matwork
Interlaced material craft
Matwork refers to exercises performed on a mat, especially in Pilates, yoga, or gymnastics: The class focuses on matwork rather than equipment.
The term also applies to woven mat material used in crafts or construction, or the decorative borders in picture framing where textured material surrounds the image.
Crossing and recrossing alternately
- reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants
- rushesMoves very quickly
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- raffiaPalm-derived weaving fiber
plaiting · wicker · caning · rattan · seagrass · tatami · coiling · fiber
Apparatus-free gymnastics event
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- rollsSmall rounded breads
- handstandsInverted balance on palms
- cartwheelsSideways acrobatic rotations
somersaults · balance · padding · apparatus · routine · dismount · landing · springboard
Close-quarters combat technique
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- takedownsActs of bringing down
- holdsKeeps in possession
- submissionYielding to another's will
groundwork · escapes · reversals · clinch · sprawl · mount · guard · technique
Central essential portion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
stability · spine · abdominals · resistance · precision · flow · concentration · powerhouse
interlacing
Crossing and recrossing alternately
raffia · plaiting · wicker · caning · rattan · seagrass · tatami · coiling · fiber · handwoven
floor exercise
Apparatus-free gymnastics event
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- rollsSmall rounded breads
- handstandsInverted balance on palms
cartwheels · somersaults · balance · padding · apparatus · routine · dismount · landing · springboard · vault
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
submission · groundwork · escapes · reversals · clinch · sprawl · mount · guard · technique · combat
core
Central essential portion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
alignment · stability · spine · abdominals · resistance · precision · flow · concentration · powerhouse · lengthening