My little DD has been working her kip once in a while, she didn't need it this year and won't need it next year. She has been close for a while, sometimes the coach has almost thrown her over the bar, she's been that close.
Last night at gym she asked the coach to spot her on a kip, the coach said yes, but then turned around and was just too late to spot, guess what she kipped all by herself, I don't know who was more shocked, her coach standing there with her arms stretched out to spot, or little Bog who didn't quite believe she got up there by herself. She only managed to do one, and chances are she will take a while to get it again, but it was such a lovely moment for her.
Nobody in our gym has ever got their kip before grade 4, so she was feeling very proud. Our system is not at all like the USAG one. Here a kip is a bonus skill until levels 6/7, the bonus is so little, 0.3, that a nice pullover is better than the deductions on a not perfect kip.
Last night at gym she asked the coach to spot her on a kip, the coach said yes, but then turned around and was just too late to spot, guess what she kipped all by herself, I don't know who was more shocked, her coach standing there with her arms stretched out to spot, or little Bog who didn't quite believe she got up there by herself. She only managed to do one, and chances are she will take a while to get it again, but it was such a lovely moment for her.
Nobody in our gym has ever got their kip before grade 4, so she was feeling very proud. Our system is not at all like the USAG one. Here a kip is a bonus skill until levels 6/7, the bonus is so little, 0.3, that a nice pullover is better than the deductions on a not perfect kip.