{"id":407,"date":"2014-10-26T22:10:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iltuomovimento.it\/?p=407"},"modified":"2014-10-26T22:13:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T21:13:55","slug":"the-evolution-of-movement-from-pilates-to-gyrotonic-expansion-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iltuomovimento.it\/en\/the-evolution-of-movement-from-pilates-to-gyrotonic-expansion-system\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT &#8211; from Pilates to GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT <\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">From <strong>Pilates<\/strong> to <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae <\/b>(what makes them different and what they have in common also compared with Yoga)<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Continua...\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iltuomovimento.it\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>PILATES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">It was invented last century in th period between the two wars by the athlet of German origin Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883-1967) and developed in the USA.\u00a0 It also includes <b>Pilates Matwork<\/b>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">It was invented in the 80s of last century by the dancer and athlet of Hungarian origin, Juliu Horvath, and developed in the USA.\u00a0 It includes <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae <\/b>and<b> GYROKINESIS\u00ae.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">At first Joseph Pilates called his method\u00a0 &#8220;Contrology&#8221; to highlight the importance of concentration and control of the mind over the body.\u00a0 Today the method takes its name from its founder Joseph Pilates.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The etymology\u00a0 of the name comes from the Greek \u2018gyros\u2019 (circular, circle, spiral) and the latin \u2018tonus\u2019 (sound, tone, tonic).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">Joseph Pilates never registered the method and equipment\u00a0 \u2018Pilates\u2019 as a trademark.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae <\/b>is a registered trademark by its founder<b> <\/b>Juliu Horvath in the USA, that protects the method and the equipments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Pilates<\/strong> is a methodology that uses specific equipment created by its founder: Cadillac, Reformer, Chair e Barrel.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\"><b>GYROTONIC\u00ae <\/b>is a methodology that uses specific equipments: Pulley Tower, Jumping Stretching Board, Gyrotoner, Archway, Leg Extension, Propeller.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The equipment used in Pilates helps to support bodyweight and to do bidimensional movements, which are movements in 2 spatial dimensions. The method is therefore based on two-dimensional movements.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae <\/b>equipments help to bear bodyweight and to carry out three-dimensional, circular and spiral movements.\u00a0 The <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae <\/b>is therefore based on three-dimensional movements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The method focuses on muscular control of movement in a clearly defined space.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">It is a method that focuses on muscular decontraction, and uses muscle control of movement in a much wider range of motion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Pilates<\/strong> is a methodology that uses specific equipments.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae <\/b>is a methodology that uses specific equipments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The <b>Pilates Matwork<\/b>, however, based on free body movement.\u00a0 Although\u00a0 it is a part of the same discipline and based on the same principles as Pilates, it does not use equipment except for small items and accessories.\u00a0 It is in general the most common technique used in gyms and in order to distinguish this particular method it is advisable to give the full title \u2018Pilates Matwork\u2019.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">The <b>GYROKINESIS\u00ae\u00a0<\/b>is a methodology that is performed in free movement, generally in group classes and without the use of equipments or small tools.\u00a0 As <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae<\/b> it belongs to the <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae, <\/b>and therefore is based on the same principles, but in a way that is even more fluid and without interruptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">Although <strong>Pilates<\/strong> and Pilates Matwork are based on coordination of movement with breathing, on concentration and control as in Yoga, this method does not have a meditative aspect.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">Although GYROTONIC\u00ae and <b>GYROKINESIS\u00ae <\/b>are based on coordination of movement with breathing, on concentration and control as in Yoga, these methods also have a meditative aspect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">As Joseph H. Pilates did not register his brand and therefore patent his method and equipments, after his death in 1967 in the USA\u00a0 a free market of instructors and of other equipment such as \u2018Gravity\u2019, \u2018Spring Board\u2019, or \u2018Jump Board\u2019 sprang up.\u00a0 This has continued up to the present and sometimes links other principles of other disciplines to the name\u00a0 <strong>Pilates<\/strong>.\u00a0 However, in Italy and other parts of the world there are some professional schools set up by original students or their descendents of the Master himself.\u00a0 They have tried to maintain as far as possible his teachings and have created a professional study program with final certification.\u00a0 To name but a few amongst the most well known, there is True Pilates, run by Romana Kryzanowska, the world heiress of the Pilates method for approximately 60 years, Power Pilates, Polestar Pilates, and Cova Tech Pilates.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">There is only one official Headquarters authorized to guarantee final certification of\u00a0 <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae\u00a0<\/b>and <b>GYROKINESIS\u00ae <\/b>trainer.\u00a0 This is the Gyrotonic Sales Corp. chaired by its founder Juliu Horvath.\u00a0 The Maestro in person, has officially delegated and authorized about 200 Master Trainers throughout the world to hold professional training courses with final certification.\u00a0 To keep the certification valid and at the level stated, each trainer must do an update course every year or two years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both <strong>Pilates<\/strong> and <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae <\/b>have their roots from the brilliance of the two founders, Joseph Pilates and Juliu Horvath, two Europeans that were born between two centuries and\u00a0 have seen their creativity and work acknowledged in USA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two Masters had the same intuition to create something important that could be useful to Humanity.\u00a0 Neither of them came from a scientific background or had been a doctor or physiotherapist but both came from the world of athletics or dance.\u00a0 However, they both had a sound knowledge of the body, great intuition and knowledge of biomechanics.\u00a0 They tried out each movement first of all on themselves after having suffered some physical trauma.\u00a0 Given the great sensitivity and brilliance of these two men, both methods try also to help people in rehabilitation after accidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both <strong>Pilates<\/strong> and <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae <\/b>are holistic body disciplines that improve psycho-physical well being and focus on coordination of movement to breathing, on concentration and control as in yoga.\u00a0 However differently to yoga, the positions are not held for a long time, but are more dynamic, fluid and using equipment that helps to support body weight.\u00a0 For this reason, even people who normally do yoga can benefit from these disciplines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two systems run along parallel routes and can be easily integrated to offer a more complete preparation.\u00a0 Colleagues all over the world who are highly qualified in Pilates also have training in\u00a0 <b>GYROTONIC\u00ae\u00a0<\/b>and <b>GYROKINESIS\u00ae<\/b> in order to insert this method in their studios.\u00a0 Although, for obvious historical reasons, the <b>GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae<\/b> is projected into creative planning and to the future, <strong>Pilates<\/strong> remains even today an avant-garde method of physical education despite the absence of its founder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT From Pilates to GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM\u00ae (what makes them different and what they have in common also compared with Yoga) &nbsp; 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