Archaic and Classical Greek Sculpture: Kouros, Kore, and Polykleitos

Kouros and Kore: Archaic Period Sculpture

Kouros (c. 530 BC) and Kore (c. 510-500 BC) are prime examples of Archaic Greek sculpture. Characteristics:

  • Material: Parian marble
  • Technique: Carving
  • Form: Exempt (free-standing)
  • Type: Often found with traces of polychromy (painted)

Archaic Greece (8th-6th centuries BC) saw a transition from rural life to increased commercial importance, with the rise of a mercantile class and tyrannies. Olympia became a significant center for public opinion.

Art, magic, and religion

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Flexibility and Yoga: Enhance Mobility & Well-being

What is Flexibility?

Flexibility is the ability to move muscles and joints through their complete range of motion. It’s an innate ability that many people lose over time. Our increasingly restricted and sedentary lifestyles lead to muscle atrophy and a limited range of motion in our joints.

  • No movement would be possible without flexibility.
  • A flexible person can perform everyday tasks efficiently and without risk of injury.
  • Flexibility is important for sports and everyday life.

Components of Flexibility

  • Joint
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Rugby Union: Rules, Positions, and Gameplay

Rugby Union: Key Aspects of the Game

The Goals

The goals are formed by two 3.4m poles placed vertically, 5.6m apart, with a crossbar at 3m above the ground.

Players and Positions

Each team consists of 15 players, positioned as follows:

Forwards

  • First Line: Numbers 1 and 3 (Props), Number 2 (Hooker) – Strong and heavy
  • Second Line: Numbers 4 and 5 (Locks) – Strong and tall
  • Third Line: Numbers 6, 7 (Flankers), and 8 (Number 8) – Fast, involved in scrums and open play, requiring strength

Backs

  • Scrum Half: Number
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Sports Education: Techniques and Child Development

Form-Focused Techniques vs. Game-Focused Learning

Form-Focused Techniques (Imposed Solutions)

Focus on the Game Form (Trial and Error)

Focusing on Directed Games (Directed Search)

Analytical techniques for the formal game

Exclusive use of formal game

The game for particular situations

Game decomposed into technical elements

Game untied or broken

Game decomposed into functional units of increasing complexity

Ranking techniques

To meet global technical situations

The principles governing the learning game

Game

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Effective Training Techniques: Running and Swimming

Running Techniques

Carrera Technique: There are many techniques we can use to run most effectively. Start with light cardio to increase your resting pulse. Here are some exercises:

  • Skipping: Start on your knees, bringing your knees to your chest, for no more than 10 meters.
  • Heel-to-butt kicks: Bring the heels of your feet to your glutes, first statically, then while running.

Cone Drills: Perform a short zig-zag drill with cones, ending with a small sprint to a cone located five meters ahead. Return

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Key Fitness Principles for Optimal Performance

Methodological Principles of Fitness

1. Principle of Physical Conditioning Stimulation (Overload):

A. Gradual Growth of Effort (Extended Over-Restoration Principle):

Charges increase performance progression. If we keep the loads, they lose their training effect. On the contrary, proper progression of loads provokes a training effect. This means that the training load must be constantly revised after certain periods of time and consequently increased. Regarding the application of the principle, it can

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