History of Gymnastics Flashcards
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The earliest activities in _______ were some exercises, stunts, and tumbling resembling gymnastics.
Hanging, climbing ropes, swinging, balancing on stone and logs, flipping and turning were common activities during the early civilizations.
gymnastics
The Chinese had a sort of exercise called the “_____”.
What is this?
Kung fu
If the Chinese had an exercise called “Kung Fu”, Indian had the ______.
What is this?
Yoga
Greek had activities with apparatus and they developed the word “gymnastics” which meant what?
Naked art
The pictures on ______ found in Egypt are evidences of the Egyptian participation in some sort of balancing activities.
Stones
The ________ were the inspiration of the pyramid activities in gymnastics.
pyramids
The Roman because of their love of _____ devised wooden equipment similar to the back of a horse where they could practice mounting and dismounting a horse indoors.
This equipment is now being used in class activities and skills in its use in one of the events in the competitive gymnastics.
War
The ______ were the greatest contributors to our present gymnastics program.
A. Romans
B. Indians
C. Germans
C. Germans
Who are the people instrumental in the development of gymnastics?
- Johan Basedow
- Johann Guts Muths
- Friedrich Jahn
- Adolf Spies
- Pehr Ling
- Hippocrates
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He introduced gymnastics in the school curriculum.
Johan Basedow
He is the Great Grandfather of Gymnastics.
He invented the apparatus like the seesaw, the horizontal ladder, the oblique wooden ladder, the climbing rope, balancing beam, the vault apparatus, and the rope ladder.
Johann Guts Muths
He is the Father of Gymnastics.
He started the Turnverein movement.
Friedrich Jahn
He introduced marching and free hand exercises performed with music.
Adolf Spies
He invented the stall bars and vaulting box.
Pehr Ling
Spread the knowledge in gymnastics.
Hippocrates
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What are the OBJECTIVES OF GYMNASTICS?
- To improve and maintain a physically fit body.
- To improve efficiency of movements through grace, poise, dignity, forms, and rhythm.
- To enhance creativity through the exploration of new movements and movement combinations.
- To improve courage, initiative, determination and perseverance.
- To stimulate interest and enjoyment of gymnastics.
The gymnastics program has different phases and each phase contributes to the various elements in gymnastics.
What are the 6 Phases?
- Conditioning program
- Stunts
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Tumbling
- Apparatus exercise (Theory)
- Pyramid Building
What are the elements in gymnastics in which each phases contributes to?
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Balance
- Agility
- Coordination
- Endurance
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In addition to the elements, these 3 are also attained through gymnastics. What are these?
- Grace
- Poise
- Dignity of movements
The exercises are selected for the purpose of preparing the body for more complicated movements and skills.
Conditioning program
These are activities in the forms of play and they test one’s strength, flexibility, balance, agility, endurance, and coordination.
Stunts
Exercises accompanied with music. This phase includes the free hand exercises and all exercises with the use of light apparatus such as wands, rings, hoops, ribbons, rops, etc.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
This is important phase of the gymnastics program because this is where the ability of the performer is tested as he rolls to, twist, turns and spring about on the mat.
Tumbling
This includes exercises done on the balance beam, vaulting horse, parallel bars, uneven bars, rings and the trampoline.
Apparatus exercise (Theory)
