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The Contortionist Ross Sisters Sing Solid Potato Salad…Yee-haw!

by John P.

Boy howdy. You do NOT see this every day!

Here’s an old song and dance routine from the 1940′s by the Ross sisters – a threesome who will make you writhe in your seat just watching them contort their bodies. I’m not kidding, I have a hard time watching these ladies!

Of course, I’ve seen other contortionists like Kristina Kireeva, but there is something like watching three contortionists doing it in unison that really super creeps me out. Take a look…
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Damien Walters is an Acrobatic Savant

May 8, 2009

I love to watch acrobats doing all sorts of amazing things, like Parkour and martial arts… but I’ve never seen one person bring so much together as Damien Walters. He is absolutely amazing! This guy can jump in one spot and do crazy flips, he can run literally up walls, he can to high flying [...]

Parkour – The Most Acrobatic Sport on Earth

February 2, 2009

What is the easiest way to define Parkour? How about this. The world, is literally, your playground. Now, Wikipedia defines Parkour as follows: Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly [...]

Mad Trampoline Skills!

August 14, 2008
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Here’s a little 6 minute video of Adam Menzies, a gymnast, that begins with a whole boatload of trampoline action. This guy is flipping around like crazy, but the funny thing is that he makes it look like the easiest thing in the universe. I mean, he can’t even be breaking a sweat! Of course, [...]

Amazing Sport Acrobatics

October 15, 2007
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I’ve seen a lot of really kick ass acrobatics, but I’ve never seen a compilation like this before! According to the description: This video shows the 5 different disciplines of sports acrobatics. This videos were recorded 2006 at the world championships of sports acrobatics in Coimbra/Portugal. But all I can say is that even after [...]

Kristina Kireeva – The Incredible Contortionist

October 9, 2007
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I came across this video labeled “The worlds most flexible woman” about Kristina Kireeva. I’m not sure exactly how you would measure flexibility, but I am sure that no one could possibly beat her by much! Here is an interview with Kristina conducted by CircusLand that sheds light on a few details. Kristina began training [...]

Breakdancing as an Olympic Sport

October 9, 2006

Anyone that thinks that break dancing died in the 80′s is seriously mistaken. These guys are serious athletes and are elevating break dancing to a whole new level. I’m wondering if these are the same guys that are doing all of the insane gymnastic-like karate moves..

Urban Ninja = Death Wish: Lessons in Parkour

August 28, 2006

These are… AWESOME! What’s better than seeing a bunch of guys risking life and limb to flip around like a monkey / acrobat / ninja / gymnast? And seriously, there are a few scenes here in which they are REALLY risking their life… By the way, this is actually a sport. It’s called Parkour, and [...]