#51 - John-Edouard Ehlinger on the Traveling Rings
Description
John-Edouard Ehlinger (@2be_2last) is a true legend. He's a pioneer in the sport of Traveling Rings and spends his days flying through the air in various ring constructions.
With a background in both engineering and freestyle movement such as parkour, he combines German precision and innovation with unlimited movement potential and acrobatic creativity.
In this episode, we sit down for a 1.5 hour conversation about all things Traveling Rings: history, DIY setups and public traveling rings installations, technique & tricking as well as community worldwide.
Listen in to an in-depth conversation about a very small yet very enticing topic for movement enthusiasts and lovers of outdoor gym culture.
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Timeline for the episode:
00:00 Intro
03:35 Presentation of the guest
06:00 John’s visit to Sweden in April 2024
08:30 John’s origin story: growing up in France, engineering degree, starting a family, finding parkour and eventually traveling rings
21:40 What are the Traveling Rings? History: from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1860 and up to today
27:45 John’s passion for traveling rings: locomotion, parkour and joy of movement
35:00 Engineering & physics: how is John’s engineering background relevant for his passion for the Traveling Rings?
43:00 Using physics, can we describe the bodily sensation of swinging in the rings? Why does it feel so good?
46:15 Different setups for the Traveling Rings: swinging in lanes & swinging in circles
51:00 Traveling ring technique & skill: what sort of tricks can we do?
57:00 Risk, Skill & Mastery
58:55 Building temporary rigs: setting up your own rings and building your own ring setup
1:09:00 John’s All-encompassing Excel spreadsheet: the geography & geometry of all the world’s Traveling Rings
1:11:30 Learn more & get involved with the Traveling Rings community around the world
1:15:15 John’s Prototype: The Circular Ring Set-Up with 12 rings
1:21:00 Get in touch with John: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook + Facebook Groups
1:24:00 Concluding remarks / things we didn’t speak enough about today
1:30:00 Outro
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Connect with John:
Link to international communities on the Traveling Rings:
https://www.facebook.com/share/HGh2r5iWAysR7rwC/?mibextid=K35XfP
Directory of world wide rig locations:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1sGwG7A7jsJx3dn4X_st_Rcb7mwePIkk&usp=sharing
History of traveling rings:
https://travelingrings.org/category/traveling-rings-history/
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