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Caramba! Tem quase 2 anos que não escrevo nada aqui, desde a morte do meu pequeno mag, meu dog gentil e animado! Sinto que estou curada da dor de sua partida, pois hoje só me restam as lembranças boas que ficaram guardadas em meu coração. A vida me deu tantos presentes e ele foi um deles mas a sua hora tinha chegado, de maneira trágica mas acontece! Agora eu vejo a vida com outros olhos, sinto que devo ser mais grata, aproveitar mais os momentos e me permitir ser feliz por mais que eu no passado tenha sido quebrada por vários motivos, mas eu sou forte sabe!? Passei por tanta coisa sozinha no meu canto, vivi coisas que só eu e Deus sabe! Nesse meio tempo eu questionei tanto qual era o meu propósito, o que eu tava fazendo aqui e qual era o meu talento o meu dom, e Deus sempre me mostrando através das portas que se abrem pra mim. Nesses dois anos eu encontrei uma pessoa em especial que tem tamanha paciência e gentileza e tem vários defeitos também mas defeitos pequenos que me fazem gostar ainda mais, gostar e amar. Espero que Deus abençoe grandemente nosso relacionamento por mais que tenha uma coisinha que não agrade a ele mas salvação é individual e foi isso que aprendi ao longo do tempo.. meu coração agora está quentinho e nesse momento eu só consigo pensar num tantão de pessoas importantes pra mim, inclusive nos meus animais um é a cara de mag e isso supre muito a saudade dele haha. Enfim, só um texto aleatório pra me lembrar de quanto escrever me faz bem. Estou menos ansiosa ultimamente graças ao papai do céu a quem amo muito e está sempre a cuidar de mim. Coração tá quietinho, alento!

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Happy Independence Day!

1. If it was not Jose Rizal, who do you think should be the Philippine National Hero?

2. Who do you consider as modern heroes?

3. How much do you love your country?

4. If you’d be reincarnated, would you still choose to be Filipino? If yes, why? If not, what nationality would you want to be?

5. Would you rather serve your country or yourself? Bayan o sarili, pumili ka.

1. If it was not Jose Rizal, who do you think should be the Philippine National Hero?

Gusto ko yung mag asawang sina Diego at Gabriela Silang nagmamahalan isa ang gustong ipaglaban hanggang mamatay.

2. Who do you consider as modern heroes?

Yung mga kapwa Filipino na lumalaban araw araw sa hirap ng buhay.

3. How much do you love your country?

Mahal ko ang Pinas pero jusko hindi kamahal mahal ang nangyayari sa bansang Pilipinas.

4. If you’d be reincarnated, would you still choose to be Filipino? If yes, why? If not, what nationality would you want to be?

Gusto ko pa rin maging Filipino pero sana yung maayos na ang Pinas.

5. Would you rather serve your country or yourself? Bayan o sarili, pumili ka.

Sarili ko na lang muna, pangit sistema ng Gobyerno ngayon what's up Maharlika Fund ano saan kukunin tas nanakawin lang din naman.

Salamat @ameownymous

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Diversity.

It is really upsetting that diversity in the fashion industry still remains a blind spot especially for those who are seen as disabled. Almost a fifth of the UK population is disabled, yet research has shown that only 4% of TV adverts have featured disabled people. When it comes to fashion month and individual fashion weeks, the absence of disabled models is so normalised and common that famous diversity reports or activists do not even feature a disability category.

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jue snell

The experience of Jue Snell, a British model, is a well known famous proof of the lack of diversity in the world of fashion. While attending a London Fashion Week casting, Snell was left humiliated at the auditioning table when told ‘We don’t do disabled, move on,’ staring down at Snell’s amputated lower left arm.

However, During the SS23 show season, there was a glimmer of hope for those affected by disability when Brands such as Collina Strada, Sinéad O’Dwyer and Gabriela Hearst went against the rest of their competitors, sending models with prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs down their catwalks. making a huge difference for disabled fashion which will hopefully encourage other main brands to do the same.

