Danny Rodrigues SR DOHA 2008 - 2 Victorians + final fall

[saltfan2]

That fall was scary!

[skirts365]

Isn't "steel cross" where arms are straight out in front with wrists closer together than in a weight lifting "front raise?" & all strength is specific. He'd beat an arm wrestler his size on ring strength, the AW would pin his arm unless he was low ranked AW. Bell High Hurst Texas had student Mike Smith lots of tan not on gym team he seemed to be able to hold a cross longer than anyone could stay awake to watch him doing it not as exaggerated as it sounds all footballers stood aside for him.

[yurishan1994]

is this the hardest move to do in gymnastics ?

[Fizniperal]

@yurishan1994

Yes, only 2 others athletes ever displayed it in a meeting: Ali Al Asi at Glasgow 2009 and Stanford's Peter Derman at Cal in 2005. Neither were as good as rodrigues one.

[yurishan1994]

@Fizniperal thanks for an answer 

[yurishan1994]

@Fizniperal yah i saw both of them do the victorian but no were near as good as this guy

[stfuBUDDY]

to do this you have to be really short and have great triceps and upper back. and little genital helps, less lower weight the better

[Od3ri]

Now that I think about it, how is that move even possible!? O_o

[lawler123]

alot of the victorian is ab strength

[Fizniperal]

no, if you have the abs to do a front lever that's enough.

It's mainly triceps and upper back.

[benmahesh]

@lawler123 he seems like the only guy who really does victorians

[mailmepizza]

I'm a newbie - which part is the victorian? Answer much appreciated.

[Fizniperal]

0:15 and 0:29

[mailmepizza]

ah so it's the opposite of a maltese. Thank you sir.

[supergooseberry]

coolest fall ever

[bsckflipp2008]

thank you

[bsckflipp2008]

what exercices can you do to learn the victorian? im not at that level yet but im just wondering

[Fizniperal]

1) raise your body on p-bars like a victorian

2) lots of spotting negatives

[wazzy198]

Yeah. You need to learn pretty much everything before the victorian. The victorian is generally last.

[lawler123]

@wazzy198 my friend can't do a handstand on rings but he can maltese

[Fizniperal]

@lawler123

quite absurd to believe

[jmeteora63]

fall or not...he did the highest level move possible in the still rings

[gymnastsince95]

ive actually sliped the same way before. it wasnt his fault, its the equipment. The left ring didnt have enough chalk on it, and for his bail he loosens his grip inorder to shift his wrists. i sliped off the same way at my level 8 regionals warmup routine. im surprised he didnt do something to his elbow the way he landed. i happend to land on my back the same way but my dismount was slow enough for me to pull both my arms in to avoid injury.

[TheCollegeboi18]

For him to have fell the way he did, his score wasn't so bad.

[247gymnastics08]

thats what one of the jappanese gymnast did at the 08 lympics i think it was tomita or Uchimora

[Fizniperal]

Hiroyuki Tomita fell in the team finals. According to him, his ring grip broke when he was swinging.

[TheCollegeboi18]

Not even gonna lie. That was a pretty bad screw up. He's lucky he landed the way he did.

[mattfreerunner]

Absoluteluy incredible, truly phenomenal

[Bezzo123]

how come his hands are blue at 2.40?

[tylerthepoo]

I think its because he puts his grips on too tight and theres no blood to his hands now.

[Bezzo123]

ahh k was thinkin it was somethin like that...hes friggen good still :D

[247gymnastics08]

there not blue

[rambo5551]

holy cow that is one strong man.

[marvincoleman12]

it just looked like his left hand slipped

[squooge]

Ippon!

[ChaosSeraph88]

best thing ive ever heard in my life...poop.

[cheer4jess]

He released too early from the rings, so he couldn't get high enough.

[oswaldyouknow]

thats insane hes so lucky he feel on him back

these guys should get mad props for how strong they are

[dsze4446]

This guy is strong.. Mad props! I would have given him extra points for not dying from that fall :P

[KittilUrsin]

Fuck everything! that guy is cooooooooooool!

[ApolytonGP]

not a one second hold (certainlt not on the second one). I would not credit.

[bamf28]

lets see you do it. then you can not give him credit. show some respect

[professorgentzel]

Victorian press to Inverted cross. The guy is a beast....and his strength combinations went on forever. And, it's the first time I've seen someone peel off on rings dismount. Crazy strong though.

[carlosdplatasse]

couz1 t un champion du monde!!

[1stonebeach1]

tut mir voll leid das zu sehn...wäre neues höchster ausgang weltweit gewesen7,5!!!!

[cooldude2233]

that is the best

[SCHneiDen777]

good god. good thing he fell on his back like he did, and not worse. we was doing so well. those victorian's were absolute! hope he recovers, not too many french force gymnasts on the rings, or any for that matter. (that i know of)