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the horizontal struggle - scroll your life away

 To be roped in, to know the ropes
(to be experienced, be an old hand, be knowledgeable,
know ones way around, know the score,
know whats what – see we knew what we were doing all along),
Can we have a literary rope, a rope for old….,
can we have a ‘show you the ropes’,
can we ‘rope you in’, a language rope,
phone book rope, an ex-directory rope,
the empire strikes rope, soap on a rope, pope on a rope.
Ahem just speaking outloud.
A weegie rope. Feeling ropey.
The Royal Ropery………………aye diary is a must I reckon.
Linking, tying, accumulating, entwining, dragging, fraying,
pulling, pushing, holding, securing, hanging, lynching,
binding, fastening, mooring......

notes by Nick - cabin exchange - 17/02/06

go to: www.ropeworks.biz

 Tug of War has many brilliant teams but no individual stars.

ASSEMBLING A TEAM
In assembling people to form a team, it should be borne in mind that Tug of War is an exceedingly strenuous sport and training for it can be very
physically demanding. The people recruited must therefore be definitely keen, hardworking and cheerful characters - and above all, willing volunteers. Persuasive methods will inevitably be used to recruit
potential pullers, but it must not look as if they are being pressed
into service. Anyone of surly disposition given to frequent grousing is much better left out as they will have a very bad effect on the others.
Tug of War is a sport that can accommodate pullers of all shapes and sizes,
as long as they have plenty of grit and are prepared to put up with
any amount of hard work.

go to: www.tugofwar.co.uk

download:
advice on training a new tug of war team.pdf 24KB
tug of war rules. pdf 312KB

 TECHNIQUE: PICK UP THE ROPE (rope on the right side)
Pick up the rope (Hint: slip your right toe under the rope, and at the judge’s
command, lift the rope with your foot and take it with your hands)
and stand upright, well balanced on both feet, rope positioned between your
body and the upper part of your arm. The rope should be in a straight line
and fairly taut from front to rear, but a team should not stiffen themselves in any way.
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A rope (IPA: [rōp]) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has been and still is of paramount importance in fields as diverse as construction, seafaring, exploration, sports and communications. Pulleys are used to redirect the pulling force to another direction, and may be used to create mechanical advantage, allowing multiple strands of rope to share a load and multiply the force applied to the end.CompetitionJump rope is also practised on a competitive level. It is also called rope skipping. Competitions can be individual or
team-based. A typical competition consists of (one or more) freestyle events, and a number of speed events. During a freestyle, the skipper (the person jumping rope) or skippers has a set time limit to display a combination of tricks, accompanied by music. During the speed events, the skipper or skippers must complete as many successful jumps in a given time. A good example of a jump rope competition is World Championships, held every two years. In July 2005 it is going to be held in Australia. In 2006 it will be held in Toronto, Canada. Jump Rope (Rope Skipping) is practiced on a competitive
level world-wide.Athletes compete in individual and team events. In freestyle routines, the jumper(s) have a set time limit to demonstrate a combination of skills choreographed to music. During the speed events, athletes must complete as many successful jumps in a particular amount of time. For example, the world record for 30 second speed is 188. In July 2004, Brisbane, Australia played host to the World Jump Rope Championships. Belgium, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, and the United States of America all medalled.
The 2006 World Jump Rope Championships is to be held in Toronto, Canada in mid-July.

The rope trick

Ibn Batuta (1307-1377), tells a story about Chinese jugglers who "produced a chain fifty cubits in length, and in my presence threw one end of it towards the sky, where it remained, as if fastened to something in the air."
The jugglers then had a dog, a hog, a panther, a lion, and a tiger run up the chain
and disappear in the air.
The jugglers then took down the chain and put it into a bag, leaving the crowd
wondering what happened to the animals.