PE-1 Types of Stunts

• Individual Stunts

• Dual Stunts

• Group Stunts

• Combative Stunts

What is a Stunt?

Stunts are activities in the forms of play that test one’s self on flexibility, agility, balance, coordination,
strength and endurance. Stunts can also be activities that serve as conditioning exercises and can also be
introductions to some gymnastic skills and tumbling skills.

Types of Stunts

• Individual Stunts- these are stunts performed by only one person.

• Dual Stunts- these are stunts performed by two.

• Group Stunts- these are stunts performed by three or more persons.

• Combative Stunts-stunts where two performers or more fight each other showing strength, balance,
agility and endurance.

Individual Stunts

1. Turk Stand- In cross sitting position; arms in front of the body clasping the elbow, stand without
breaking the hand clasp and the leg cross. Do this several times.

2. Rocking Chair- In tuck sitting position, roll on back until the buttocks are up. Return to tuck sitting
position. Do this several times.

3. Prone Rocking- Grasp the ankles in rear with the hands, arch back, head up. Rock forward and
backward.

4. Ankle Hold Walk- Hold the ankle with hands, legs relatively straight. Walk forward.

5. Coffee Grinder- Form a side arm support, walk on feet to go around a circle. Do this right and left.

6. Egg Roll or Tuck Roll Sideward- From a tuck lying position, roll sideward without breaking the tuck
position.

7. Log Roll- From a supine lying position, hands clasped overhead, roll sideward right or left with the
body, arms and legs relatively straight.

8. Human Ball- From a frog sitting position, hold the feet so that the arms are between the knees. In
tuck position, roll on the right side continue on the back to the left side and come up to your original
position.
9. Jump to Full Turn (Jumping Jack)- From a half-knee bend, jump in air then at the same time turn in air
as the body is suspended. End facing the same direction.

10. Dog Walk- In a four-base support, buttocks up, walk alternately right, left with the hands and feet.

11. Lame Dog Walk- Place hands in front on the floor, buttocks up and one leg extended in air. Move
both hands forward, then hop supporting foot close to the hands. Repeat the movement several times.

12. Frog Kick- From a squat position, hands on the floor in front of the knees, push with the feet so that
the buttocks are lifted in rear. The weight of the body should be on the hands.

13. Frog Jump- From a squat position, hands on the floor, jump forward as far as you can; end in the
squat position.

14. Inch Worm- From a front arm support, walk on feet toward the hands with the knee straight – 8 cts.
Then walk with the hands forward – 8 cts. to front arm support.

15. Crab Walk- From a bridge stand position, walk on hands and feet alternately towards the head. •

1. Wring the Dish Cloth.

Partners 1 should stand
face to face and join
hands. (2)
Partners raise one pair of
arms (number 1 raise left
hand and number 2
raises right
hand or vice versa), and
lower the pair of arms.(3)
Partners turn under
raised arms
and end to a back-to-
back position. (4)
Partners shift the arms
raising the other pair
of arms. They turn under
the newly raised arms to
come face- to- face
again. (5)
Repeat the whole turn a
number of times.
The following are the examples of couple /dual stunts.

1. Wring the Dish Cloth. Partners 1 should stand face to face and join hands. (2) Partners raise one pair
of arms (number 1 raise left hand and number 2 raises right hand or vice versa), and lower the pair of
arms.(3) Partners turn under raised arms and end to a back-to-back position. (4) Partners shift the arms
raising the other pair of arms. They turn under the newly raised arms to come face- to- face again. (5)
Repeat the whole turn a number of times.

2. Twister / Greetings. Partners stand face to face and shake hands right to the right. They hold this
hand grasp throughout the stunt. No. 1 lifts leg, swings it over joined hands to finish with back to No. 2.
No. 2 lifts right leg, swings it over joined hands to come back-to-back with No. 1. No.1 lifts right leg,
turns to right, swing leg over No. 2’s body to finish facing No. 2. No. 2 lifts leg, swings it to left over 1’s
head to finish facing No.1 as in starting position. Continue twister several times.