Earl Granville runway of dreams for tommy Hilfiger.

The runway of dreams show was originally created in 2014 by Mindy Scheier to promote adaptive clothing and provide opportunities for models who suffer with a disability. The runway of Dreams had soon become this fast-growing ecosystem by making it easier for adaptive consumers and designers to find each other. When coming to an actual runway of dreams show there was seen to be a diverse mix of limb different models promoting equality just as the campaign should. After the campaign had taken place many models who had taken part had suddenly developed numerous opportunities such as fashion weeks.

Earl Granville was soon granted the opportunity to take part in New York fashion week which was really out of his comfort zone due to the lack of his opportunities before this campaign. Granville stated the Runway of Dreams show hits the sweet spot for him when it comes to advocating for amputees. “Having a disability doesn’t have to define who you are,” he says. “Embrace what you have and take pride in that. I’m very excited to get my blue steel on.”

Viktoria Modesta

Modesta has been modelling since she was 15 years old. However, like most disabled models she felt held back by a birth defect in her left leg making her made the decision to have the leg amputated. Many doctors refused to perform the amputation to Viktorias leg because of ethical reasons, but when she was finally able to find a doctor to perform the surgery when she was around 20 years old. At the start Modestas career she began modelling without a prosthetic, but eventually transitioned into wearing different prosthetic legs for different outfits and shoots; she’s become known for her bold, avant-garde prosthetic legs, such as a leg covered entirely in Swarovski crystals, or a pointed black cone-shaped prosthesis.

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Ellie Goldstein

Ellie Goldstein a 20 year old model with Down Syndrome first broke the internet at just 18 years old when Goldstein had participated in a gucci beauty campaign wearing Gucci Mascara L’Obscur however, not being the classic beauty campaign this one was different it was a battle cry against the historic beauty ideals that have long excluded disability. gaining more than 800,000 likes, it was the Italian brand’s most liked post ever. Ellie has made history by being the first model with Down Syndrome to appear on the covers of Glamour Magazine, Elle, Mission Mag, and Euphoria Mag. Three years later, Goldstein’s career in modelling is still as great as ever with campaigns for Adidas, Victoria’s Secret. “My disability has taught me to be ‘me’ and not to be scared of doing things louder in the world,” Goldstein said in her interview for vogue “[It’s about] following your hopes and dreams. Never give up, be who you are and smile all the way.”

jamie Brewer

Jamie brewer, actress and model known especially for her role in the television series american horror story became the first model with down syndrome to walk down the runway at New York fashion week in winter 2015. Brewer was one of a dozen women carefully selected by designer Carrie Hammer to shatter model stereotypes bringing the equality that was needed onto the runway. Being described as “Role Models Not Runway Models,” the show featured CEOs and marketing executives, philanthropists and bankers, computer coders and even a senior vice president whose job title at an ad agency was “Global Chief Creativity Catalyst.

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Danielle Levitt

Disability has been an issue that society has been dealing with since the birth of fashion, even as diversity is now at the forefront of people's’ attention it still isnt normalised to see a diverse range of models on the runway. The model and actor Danielle Levitt had used a wheelchair since her childhood as a result of muscular dystrophy. when Levitts modeling career took off, she worked with friends studying photography and began to notice the lack of physical diversity on sets. Now, she is using her platform to open doors for other creatives with disabilities who may otherwise get overlooked in the fashion industry.

Alexandra Kutas

Alexandra Kutas claimed the title of the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair as well as Ukraine’s first fashion model with a disability becoming a huge role model to many disabled individuals but also those of Ukrainian ethnicity. Alexandra modelled on the runway during Ukraine Fashion Week in 2015 and a couple of months later had taken part in a photography exhibition called “Break Your Chains” alongside photographer Andrei Sarymsakov in an effort to break down society’s stereotypes and negative perceptions of people with disabilities. She participated in a show for Runway of Dreams in association with Tommy Hilfiger and helped produce the world’s first fashion video featuring disabled models.

