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The tumbling pass (triple somersault) and vaults each took about a week. The longest and toughest was the rhythmic routine which took around six months (compared to four with the floor ex). I've always loved rhythmic, but I've gained a strong appreciation for the amazing things these young...

They were created using the program Autodesk 3DS Max. You could think of the character as a virtual puppet. In this case, the puppet has a skeleton with controls for each limb. The controls are used to pose and re-pose the puppet over a sequence of frames (called keyframes). It's somewhat...

Here are the other animations. You may have to cut and paste. Thank you everyone for taking a look, and all comments and critiques are welcome. Balance beam: Floor Ex.: Rhythmic Ball : Tumbling/Triple:

This is one of the animations created out of my love of gymnastics My competitive days are long over, but you're never completely out of the sport. I like to show the animations to anyone willing to watch. There are others if people are interested. I hope it's posted in the right place.

No doubt what you feel is real. You simply need to move passed whatever (event) caused your fear in the first place. This will happen eventually, but take your time. Try not to think too much about it. Think of all the successfull handsprings you've done since becoming scared. Consider you...

I love this conversation. No doubt most, if not all of us have been in this exact spot. Fear does have its uses, and mostly it keeps us from getting hurt, or worse. Typically among gymnasts, fear is replaced with confidence. Fear can take over if confidence is lost (do to a mishap for...