Chinese Get-up. Partners

3.

stand back-to-back. No. 1

reaches back and locks
elbows
with 2. Each braces back
against each other’s
back. With small steps,
they walk a
little away from the
partner and sink to floor.
They finish sitting back-
to-back, legs
3. Chinese Get-up. Partners stand back-to-back. No. 1 reaches back and locks elbows with 2. Each braces
back against each other’s back. With small steps, they walk a little away from the partner and sink to
floor. They finish sitting back-to-back, legs outstretched on the floor. To rise, partners should keep the
arms locked, bend the knees, and bring the feet close to the body. Each brace feet against the floor back
and against partner’s back, extend legs and come to a standing position. Partners continue sitting and
rising several times.

4. Double Walk. Base and top stand face-to-face. To stands diagonally across base’s insteps. Base and
top grasp each other’s upper arms; base walks forward. Top shifts weight as base walks so that base can
get his foot off the floor.
5. Churn the Butter. Base and top stand back-to-back, reach back and lock elbows. Base bends forward
from the hips. As base bends forward, top gives a slight spring from the mat; leans back on the base, and
lift legs up at the right angles to the body. Base straightens up. Top drops feet to the mat to return to
standing position. Top then becomes the base and the action continues as above. Partners repeat
several times, alternating as base and top.

6.
Wheelbarrow. The top, the lighter partner, is the wheelbarrow; the base is the lifter. Top, places
hands on the floor, shoulders a distance apart, knees straight and weight on hands and feet. Base takes

position between top’s knees and lifts his legs off the floor as though lifting the handles of a
wheelbarrow. Top, in semi-inverted position, walks forward on hands keeping the back straight. Base
holds top’s legs and moves forward as though pushing a wheelbarrow. To finish, base releases top’s
legs one at a time.

7. See-Saw. Form a hook sitting position, feet together, holding each other’s hands. One partner goes
to lying hook’s position while the other partner stands to bend forward. Repeat with the other partner
standing.

8.

Jump Over. One partner stands with hands on knees, trunk bend forward. The other partner jumps over
the back of No. 1.
9. Back-Layout. The base performer lies on his back with arms
outstretched, palms up for support. His legs are raised and his
feet position as if pushing up the ceiling. He bends his knees and
his partner lies back, resting his back on support soles. Thus the
top performer is balanced in laying position with arms out to the
sides for balanced and body in a slight curve. A spotter should
aid in positioning the top performer.

10. Double Bear. Bottom man is in four-base

position. Top man assumes the same position directly
above with hands on shoulders and knees on the hips of
the man. Touch up the final position by holding the
heads up and back straight.

11. Table. Bottom performer assumes a crab position.

Top performer straddles base facing to the rear, and
positions his hands on base shoulders, fingers pointing
toward the feet. His feet now are place on the base’s
knees forming one crab position on top of another. As
the final touch, the heads are positioned so that the eyes
are looked up toward the ceiling or sky and the sits lifted
so that backs are straight.

12. Hop-Shoulder Stand. The base performer is in four-base

position. With his hands positioned outward so that his back is level.
Top performer faces to the sides and step up, first with one foot on
supports hips, following with the other on his shoulders. A spotter
should stand on the opposite side and aid in mounting.

The following are the examples of group stunts.

1. Merry - Go – Round- Those who are "even" must sit and

players who are "odd" must stand. Students sitting have
their feet toward the middle, while grasping the wrists of people standing. On a signal, players standing
lift the others and move around the circle. Change positions.

2. Skin the Snake- Each person puts their right hand through their legs. They then put reach their left
hand forward to grab hold of the hand that appears through the legs in front of them.

3. Walking Chair

a. Line one behind the other. Hold the waist of the person
in front.

b. On signal “READY” all participants go to half-knee bend.

c. On command “GO” walk on right, left, right, etc.

Note: The body should be erect and the heads

properly aligned.

The following are the examples of combative stunts.

1. Indian Hand Wrestle

2. Tug of War

3. Rooster Fight

4. Torso Tag