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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Extreme leapfrog


This was probably just a gymnastics exercise,
but it looks like an extreme form of leapfrog.

 

8 comments:

  1. Like the tug o' war, leapfrog was used to train athletes of many disciplines in the Victorian era - although I agree that this seems an extreme case!

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    1. And I thought leapfrog was just a kids' game. I always learn something from you, Julian, and I thank you for it.

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  2. This is from Animal Locomotion plate 522, which shows five gymnastic exercises, the last of which is listed as "spring over man's back." From the other photos on the plate, is looks exactly like extreme leapfrog, jumping over a standing man.

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    1. So I was right about the gymnastics reference. Thanks!

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  3. It's good to learn so much about Muybridge's work in more detail. Thanks! These beautiful males make me appreciate my own maleness.

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    1. He was a contemporary of Thomas Eakins, even working in Philly at the same time. Yet their work is so different . . . in a good way.

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    1. Truly, especially given the motion and technology available at the time.

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