Alice Strick, the current world record holder in the Canadian-style one-foot high kick, is part of an athletic dynasty: her mother and cousin were also champions at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. While Strick’s feat in the clip above may seem effortless, I can assure you that it required near-superhuman athleticism. I know this because I just tried it here at Microkhan world headquarters; suffice to say that the years have not been kind to whatever hops I once had. Perhaps the four-man carry is more my speed these days.
Captured Shadow // Dec 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Do the rules require that style of jump? It seems like going off one foot, high jump style, would result in higher kicks. I guess then you would need mats to land on….
Brendan I. Koerner // Dec 19, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@Captured Shadow: Excellent question. The rules here state that a two-foot takeoff is mandatory.
Captured Shadow // Dec 20, 2012 at 11:49 am
The one hand reach you linked to should definitely be in any Festivus “feats of strength” demonstration.
Jordan // Dec 21, 2012 at 9:30 pm
To quote a friend who I showed this video to:
“This is my favorite WEIO event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfvpKiKgFGk
You know that was invented in winter.”
Gramsci // Dec 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Is it because a group of people spends a good part of the year trying to keep its ears warm that it has TWO ear strength events?
Gramsci // Dec 26, 2012 at 12:43 pm
@Jordan Sorry not to have watched your video first– that’s amazing to see in action. I had the sound down when I watched, but I’m assuming the soundtrack was “Stuck in the Middle With You?”