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Sinead Burke

Burke is known as an Irish writer, academic and disability activist, hoping to change the world to make it accessible and equal to everyone. When describing her thoughts on diversity in the fashion industry she stated "Through writing, public speaking, lecturing and social media, I highlight the lack of inclusivity within the fashion and design industries and consult with leadership to ensure the process of designing for, with and by disabled people is embedded into their business model. I also critique the ways in which the media talks to women and offer an alternative conversation that celebrates the achievements of others with the ‘Extraordinary Women’"

Her determination and her passion for speaking out about disabled people had brought light to the media with people asking questions such as "why design should include everyone". Due to Sinead speaking out and encouraging change in the industry Burke had then gone onto develop a partnership with Burberry, who has made custom pieces adapted to Burke’s height and redesigned a section in their London headquarters to include railings and lower chairs and table. While making history with Burberry Burke also become the first individual with dwarfism to be on the cover of vogue which had been a dream of hers from a young age.

.Conjoined twins

conjoined twins is a rare birth defect when genetically identical twins which are developed from the same egg begin to share organs or limbs. unfortunately not a very high percentage of these rare twins survive. It is unknown when in the future a pair of conjoined twins will enter the fashion world or if they ever will, i found this aspect really interesting to research with all different types of conjoined twins some being able to be surgically removed apart and some being left to live together. fashion is a big thing to think about when coming to conjoined twins depending on where the attachment is, having to get custom clothing to fit their needs.

Harvard referencing:

(No date) ‘disabled’ and ‘beautiful’ cannot co-exist according to the fashion ... Available at: https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/a44252398/fashion-industry-disabled-and-beautiful/ (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Amputee clothes sparkle on runway of dreams (2022) Amplitude. Available at: https://livingwithamplitude.com/article/amputee-clothes-runway-of-dreams-new-york-fashion-week/ (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Bubacz, K. (2021a) A model who uses a wheelchair is working to bring more physical diversity to fashion, BuzzFeed News. Available at: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katebubacz/black-disabled-creatives-fashion-brands (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Bubacz, K. (2021b) A model who uses a wheelchair is working to bring more physical diversity to fashion, BuzzFeed News. Available at: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katebubacz/black-disabled-creatives-fashion-brands (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Farra, E. (2021) This is what’s missing in fashion’s inclusivity movement, Vogue. Available at: https://www.vogue.com/article/whats-missing-in-inclusivity-movement-adaptive-fashion-disabled-community (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Ilinkab (2023) 20 disabled models and how they got their starts, Fashion For Ability. Available at: https://ilinkab.wixsite.com/fashion-for-ability/post/20-disabled-models-and-how-they-got-their-starts (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Jackson, L. (2023) From the archive: How model Ellie Goldstein conquered the fashion industry, British Vogue. Available at: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/ellie-goldstein-british-vogue-interview (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Kirkland, C. (2016) Models with down syndrome are killing it in the fashion industry, Bopper. Available at: https://www.boppermusic.com/blog/syndrome-models-killing-fashion-industry/ (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Mediaslide.com (no date) Ellie Goldstein: Zebedee talent model management, oldstein | Zebedee Talent Model Management. Available at: https://www.zebedeetalent.com/uk/mainboard/she/39-ellie-g/ (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Why Diversity in the Beauty Industry is so Important - The Photo Studio August 2nd et al. (2022) 20 disabled models and how they got their starts, The Photo Studio. Available at: https://thephotostudio.com.au/all/modelling/20-disabled-models-and-how-they-got-their-starts/#:~:text=Alexandra%20Kutas&text=Hailing%20from%20Ukraine%2C%20Alexandra%20Kutas,fashion%20model%20with%20a%20disability. (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

