.

Here Tammy Biggs emphasizes the straight leg.

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SUPER difficult tumbling

FACEOFF … features two main challenges: 1️⃣ The crew competition, where 8 elite teams face off head-to-head for the gold. 2️⃣ The individual battles, where only the top male and female athletes can claim victory.

… Forget about deductions for small mistakes. Instead, we reward creativity, greatness, and moments that leave the crowd in awe. It’s about who can pull off the most epic moves under pressure.

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Tofiq ALIYEV – Quad Tuck

Tofiq ALIYEV is the current European silver medalist in Power Tumbling.

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#MentalHealthMatters – Miah Bruns

Miah trains at World Champions Centre [Spring, TX, USA].

She recommends training with a sport psychologist to help reach your goals.

first double twist in the Olympics

1932 Olympic tumbler Roland Wolfe

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Reminds me of some Cheer tumblers today.

Rowland “Flip” Wolfe will be recalled as the first and the only Olympic gold medalist in tumbling. He accomplished this feat at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. …

Had the International Gymnastics Federation recognized elements by naming them for one performer or another, a double twisting stretched back somersault might today be recalled as a “Wolfe”. He was the first to perform this element in the Olympic Games.

… Wolfe could also perform a double back. He related that he did not perform a double back in the Olympics since his coach was not a reliable spotter. He describes a pile of corrugated cardboard arranged loosely in one corner of the gym along with rags and other soft material. He would then attempt double backs into the corner!

… He had a famous teammate, Charlie Pond, who later coached at the University of Illinois.

World Acrobatic Society

Charlie Larson – Shirai 3

Charlie competes for Minnesota.

He was an elite Power Tumbler.

Charlie Larson – tumbling

Impressive.

Charlie Larson is a Power Tumbler who can compete MAG, as well.

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Tramp Age Group Worlds ended

Birmingham UK.

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