A Sivado is “any other travel backward. in cross support to the other end (3/3)”. This means that the Sivado can be performed many ways, including without circles on pommels, with one hand on the pommel, with pommel circles, and even without pommel and saddle circles. The skill starts with a backward loop. When the circle is clockwise, the left hand is moving backward first and vice versa for counterclockwise circles. The gymnast starts by doing 2-3 loops, then moving backward until they approach the first pommel. The left hand steps up on the pommel, in rear support, then the right hand should be placed on the saddle (when the circle turns in front support). The same is should be repeated with the second pommel - the left-hand steps up on the pommel, in rear support, the right hand should be placed onto the leather (when the circle turns in front support). In rear support, the left hand should be placed on the leather too. The skill finishes by performing a front loop. There are several topics identical to Magyar’s, which the gymnast should follow:
The circle during the Sivado should be extended very well. It will give the gymnast enough height to not touch the horse and the handles;
Faster circles make it easier to raise the body than slower circles;
Prior to the pommel circle, the hands should be placed close enough to the pommel, so that it’s easier to step onto the handles;
The loops should be even, not skewed. When the placement of the hands is uneven, the second hand is far from the pommel. This makes it more difficult to approach the pommel and a perform circle on it;
When the gymnast is younger, it’s considerably easier to perform the Sivado without pommel circles.
The Magyar travel is named after the famous Hungarian gymnast Zoltan Magyar. He is a two-time Olympic champion and a three-time world champion on the pommel horse event. The Magyar travel is one of his original skills, another one of his named skills is the full spindle. There are two modifications, the skill can be done with pommel circles included, or the travel can be done by skipping the pommel circles. The skill starts with front loops. When the circle is clockwise the right hand is moving forward first, and vice versa for counterclockwise circles. The gymnast should do 2-3 loops, moving forward until they approach the first pommel. The right-hand steps up on the pommel, in rear support, then the left-hand reaches the pommel and the gymnast performs the entire pommel circle. In the rear support, the right-hand step down between the pommels, on the saddle. In rear support, the left-hand approaches the saddle and concludes the saddle circle. The second pommel circle is identical to the first one. The skill finishes with a step down to the leather where the gymnast should perform back loops. There are several topics which the gymnast should focus on:
The circle during the Magyar should be extended very well. It will give the gymnast enough height to not touch the horse and the handles;
Faster circles make it easier to raise the body than slower circles;
Prior to the pommel circle, the hands should be placed close enough to the pommel, so that it’s easier to step onto the handles;
The loops should be even, not skewed. When the placement of the hands is uneven, the second hand is far from the pommel. This makes it more difficult to approach the pommel and a perform circle on it;
When the gymnast is younger, it’s considerably easier to perform the Magyar without pommel circles.
When the gymnast gets more familiar with all the different types of horse circles, the next step should be to perform a Sivado on a pommelless horse. The gymnast should follow all the technical requirements concerning the correct execution of the circle. During the travel, the body should be in a frontal position with the hands in an even placement.
The Sivado could be performed with small foam blocks or some sort of false pommels. The gymnast should begin with small blocks, and then raise the block height until they are equivalent to the pommels. This drill serves the purpose of learning the Sivado without doing pommel circles.
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