DeGrushe, A. (2023) Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel are enjoying life as teachers, Distractify. Available at: https://www.distractify.com/p/conjoined-twins-abby-and-brittany-today (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Dwarf models take part in Paris fashion week (2015) The Independent. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/dwarf-models-take-part-in-paris-fashion-week-a6684776.html (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Model, activist, entrepreneur, public speaker, London, United Kingdom (no date) WOW Woman. Available at: https://www.wowwoman.com/model-entrepreneur-london-united-kingdom (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

Williams, Z. (2023) Sinéad Burke: ‘there are five disabled people on the cover of vogue, being daring, dynamic – and disabled’, The Irish Times. Available at: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2023/04/28/sinead-burke-there-are-five-disabled-people-on-the-cover-of-vogue-being-daring-dynamic-and-disabled/ (Accessed: 25 September 2023).

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WCup Sen Riccione, Ita: ‘niet-elite’ nog niet klaar voor de opstap.

(11-Sep-2022)

>> 2022 WCup Riccione, Ita (ijf.org results)   

Met ‘niet-elite’ bedoel ik dan die groep van gemotiveerde judoka’s die een duidelijke belangstelling tonen om deel te nemen aan internationale competities, teneinde, zo vermoed ik dan, via uitslagen, ook ooit deel te kunnen uitmaken van die selecte ‘elite’.  bvb. in de context van dit tornooi, judoka’s zoals Jeroen Casse, Karel Foubert of Maxine Heyns aan Vlaamse kant, en een Jitse Van den Herrewegen, Yves Ndao of Jente Verstraeten aan Waalse zijde ?     

Welnu, hier hun uitslagen, samengevat: 4 wedstrijd-overwinningen door 6 judoka’s.  -- Jente Verstraeten (°01; /-48kg; 121° WRL): out (1 own); verliest van de latere 5° Abiba Abuzhakynova (°97; Kaz; 22° WRL): 3° GSL Ulaanbaatar’22; 2° ACh’22; -- Maxine Heyns (°95; /-70kg; 133° WRL): out (0 own); verliest (01s0/00s2) van iemand die ook out gaat in de volgende ronde, junior  Gabrielle Barbaud (°02; Fra; 165° WRL); -- Jeroen Casse (°98; /-73kg; 71° WRL): out (0 own);  verliest (00s3/00s0) van 1ste-jaars Samuel Gassner (°01; Aut; 225° WRL; 4 ECup medailles bij de jeugd), die zelf out gaat in de volgende ronde na verlies tegen de latere winnaar Luca Otmane (°95; Fra; 83° WRL); -- Jitse Van den Herrewegen (°01; /-90kg; 197° WRL): out (0 own);   verliest op shido (00s3/00s2) tegen Luka Fettkoether (°99; Ger; 221° WRL), die op zijn beurt sneuvelt in zijn volgende kamp tegenb de latere 7°.   -- Karel Foubert (°99; /-90kg; 114° WRL): 5° (2 own);   

in zijn 2de wedstrijd tegen Ben Tenenbaum (°99; Isr; 201° WRL) wordt Karel heel de wedstrijd gedomineerd en zit hij bij het ingaan van de GS stik-kapot (en 2 shido’s achter); Tenenbaum maakt echter de fout om het te willen forceren en Karel ziet nog kans om hem na zowat 1′50″min GS door te sturen; terechte, en mooie score van Foubert, dat wel: >> video   

In de 1/4-fin tegen Loris Tassier (°97; Fra; 251° WRL) wordt Karel 4 minuten overpowered, om luttele seconden voor tijd ten onder te gaan (01s1/00s2) >> video  

in zijn repechage mag hij gewoon afgroeten: de sterke Murad Fat(h)iyev (°99; Aze; 158° WRL) is dit jaar overgeschakeld naar de /-90kg en won in juli de WCup Cluj Napoca; als junior pakte die 2 EK medailles, als /-81kg behaalde Fat(h)iyev vorig jaar 3x brons op een GSL; hier echter in zijn 1/8-finale kwetste hij zich op het einde van zijn winnende kamp tegen Anri Egutidze; forfait voor de rest van het tornooi en vandaar de vrijgeleide voor Karel. Mazzel, want hiertegen wint Foubert nooit. 

voor brons tenslotte blijkbaar het omgekeerde scenario: Karel die forfait geeft tegen de ervaren Li Kochman (°95; Isr; 20° WRL).

