The History And Practice Of Gymnastics

By Joshua Nelson


Gymnastic exercises are performed with a high level of flexibility, control, balance, and strength. An international organization, FIG, is responsible regulating and standardizing performance of the sport on a global scale. Even with the existence of FIG, individual states have their own regulatory organizations within them which are affiliated to FIG. International regulation is necessary because of international games held annually. Gymnastics is one of the best sports in Olympics.

The name gymnastic has its root from the Greek language. The Greek word translates to naked in the English language. Another form of the word translates to training while naked in English. The reason for adopting this word was because people in the ancient world practiced without cloths. The first instance of using the word was in the 1570s. Its use and adoption has grown and expanded ever since.

Gymnastic originated in Ancient Greece. Its invention was for military training. As part of preparations for war, soldiers trained in different gymnastic exercises. The skills and knowledge could assist soldiers in fighting according a common belief at the time. Inclusion into military training was dropped later. Some aspects of training in the military may however still be based on some gymnastic exercises even today.

Germany was the place of birth of modern gymnastic. The birth was pioneered by three pioneers. The pioneers designed apparatus and games for boys and young men. These exercises and apparatus later became what is now known as modern gymnastic exercises. Don Franscisco Ondeano is credited with introducing educative gymnastic in France. International competitions include events like high bars, parallel bars, and rings whose inclusion in competitions was promoted by Jahn. Jahn waw among the German pioneers.

The establishment of the FIG happened in 1881 in Liege. The popularity of men gymnastic had risen to a point that it could be included in modern Olympic Games of 1896. From the first time men gymnastic was introduced into Olympic Games all the way to the early 1950s, the exercises changed a lot on both national and international level.

Most modern audiences would find events that were considered normal back then to be very strange. Participants participated in many events including running, high jumping, rope climbing, floor calisthenics, and horizontal ladder. Participation of women in gymnastic events began in the 1920s. The initial events were filled with primitivity. The events only encompassed track and field activities and synchronized calisthenics. This Olympic Games took place in Amsterdam in 1928.

By 1954, there was a lot of standardization in male and female Olympic apparatus and events. There was global consensus on grading structures and formats to be used. During that time, the Soviet astonished the world with its outstanding performances and set a precedent that exists even today. Publicizing and initiation of the modern age in this sport was done through television a lot.

Today, both male and female gymnastic events have attained the peak of perfection and quality. It is a sport that the whole world finds interest in with several excellent gymnasts originating from all continents. Since 2006, the traditional scoring system was changed to adopt a new system.




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