Sunday, August 15, 2010

Gymnastics as I've never seen it before!


I'd never heard of Indian pole gymnastics, or Mallakhamb, until I came across a video of it during an unrelated Internet search. It's pretty amazing stuff, if all one's used to is the Western-style gymnastics seen at the Olympics and other international competitions.







I somehow think a Western-style gymnast would really struggle to master the Indian variety! On the other hand, it might be very entertaining to see them try . . .





Peter

4 comments:

Jim March said...

One correction: they're not Indian.

They're Poleish.

Crucis said...

Just needs a little bit of...grease on the upper third to make it more interesting!

**g**

Anonymous said...

Perhaps this would be somewhat more approachable for the average American? :)

Video Clip with Champions from International Pole Dance Fitness Championship 2008 in Manila: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNUH22t1aLE

These ladies are athletes, have no doubt!

(Arguably a little NSFW, but it is a legitimate international competition. :)

Miz Minka said...

Amazing! Though pretty much all I could think of while watching them was "OUCH," and wince repeatedly...