-- Yves Ndao (°01; /+100kg; 67° WRL) : 7° (1 own)    wint tegen Daniele Gasparri (°98; Ita; no WRL), verliest dan (logischerwijze) van Yakiv Khammo (°94; Ukr; 13° WRL): met 2x 3°WK & 1x 3°EK en 11 WTour-medailles; en tenslotte ook geen onverwacht verlies tegen Jelle Snippe (°98; Ned; 33° WRL).

    Als we dan verder kijken naar zij die al elite zijn: dan komt er voor de Vlamingen nog één scoreloze judoka bij en zitten we aan [2 wedstrijd-overwinningen door 4 judoka’s]. Udo Quellmalz weet meteen waar het op staat...  

-- Amber Ryheul (°98; /-52kg; 19° WRL): out (0 own)  verliest haar eerste rentrée-wedstrijd (waza-ari) tegen eerste-jaars Gabriela Dimitrova (°01; Bul; 133° WRL); iedereen kent ondertussen de agressieve stijl van Amber, én haar sankaku, en dus die deuren gaan op slot; Dimitrova wordt inderdaad een beetje overpowered, en incasseert daardoor een shido, maar ze  scoort wél waza-ari met een sode na 1′40″min; en Amber die blijft helaas zonder een deftige technische oplossing en de score verandert niet meer.  >> video .    Dimitrova wordt uiteindelijk 3°, na een verlies in 1/2-fin tegen winnares Mascha Ballhaus (°00; Ger; 15° WRL).    

Aan Waalse zijde hadden we dan nog militaire Loïs Petit, en Gaby Willems om de balans op te maken: 5 overwinningen met 2 judoka’s, geeft een Waals totaal van [7 overwinningen met 5 judoka’s].    

Loïs Petit (°99; /-48kg; 60° WRL; Top Niveau Tournai): 5° (2 own)   start met een ‘bye’ en vecht in 1/8-fin tegen Manon Urdiales (°97; Fra; 85° WRL); één waza-ari volstaat voor de Française, die wel ook haar verdere wedstrijden verliest en daardoor als 7° eindigt. 

   Gaby Willems (°97; /-70kg; 41° WRL; JC Andrimont): 5° (3 own) ze wint haar poule na 3 overwinningen tegen resp.: - Martina Esposito (°01; Ita; 72° WRL) - Samira Bock (°03; Ger; 54° WRL; deze zomer brons op het WK u21) - Anka Pogacnik (°91; Slo; 20° WRL; 3° dit jaar op het EK)  >> video  Maar dan verliest ze haar 1/2-fin tegen de latere winnares Sara Rodriguez (°96; Esp; 112° WRL); de 4de confrontatie tussen beiden, nadat ze in ... 2016, 3x tegen mekaar vochten; met dit tornooi erbij staat het nu 2-2;  >> video : een heel intense, evenwichtige kamp, die Sara uiteindelijk besliste met koshi-guruma na 2′37″min GS. Helaas verliest Gaby ook de kamp voor brons: wederom een nederlaag tegen Alina Lengweiler (°96; Sui; 70° WRL), en dat roept inderdaad déjà-vu gevoelens op: Gaby verloor immers ook van de Zwitserse in juni tijdens de WCup Madrid. hun 5de onderlinge duel hier : ‘3-2 für die Schweiz’ We nemen het mee (als ervaring) naar het WK denk ik dan maar, al zijn nederlagen tegen lager gerankte judoka’s van die orde nooit prettig ! 

