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Giant:
A swing in which the body is fully extended and moving through a 360 degree rotation around the bar.

Grips:
Leather handguards gymnasts wear to reduce friction during bar routines. Also known as hand guards.
Example: Picture of a gymnast's hand grips.

Gymnastics:
A sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, agility and coordination. It evolved from exercices used by the Ancient Greeks, including skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and circus performance skills.