tumbling

Japanese: tumbling
tumbling

...An exercise method aimed at developing a healthy body, acquiring efficient and economical movements, and cultivating basic motor skills suitable for sports and work.
[Corporate History]
The English word gymnastics can be traced back to the Greek word gymnastikē. The word is derived from gymnos, meaning "nude," and has been used since the 5th century BCE, because the ancient Greeks had the habit of competing naked. Therefore, for the ancient Greeks, gymnastics meant "competing naked," but it came to mean more positively "the field of scientifically examining the effects of exercise in relation to sleep, nutrition, massage, etc., and systematizing exercise."

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tumbling" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…健康なからだの育成,むだのない経済的な動きの修得,スポーツや作業に適する基礎的な運動能力の養成を目的とする運動法。
【沿革】
 英語のジムナスティックスgymnasticsの語源はギリシア語のギュムナスティケgymnastikēにさかのぼる。古代ギリシア人が裸体で競技をする習慣のあったところから,〈裸体の〉を意味するギュムノスgymnosから派生したことばで,前5世紀ころから使われている。したがって,古代ギリシア人にとって体操とは〈裸体で競技をすること〉を意味したのであるが,さらに積極的に〈睡眠,栄養,マッサージなどと関連して運動効果を科学的に検討し,運動を体系づける分野〉を意味するようになった。…

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