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Thank you! Sure thing - I'm cirquedevic on Twitter, if you could tag me :)

I wrote a post related to this topic on my blog a while ago: click here to read. It is encouraging to see statistics that give weight to the issue. I hope more change is to come.

Me too! Extensions are 80% technique and 20% strength. Focus on using your legs. I bend almost as much as I would in a squat before extending my arms. Lock your arms out as soon as you can - it keeps the stunt solid rather than wobbly.

Try an assisted tick-tock in the lib. This is where she switches from one foot to the other. The two side bases let go of her foot and catch the other one. The back base has one hand on each leg - so they are always connected. It's not too hard to learn and looks cool! You could also try a...

About a year ago, I decided to start stretching my scorpion. I only stretched on one leg (bad idea, I know). It caused uneven muscle development in my back. While I have stretched both sides of my back for a few months now, the uneven muscle development has just gotten worse. My tumble has...

When I hear 'Strike Force,' I think of lightning. There could potentially be a lot of possibilities in that theme...Thunderbolts, Flash, Storms etc.

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Have you seen the Spirit of Texas hair tutorial on YouTube? If not, search that up. It should be pretty helpful.

Does anyone know how long 'til Smoed goes on?

I think this is a very difficult decision to make, but if I was you, I would quit your current team. You have evidently had a pretty tough time this season - not only do you sound like you were unhappy there, but your gym has also not furthered your skills. And for that reason, I think it's time...

I agree with this. I feel like some of us (myself included) owe Smoed - especially Kassidy and Eddie - an apology. It's obvious now that AwesomenessTV took something out of context, causing us to be overly critical of something we really knew nothing about. I for one naively believed things were...

1. When you tryout, how do you pic ut your new members? Do they have the skills that the team's competing with or are you trying to pick members that will fit into the team by personality? We pick based on both skills and the potential for them. If an athlete has the skills for a certain...

There is no viewing area in our gym. We just have the gym itself and a small front room, and you can only see through to the gym from the front room through the door. If it's a child's first class, the parent is allowed to come inside the gym and watch, but this is for the first class only...

I'd love to get one! Would shipping still be free to New Zealand?

If it was me, I'd still let my kid cheer there. Because at the end of the day, and regardless of whether what he did was right or wrong, a good coach is a good coach, and that is what I'd want to pay for.

It seems apparent from this whole debate that the webshow simply tried to overdramatise Kassidy being put on Smoed. As you can tell from my past comment, I thought the whole situation was really unfair at first. But after listening to what Eddie and Robert had to say, it's become clear that...

Here's my two cents: I feel like people are 'hating' on Kassidy when really they should be blaming Eddie. I agree that it's not fair that she should just be allowed back on Smoed when she decides she can be committed cheerleading, and consequently replace someone who has been committed to Smoed...

Coming from a girl who one man stunts, it is so much about technique. Always, always, always push from your legs. In a group stunt, you can get away with just using your arms (bad technique, yes, but it still works). In partner stunting, you can't. You have to squat really low and use all of...

Condition. Practising your skills is good and it's definitely necessary, but unless you are training other things besides tumble, you might lose the strength you need to do those skills, even if your technique is good. Focus on your core (abs) and leg strength as these are especially important...

The first thing you want to try and do is once you've grabbed your foot, pull up. Literally think about pulling your foot upwards as high as you can. Once that's easy, try leaning forward a little bit while doing the same thing (it makes your scorp higher). Then try reaching further down on your...