Talk:Contortion
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[edit] Definitions of Flexibility Positions?
- I have an idea to advance this page. Adding a section that names some of the more common contortioning poses and including pictures. I am aware of copy right laws and so I could perform many of the poses myself. I made a guide here http://www.trickstutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3703 it already includes most of the main balance, flexibility, and strength poses, along with pictures, names of the flexibility position, and definitions of the specific position. I made it all by myself just by researching and putting all the information together.
Quite a few of those flexibility pics are of me and I could do even more than I provided pics for. I think the resolution would be a bit big, so I'm thinking 320 x 240 jpg format would be better for this article. If you like this idea please tell me. I am not positive that all of the definitions are accurate or the names are precise so you could help me with that. I'm hoping some other contortion fans will see this and let me know what you think. If I get no reply from anyone in a few days, I'll probably do it without anyone's consent haha. Jamesters 07:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Several years ago, I had already compiled this Contortion Glossary, and I found there is often little consistency between disciplines as to what a pose should be called (which would determine the title of the article), and the variations that are allowed before you call it something else. This is understandable, since contributions come from gymnastics, acrobatics, yoga, cheerleading, and many types of dance including ballet, breakdancing and novelty dances, which all have their own standards. Unless the project attracts a variety of medical and dance experts, these articles may not become more than dictionary definitions, so perhaps the project should start on Wiktionary. To get people in a wide variety of disciplines to help, one may choose to start a WikiProject with a title such as WikiProject:Human skills and poses. GUllman 01:01, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Autocunnilingus
Over on the Talk:Autocunnilingus page, there's a fair bit of disagreement over whether this is possible. As far as I can tell from the displays on contortionist pages like yours, it shouldn't be impossible, but we can't find any pictures of that deep a frontbend. Backbends seem to go that far, but not frontbends. I'd appreciate your opinion on this, and anyone else's you can get. Black Carrot 02:44, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Ya, I've seen that article haha. And out of all the female contortionists I've seen, none of them get quite close enough that they'd be able to do it. So sorry, but I don't think I could help out with that article since I have seen no convincing picture of a female that could do it. :-( Jamesters 20:44, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Mechanics of Contortion
I wanted to know how the spine actually moves to allow for this-has anyone come across any animated gifs or something? A section showing why their spine is different would help. LinuxSneaker 11:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- The only animation I have seen like this was a computer animated skeleton of a contortion act in the documentary "Body Benders" that was on The Learning Channel in 2001, but it was never made available on video or DVD. Otherwise, I have only seen x-rays and MRI scans taken of the spine [1]. GUllman 23:30, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] affects of contortion
i was wondering if there are any positive or negative after-affects to long term contortionists. (i.e. increased or decreased risk of arthritis, etc.) are there any such studies or incidental evidence available? 76.2.210.102 (talk) 04:52, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
