Jump Rope Videos

Here is another cool performance from Tokyo University in Japan. This is Double Dutch team Chaba.

This is Japanese Double Dutch team Noroshi’s performance at Tokyo University in Japan. This is what is known as a Fusion routine. Once again, this is an expertly crafted routine. Everything is in constant motion and everyone gets involved. These routines are just plain fun to watch. Sometimes it takes watching routines like this several times to catch all of the intricacies. I challenge you to just focus on just one jumper and follow only that jumper for the entire routine. It’s extremely difficult to do. Make sure you don’t just focus on the jumpers, watch the turners too. There is some great turner involvement going on in this routine. In particular pay attention to what the turners do on the final speed step. That’s some pretty cool stuff.

This is a Japanese Double Dutch team performing at Tokyo University in 2006. It is an amazing performance. Their routine is very tight. All of their movements are perfectly synchronized to the music. They move very fluidly and jump with attitude and confidence. This is how you do Double Dutch.

This is a pretty sweet jump rope demonstration at the Ritsumeikan University entrance ceremony in 2006. Ritsumeikan University is located in Kyoto, Japan. Once again, the Japanese Double Dutch teams demonstrate a very high level of excellence in their performance and production values. It’s very difficult to perform synchronized choreographed double dutch routines. It’s hard enough to do a single choreographed double dutch routine, but to have 3 sets of ropes and keep them perfectly synchronized is extremely difficult.

Here’s another great jump rope team show by the kids from Hong Kong.

Jump Rope continues to get even more publicity around the world. DDF recently appeared on the New Paul O’Grady Show in the UK. When Paul is introducing the segment he says that “rope jumping is the world’s biggest craze at the moment.” I think he’s on to something. The momentum for Jump Rope to break through into the mainstream is building, and I think teams like DDF are leading the push into this brave new world. The coming years are going to be a very interesting time for our sport.

Here is another great example of what I was talking about in my last post. DDF is a team that really understands what it means to perform. They put on a great show from beginning to end. I love watching them jump.

This is a nice video of a team show performance by some kids from China. In a short amount of time they cover nearly every style of jumping rope. The start with a choreographed group single rope routine, then a do 2 person Chinese Wheel routine followed by some single rope freestyle. After that they do some traveler (2 people, only 1 person holding the rope). They also throw in some double dutch, some partner jumping, and even some long ropes before it is all over with.

The Japanese are raising the bar on production values for Jump Rope performances. At this performance they even have a laser light show to accompany their Double Dutch choreography. Top that!

In the sport of Jump Rope, we have several categories or styles of jumping. The two most common styles that most people are readily familiar with are Single Rope and Double Dutch. Other styles are well known within the sport, but are not commonly known to the general public. These include Chinese Wheel (2 people, 2 ropes, trading handles), Partner jumping (2 people, 1 rope), and Long Ropes (ropes greater than 20 feet in length). I often think that some of these styles end up taking a backseat to Single Rope and Double Dutch. Therefore it is great to see the occasional innovation in one of these styles. This group of jumpers from Taiwan does just that. They have a cool performance filled with several of these sometimes forgotten styles of jumping. Have you ever seen long rope tricks performed so fast?