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「跳繩」一種大家不會陌生的運動，相信大家都在兒時都接觸過。一提起跳繩大家便會想起跳交叉繩、跳大繩。但是原來跳繩還可以是一種競技比賽，一種表演藝術。世界跳得最快的人可以一秒鐘跳超過 6 下，有人把Break Dance加入跳繩中，亦有人把體操的動作和跳繩合而為一。用腳可以跳繩，用手可以跳繩，什至用臀部亦可以跳繩，只要你想得到，跳繩的世界完來是無不可能的。 《繩武者》一開始由一班 22-24 歲的大男孩所組成，同是中文大學體育系的學生，打破了跳繩是是小孩子及女孩子參與這傳統的觀念。他們認為跳繩不但有益身體，而且跳繩的花式層出不窮，娛樂性十足。即將大學畢業，為人師表的他們，都會繼續致力於跳繩的工作中，決要將跳繩推廣至全香港。 到了 2005 年的 8 月，繩武者由初時的 5 個人發展到 24 人，而當時的大男孩亦大學畢業了，投入社會工作。現在的繩武者的年齡由 12 歲至 25 歲，由中學生，大學生，老師所組成，這跨越年齡界限的組合，令表演的花式有更多的變化。 到了 2006 年 8 月，繩武者的隊員更入選香港跳繩代表隊，在加拿大世界跳繩比賽有優異成績，更在單人繩 4 人同步這項目中，勇奪世界第一。 今天，繩武者之隊員將會更集中，期望著來年，繩武者能夠將香港的跳繩運動，推至另一個新紀元，目標成為全世界第一的跳繩隊。 Everyone remembers skipping from their childhood. You may have tried 'crossed skipping' or 'group skipping' yourself, but how many of you have thought of it as a competition event? Or even a performance art? The world’s fastest performer can skip over six times in one second! Some people combine skipping with break-dancing and others with gymnastics. You can skip with your legs, your hands and even your hips!! Whatever you can think of is possible in the world of skipping. MARTIAL SKIPPERS is a group of twenty-something boys from the Sports Science and Physical Education Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They challenge the idea that skipping is just a game played by children and girls. Their aim is to show that skipping is not only a healthy activity but a great form of entertainment. When they graduate and become teachers, they aim to keep right on skipping and to promote this fun sport throughout Hong Kong.
Special thanks to
Paul McHarry from England for re-translating!
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