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    The document discusses three main types of gymnastics: women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics. It provides details on the events and apparatus used in each type. Additionally, it covers basic gymnastics positions and their proper form, such as the v-sit, lunge, knee scale, and bridge stand. Gymnastics is described as a sport requiring strength, flexibility, balance and control.

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    The document discusses three main types of gymnastics: women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics. It provides details on the events and apparatus used in each type. Additionally, it covers basic gymnastics positions and their proper form, such as the v-sit, lunge, knee scale, and bridge stand. Gymnastics is described as a sport requiring strength, flexibility, balance and control.

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    The document discusses three main types of gymnastics: women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics. It provides details on the events and apparatus used in each type. Additionally, it covers basic gymnastics positions and their proper form, such as the v-sit, lunge, knee scale, and bridge stand. Gymnastics is described as a sport requiring strength, flexibility, balance and control.

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    Three

    kinds of
    Gymnastics
    •Women's Artistic
    Gymnastics
    •Men’s Artistic
    Gymnastics
    •Rhythmic Gymnastics
    Women's Artistic Gymnastics

    Women's artistic gymnastics (often shortened


    to just "women's gymnastics") has the most
    participants and is generally the most well-
    known of the types of gymnastics. It's also one
    of the first tickets to sell out at the Olympic
    Games.

    The Events: In women’s artistic gymnastics,


    athletes compete on four apparatus (vault,
    uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise).
    • Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
    This is the second most popular type
    in the United States, and the oldest
    form of gymnastics.
    The Events: Men compete on six
    apparatus: floor exercise, pommel
    horse, rings,vault, parallel bars and
    horizontal bar (usually called high
    bar).
    • Rhythmic Gymnastics
    Gymnasts perform jumps, tosses,
    leaps and other moves with different
    types of apparatus. This is currently a
    female-only sport in the Olympics.
    The Events: Athletes compete
    with five different types of
    apparatus: Rope, Hoop, Ball, Clubs
    and Ribbon
    Gymnastics
    • is a sport involving the
    performance of exercises
    requiring strength,
    flexibility, balance and
    control.
    • Gymnastics is a
    competitive sport. It is
    an event for schools,
    sports, and
    international
    competitions.
    • Gymnastics derives from
    the common Greek
    word (Gymnos) meaning
    “naked”, (Gymnazo)
    whose meaning is to
    train naked.
    • In the beginning of gymnastics
    which formally originated from
    Ancient Greece, gymnastics was
    originally intended for military.
    Where it was used by soldiers to
    get ready for war.
    • The skills and strength in
    performing gymnastics at the
    ancient times were thought as
    great assets to those battling on
    the Warfield.
    Basic
    Gymnastics
    positions
    V-SIT • Sit with legs
    straight. Plant your
    two hands at the
    back with arms
    straight. Raise your
    two legs without
    bending the knees.
    Lunge • Stand straight.
    Step one foot
    forward
    simultaneously
    raising arms
    sideward. chest
    out with the front
    leg bent.
    Knee Scale • Sit with legs
    straight. Plant
    your two hands
    at the back with
    arms straight.
    Raise your two
    legs without
    bending the
    knees.
    Bridge Stand • Lay down both
    hands planted
    on the floor
    near the
    shoulder. Close
    two feet to
    buttocks and
    raise the whole
    body.
    Front Arch
    • Stand straight.
    Raise an arms
    straight upward
    forward, the
    body in chest-out
    position.
    Mule Kick • Plant both
    hands and feet
    on the floor.
    Kick (backward)
    with one foot
    and arch your
    body naturally.
    Supine Arch • Sit with arms
    planted straight
    at the back.
    Extend legs
    forward
    without
    bending the
    knees.
    Arabesque • Stand straight .
    Raise one leg
    arms at lateral
    position. Align
    the body with
    raised leg.
    Stork Stand • Stand straight. Stand
    still and straight on
    the right leg. Then
    raise the left foot
    knee high, with the
    right arm stretched
    straight upward and
    the left hand on the
    waist.
    Straddle Lean

    • Sit with legs stretched on


    both sides. Lean and reach for
    the foot.
    Knee Swan • Kneel on one
    knee, while the
    other leg is
    extended
    backward. Raise
    both arms
    towards the back
    and bend body
    backward.
    Straddle Jump

    • Stand straight. Jump to split


    and reach for the feet.
    Arched Jump
    • Stand straight.
    Jump upward,
    simultaneously
    raising two arms
    upward, while
    extending body
    forward.
    Deer Jump

    • Stand straight
    and leap,
    raising one leg
    backward
    waist high
    Arabesque Jump
    • Stand straight
    and jump.
    Land in
    arabesque
    position.
    Shoulder stand • Starting in a
    supine position,
    the torso and
    legs are raised
    vertically over
    the head and
    supported on
    the shoulder
    and arms.
    One Leg Balance
    • Stand straight.
    Then one leg
    standing on the
    floor and the
    other leg is raise
    on the air. One
    hand hold the
    raised leg.

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