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Polish Gymnasts Incredible 2005 Moves Suddenly Hot Again
- Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:30pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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Gravity defying. There’s no other way to describe what you see happen below. Jozef Wadecki, a Polish tumbler, is seen cutting through the air, via innumerable back-flips, in this incredible 20-second video. Cheers to the Huffington Post for dusting this one off:
We are not sure when the video below took place, but it is simply amazing. Wadecki‘s two performances consists of so many back flips that it’s difficult to keep count.
Here’s the performance that HuffPo references:
And another one, from the 2005 games:
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Comments (56)
BBReggie
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 8:02amCheers to the HuffPo??? WTF Glenn – I know you hired one of chief people to head up The Blaze, but I will never cheer your mortal enemy. Give this spit up …
Report Post »MOTHERSMITH
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:23amWhat he is doing is called Power Tumbling. It is a form of gymnastics where the gymnast compete in 3 events: Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini trampoline, or TnT for short. He isn’t on a trampoline or spring floor, he is on a rod floor (which is a floor comprised of fiberglass rods).
My 13 year old son just won the Texas State championships for all 3 events, level 7. Watching this form of gymnastics is awesome!!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:34am@MOTHERSMITH ~~~ Congratulations to your son!
And, congratulations to you, too. It takes a lot of family team effort to make a champion.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:11amHow many Polish gymnasts does it take to…er…never mind.
Report Post »awizard
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 6:04amYup, cool to watch … except; He’s on a trampoline … When I was a kid (when the Dinosaurs roamed), we had “competitions” to see who could do the most flips in a row, front and back, it’s pretty easy (you can get dizzy after a while though). The real trick is to do that kind of stuff on a plain floor mat, now those guys are Really impressive!
thank’s huffpuff … I guess …
Report Post »MOTHERSMITH
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:26amHe is not on a trampoline (or a tumble track). He is on a fiberglass rod floor. Most higher level gymnast can do all of their skills on a 1.5″ mat. Maybe not as fast, but it can be done. My son is a level 7 state/national champion in this form of gymnastics.
Report Post »M-Theory
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:17pmAs for thanking HuffPo – before you do, watch what the other hand is doing. They may be setting us up to show how a Communistic system can produce a better athlete…. Too suspicious? Maybe; but you have to admit they do have an agenda. Not sure why the Blaze would even consider quoting HP on this site even when the politics are covertly buried.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 5:51amI thought that guy that walked behind him was going to goose him just before takeoff. I bet he could have gotten a couple of more flips out of it if he had.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 3:09amAll competitive gymnasts are pretty mind blowing. I don’t really understand the singleing out of these clips as some kind of superhuman feat though. In the context of competitive gymnastics there’s really nothing special there.
Report Post »obamanation
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:07amThat’s exactly what i do when i find a bowl under my desk…….
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:22amIncredible considering both the mens and womens teams share the same pair of tights.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:41amI used to be able to do that but then my genitalia grew so large that my balance was thrown off.
Report Post »bkfirvine
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:36amYou must have vertigo – it obviously doesn’t take much to throw you off balance.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 3:37amYou really should have seen the Doctor before it got that bad..
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:30am@MOSSBRAIN ~~~
I really laughed out loud at that comment.
Thanks!
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:27amsocialists
Report Post »Polish_Sensation
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:23amRemarcable, wickid vid, thanks Beck!
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:58pmWooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:48pmYoutube’s entire collection will someday soon if not already, will have more information on it than every library in the world combined. And would take several life times to watch it all.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:46pmMarvelous skill.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:08amIt is so fast it seems he would have to be able to do it without thinking. I wonder if he does this in his sleep?
Report Post »Caballosinnombre
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:42pmGnarly dude.
Report Post »LibertyGirl
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:41pmIt is pretty amazing, but he is on a special spring loaded floor unlike those that are used in regular gymnastic’s competitions.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:11am@LIBERTYGIRL ~~~ I noticed the same thing when he would hit so very hard, sink into the mat, and fly upward.
Good for him though. I’d never do that even at a young age, except of course while quilting at the same time! ; )
Report Post »MOTHERSMITH
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:29amHe is on a fiberglass rod floor. What artistic gymnast preform on is a spring floor.
My son competes in this form of gymnastics.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:41pmI wish those little thingy’s at the top of articles ( like ENTERTAINMENT) were out in front in the healine section.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:41pmI always cringe in movies when someone goes flying in the air and I can tell they were attached to cables that were removed in post production.
Report Post »Watching this master gymnast do it for real has ruined my ability to suspend disbelief. I can never watch another dumb actor flying through the air artificially in a lame action movie again.
War_Vet
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:40pmI woke up today thinking my life is not complete having never seen a Polish Gymnast Vid before.
Thank you Puffington Compost ..
Now I can die
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:27amI want to see the singing monkey ………
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:52amWar_Vet ~
Report Post »You’re too much! But thank you for your service to our country before you check out!
Psychosis
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:39pmhow dare he excell better than other people he should only be allowed to perform at the lowest level to make it fair
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:38pmDon’t show this to Double J . Jesse Jackson ….
Report Post »bkfirvine
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:38amWhy don’t you lay off the old black queer?
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:36pmok ?
Report Post »commentkazi
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:35pmThat’s just weird.
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:34pmThey will blame George Bush!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:34pmI became dizzy just watching it.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:36pmimpressive
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:51pmThat still doesnt explain the scar on his head
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:55pmI showed him how to do that while eating a hot corned-beef sandwich. Then I taught him the hard stuff!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 11:56pmThat guy is great…See there are good Polish people.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:17amYa, that’s kinda good, but can he do it with a beer in his hand and not spill? well can ya? It is pretty impressive though.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:35amwanna see impressive check out Damien Walters makes this guy look like bad street performer!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:12amAnd how does this get him ready for the outside world, shaking paint, but there is already a machine for that. Maybe he can become a “Spin” doctor.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:48amDang! Just got rid of my headache, and …oh wait….where’s the aspirin?
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 6:07amNow if only charlie Sheen could do that.
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:20amDamien Walters is awesome.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:47pmI could do that. That‘s assuming I didn’t have to leave the ground. :)
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 3:05pmWould be more impressive if they did it on the ground or a regular floor. But somewhat impressive none-the-less.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 5:03pmThe human body is capable of so much beautiful motion.
It’s design and wonderful engineering is so awe inspiring.
Genesis 1:26 And God went on to say: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and the domestic animals and all the earth and every moving animal that is moving upon the earth.” 27 And God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. 28 Further, God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.”
Report Post »bookofdaniel
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:17amWhite men might not be able to jump… but they can do flips like a mutha!
Report Post »happyboy
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 10:25pmThe ramps were spring loaded and was acting like a trampolin. Gymnist usually use firm pads. It should not be allowed.
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