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I’m going to start posting some of my favorite images and features in other magazines. I won’t post criticism because everything is subjective and these are the things I subjectivity enjoy most in each issue. I will be starting with Free Skate Mag Issue 34.

The cover features a skater I haven’t seen in a while: Diego ‘The Butcher’ Bucchieri. The photo even has the Free Skate Mag logo almost naturally occurring, though they opted to leave it as a speed sign and place their logo elsewhere. The contents photo was pretty amazing too. I guess Helsinki has moss covered cradles naturally occurring in the forest. And, back to back, on the credits page is a heavy trick that seems super scary to try. Simon Isaksson tosses a no-comply to sugarcane across the steep bank gap in Barcelonetta.

Flip the page and things get real. There have been a lot of sexual misconduct accusations in skateboarding of certain skaters being slimeballs. And we all know many slimeball skaters. While we may not know what is going on behind closed doors, we are starting to find out and need to start holding each other accountable. This piece focuses on ending rape culture, which should be a priority. With more skateboarders emerging on the scene that are not CIS males, we need to foster an safe and open environment.

I then want to skip to the Eetu Toropainen interview. This is kid was just 17 while shooting this interview and this photos are gnarly. The opening 50-50 on a thigh high flatbar to 8-9’ gap over some dirt seems impossible. Most of his photos in the interview seem hectic. He rides for Element and I’m going to look up his footage after this. I really like the next feature with a trick from various European cities. Then there is an interview with Tiago Lemos & Marina Gabriela discussing their start in Jaguariuna, Brazil and how Tiago helped Marina get her start. Marina’s kickflip in that interview is burly. My favorite feature in the issue is titled ‘Being Old; Wearing HUF’ by Jose Vadi. It is an honest take on Keith Hufnagel and the HUF brand from your average skateboarder. We always get the take from close friends but sometimes that doesn’t resonate for skaters outside of the industry. This piece was well written and enjoyable. Next came the piece I was looking forward to: the Flo Mirtain interview. The photos were all shot by Fabien Ponsero, so obviously super sick. That casper stall opening photo is amazing...a trick I only would have expected because I saw his new part. There is great insight into the life of an aging professional skater. He’s still young to me, but I understand the thoughts starting to creep in after 30.

There is much more content too. The Stevie Culhane interview and the Polish skaters article are solid. I was only able to upload 10 photos but you are better off tracking down the magazine and looking for yourself. Theories of Atlantis has it in the US.

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Margaret Qualley in “Give ‘Em the Boot” shot by Robbie Fimmano for the July 2017 issue of Glamour Magazine

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Gymnastics History Mythbusting: East Bloc Gymnasts Don't Wear Grips... Except When They Do

On my trip through watching 1980s gymnastics on youtube in as much a chronological order as I could I spent a good day watching the 1981 European Championships.

Why you might ask if you know anything about 1980s competitions on youtube would I do that. Most video from that era is heavily edited down, 2 hour AAs in 30 minutes or an hour if you are lucky. Event finals are often edited down to just the winners. Not to mention that a lot of it is of terrible quality. But the 1981 European Championships are unique on youtube and actually kind of amazing.

Almost eight hours of uncut high quality film footage with no commentaries. You can see fine details and hear the general sound of the meet between floor music (to include the fact that every vault landing sounds like it's a crack of a falling tree it's a wonder any gymnast survived the 1980s).

But in particular I found myself watching the uneven bars event finals with with particular attention because I was watching a bars final with 2 Soviets, 2 Bulgarians, 2 Hungarians, a Romanian and an East German and the camera lingers on their hands as they are preparing the bars and chalking up. And they've all (or nearly all I didn't track every gymnast) got grips on.

Including the Romanian.

That ran counter to the received wisdom I had as a gym fan and from watching 1990s gymnastics that east bloc gymnasts didn't wear grips. I had remembered a comment given to NBC in the mid 2000s by a Ukrainian coach that they couldn't afford to train their younger gymnasts with grips and when given the choice the senior gymnasts often chose to continue not to use grips because they were simply not used to them.

