chapter 5 - Origins of Gymnastics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four main sources of gymnastics?
A
- Military
- Education
- Medical
- Performing Arts
2
Q
What are four gymnastics events that come from a military origin?
A
- rings in artistic gymnastics
- pommel horse in artistic gymnastics
- vault in artistic gymnastics
- clubs in Rhythmic
3
Q
What are Johann Freidrich Gutsmuths and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn the fathers of?
A
They are considered the grandfathers of Artistic Gymnastics - they invented the horizontal bar and parallel bars
4
Q
What type of gymnastics were used for medical reasons?
A
as rehab for people that had been in accidents in the world wars, from missing limbs, etc.
5
Q
What historical origin does Cirque du Soleil have?
A
Performing arts
6
Q
What are the 5 apparatus of Rhythmic Gymnastics?
A
- Rope
- Hoop
- Balls
- Clubs
- Ribbon
7
Q
What are the 6 events of Men’s Artistic Gymnastics?
A
- Floor Exercise
- Pommel Horse
- Rings
- Vault
- Parallel Bars
- Horizontal Bar
8
Q
What are the four events for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics?
A
- Vault
- Asymmetric Bars
- Balance Beam
- Floor exercise
9
Q
What are the 5 Acrobatic Gymnastics?
A
- men’s pairs
- women’s pairs
- mixed pairs
- women’s 3s
- men’s 4s
10
Q
What are the 4 Aerobic Gymnastics?
A
- Individual male or female
- mixed pairs
- trios
- groups of 6 gymnasts
