ForestCloak Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hey everyone,Just thought I'd pop in to say hi and give a bit of an overview of who I am so I'm not some random girl no one knows. Haha. Anyways, I'm an ex-martial artist (hoping to get rid of the ex) with five years of training in different styles. I also swing dance weekly and dabble in parkour/free running and breakdancing. During the summer I was going to the local gymnastics gym for the drop-ins but had to stop going because of people issues and a car accident. I recently started going again. Some of the coaches I think get kind of frustrated with how slow my progress is, but I mean, isn't that the best kind of motivation? Prove them wrong. Anyways, here's a picture of a collage I created of most of my current goals. As I accomplish each one I'll take a picture of myself and create an alternate one.I am currently working on my cartwheels (apparently they were really bad before...but they're getting fixed), au batidos, handstands, scorpions, bridges (flexibility oriented), back roll to standing (not sure on the name), and front flips. To name just a few.Anyways, if you have any questions or tips, feel free to give me a shout! Cheerio and toodle pip,Cloak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmcron Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 welcome here!I think I remember you from Anthony Gatto's Forum, and maybe rec.juggling, too.The things you said you're working on are mostly skills; you should also work on prehab, streng and flexibility to prepare for the skills. Just read around here, there's plenty of helpful material in this forum.Do you have the book?Nice collage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestCloak Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks and yeah, I am from those boards. Haha, I thought I recognized your name. Ah, sorry, I was just listing off the skills. I've been doing a lot of strength training with body weight exercises and KB training as well as started yoga training last night =)Which book do you mean? *feels like she's missing something* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmcron Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 "Building the Gymnastic Body", written by Coach Sommer:http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/store/ho ... -body.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Start Test Smith Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hi, Cloak. Welcome to the forum!I'm glad to see some MA pics in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Forest, welcome. Dedicated strength training ala GB will help your gymnastics a lot. How's the cartwheel coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Weill Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Welcome! Nice collage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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