prepared by mr. jezrel L. Ban MAPEH teacher ICA dancalan

1. Three
kinds of
Gymnastics

2. •Women's Artistic
Gymnastics
•Men’s Artistic
Gymnastics
•Rhythmic Gymnastics

3. 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).

8. • 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).

14. • 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

20. Gymnastics
• is a sport involving the
performance of exercises
requiring strength,
flexibility, balance and
control.

21. • Gymnastics is a
competitive sport. It is
an event for schools,
sports, and
international
competitions.

22. • Gymnastics derives from
the common Greek
word (Gymnos) meaning
“naked”, (Gymnazo)
whose meaning is to
train naked.

23. • 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.

24. • The skills and strength in
performing gymnastics at the
ancient times were thought as
great assets to those battling on
the Warfield.

25. Basic
Gymnastics
positions

26. • Sit with legs
straight. Plant your
two hands at the
back with arms
straight. Raise your
two legs without
bending the knees.
V-SIT

27. • Stand straight.
Step one foot
forward
simultaneously
raising arms
sideward. chest
out with the front
leg bent.
Lunge

28. • Sit with legs
straight. Plant
your two hands
at the back with
arms straight.
Raise your two
legs without
bending the
knees.
Knee Scale

29. Bridge Stand • Lay down both
hands planted
on the floor
near the
shoulder. Close
two feet to
buttocks and
raise the whole
body.

30. Front Arch
• Stand straight.
Raise an arms
straight upward
forward, the
body in chest-out
position.

31. Mule Kick • Plant both
hands and feet
on the floor.
Kick (backward)
with one foot
and arch your
body naturally.

32. Supine Arch • Sit with arms
planted straight
at the back.
Extend legs
forward
without
bending the
knees.

33. Arabesque • Stand straight .
Raise one leg
arms at lateral
position. Align
the body with
raised leg.

34. 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.

35. Straddle Lean
• Sit with legs stretched on
both sides. Lean and reach for
the foot.

36. Knee Swan • Kneel on one
knee, while the
other leg is
extended
backward. Raise
both arms
towards the back
and bend body
backward.

37. Straddle Jump
• Stand straight. Jump to split
and reach for the feet.

38. Arched Jump
• Stand straight.
Jump upward,
simultaneously
raising two arms
upward, while
extending body
forward.

39. Deer Jump
• Stand straight
and leap,
raising one leg
backward
waist high

40. Arabesque Jump
• Stand straight
and jump.
Land in
arabesque
position.

41. Shoulder stand • Starting in a
supine position,
the torso and
legs are raised
vertically over
the head and
supported on
the shoulder
and arms.

42. 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.