So I started to track when and where I saw gymnasts from those countries I thought of as "no grips" countries wearing grips. I suspected that it was a financial consequence from the collapse of the communist system that carried through to eastern Europe as those countries' gymnastics programs were lacking in funds. My observations of the 1980s suggest this to be the case.

Romanian gymnasts are rarely seen with grips on and that film from 1981 is essentially the last time I saw it.

There were occasional 1980s Chinese bars workers wearing grips.

Soviet gymnasts were all wearing grips until 1987-88 and then it was the youngest gymnasts who weren't wearing them. Shushunova was a grip using bars worker.

To the extent I saw North Korean bars workers in the 1980s they wore grips, but I saw them so rarely I don't think I could say they did so categorically.

The East Germans used grips right through the end of the East German state. Which brings me to my second grips history mythbusting. I have seen it be said that round off bars mounts aren't possible to do with grips on and I took that as true. Until I watched Michelle Goodwin of the United States do a round off arabian bars mount with grips on at the 1982 World Cup and Gabriela Fahnrich do a round off back straddle over the low bar at the 1985 European Championships. I mentioned this discovery to a former MAG friend of mine who seemed surprised I'd been told that it wasn't possible because just as a goof he'd played around with round off arabians to the high bar and he described the sensation of doing so with grips on as not particularly strange or difficult. As far as I can see the two other East Germans who used a round off back tuck over the low bar mount, Martina Jentsch for whom it was named and Dorte Thummler both did so with grips on.

TLDR: In the very later stages of the collapse of communism many gymnasts were trained as juniors to work bars without grips and that persisted in those countries likely because of financial considerations. Grips were used by many Eastern Bloc gymnasts throughout the 1980s with only the very occasional examples of grips being worn by Romanian or Chinese gymnasts.

If you are curious about the 1981 European Championships footage: AA Sub 1, AA Sub 2, EF VT, EF UB, EF BB, EF FX

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Antony’s ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin breaks silence on domestic abuse claims – as Man Utd star returns to training | In Trend Today

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Past lives au!!! With Andreil!!!

- “Liar. I don’t believe you”

- “Now what? I don’t give a damn”

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This is gonna be kinda (?) long because Im on mobile and idk how to do read mores

Time to make my history and filipino teachers proud!

So basically Renee, Dan and Matt are native Filipinos (or indio, which used to be a deregatory term used by the Spanish to coin them as stupid but is now just used to describe native Filipinos)

Renee is a babaylan (a priest-doctor, usually a position taken up by females or ‘feminine’ men)

Dan is a Gabriela Silang (she is known for being the first female leader-general of an army here)

Matt is a magsasaka (a farmer)

The cousins, i.e. Aaron, Andrew and Nicky are insulares (insulares are Spanish born in the Philippines, second in ranking to the peninsulares who were born in Spain)

Allison and Kevin are peninsulares (ok I might have based it a lil, just a LIL bit off their background in canon) who own their own private haciendas (piece of land) which is why they were able to meet the rest of the crew!

And Neil!!! He is an escape peninsulares who joined Renee, Dan and Matt (along with many others) in their small barangay (barangays are the lowest classification of places here, starting from the 3 major islands, provinces, cities, towns and then barangays :)

(Neil’s father is already dead here but he wanted a quieter life, away from the city so he posed as a mangangalakal (trader/merchant) )

And from here on, it’ll be all fluff :)

Kapag sinipag ako, isusulat o iguguhit ko ulit ang itong hc 🥺 nakakatuwa ang au na ito (Hindi, talaga. Hindi ako madalas mag tagalog sa totoong buhay dahil napakapangit ang accent ko)

Have a lovely day, to whoever read this far!

Magandang araw para sa mga tao na binasa ng buong post ko! Mahal kita na sobra sobra!!!