CLEAR HIP CIRCLES AND GIANTS
TONY RETROSI
tony@gymmomentum.com
5 SKILLS EVERY GYMNAST NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL
THE BIG 5
KIP
CAST HANDSTAND
CLEAR HIP HANDSTAND/ Other in bar skill
GIANT
FLYAWAY
Where it all starts
Straight
Hollow
Tight Arch
Arm extension
THE HANDSTAND
Clear Hip Circle
Body Shape Rules
Strong CORE Strength. (What is your Core?)
Ability to Hold Static Shape BEFORE you try to move through it
Work parts independently as well as together
Body weight, the light resistance, increase resistance with out losing shape.
Important Shapes
STRAIGHT
HOLLOW
ARCH
Clear hip/ Toe Hand/ Stalder Drills
Back Hip Circles in a row. Straight Body
Baby clear hip circles in a row. Getting bigger. Maintain Shape
Quick turns on strap bar (too much time bad for wrists)
LOTS and LOTS of Back Extension Rolls
Press Shaping
for Toe Handstand and Stalder
Jump Clearhip/ Toe on
Drills
Jump to toe circle
Double leg jam
seat circles
Basket swings
Down Swing
Clear Hips in a row
Wyler
GIANTS
The “up swing”
Many of the same drills as CLEAR HIPS
REVIEW
Maintain body shape
Opening of Arms
Toes lead the way
Neutral Head Position
DOWN SWING
