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Gymnastics: Wrist to Wrist - one hand counter balance

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Wrist to Wrist Grip.

Both partners grip the wrists of the other in order to pull against or to lift each other.

The Grip may be used with arms parallel or with arms diagonal to each other.

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Counter Balance stretch:

Key 5 9 Assisted Conditioning

Box Base - Tummy Down:

Balances may be understood as Static, held positions, where one partner supports all the weight of; or some of the weight of the other partner, to create a co-operative pair image. All static balances must be held and shown for three seconds.

Whatever the base created, the top gymnast may choose to place full weight onto the partner

Key 5 2 Balances and Bases

Reverse Box Base - Lean Sideways - Variation:

Whatever the base created, the top gymnast may choose to place full weight onto the partner

Key 5 2 Balances and Bases

Reverse Box Base - Propping lower back:

Counter Tension.(static)

The two gymnasts may lean towards and onto each other whilst remaining in contact with each other. A state of equilibrium may be achieved by pushing against each other and holding the static image created. The two gymnasts may lean towards each other :-

Face to Face.
Side to Side.
Back to Back. or
combinations of these situations.

Propping Actions. Propping actions may occur when a base gymnast uses tense limbs to prop up the weight of a top gymnast and create a counter tension idea.

Key 5 7 Counter Tension

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