Discus Discourse

To achieve maximum distance in the Discus the athlete will have to balance three components - speed, technique and strength.

The Historic Moment

We put the tele on, just as her Majesty laid her hands on a giant diamond, which sent it into an infinite rotation.‘ This is history in the making’ said Stuart. The spinning diamond blinked from the screen. Next shot - the fireworks went off.

Practical Harmony Master.

Gertrud Grunow taught in Bauhas a Practical Harmony course, which was later renamed by Itten into a Practical Harmonizing Course. Her thesis was, ’The highest law, upon which every system is built, is called balance. The ear plays a central role in perception, as it is connected with the organ of balance’. The main element of her sessions included a circle on the floor divided into twelve points. The individual positions of the circle corresponded with the chromatic sequence of notes from C to B and were associated with certain body postures and colours. Participants were asked to imagine a sphere in a specific colour and – as they entered it physically relate to a tone that was played on the piano.

The Discobolus of Myron (as seen in British Museum).

This sculpture is meant to be seen from one point of view: it is 2D, rather than 3D, just like a painting really. The statue is representing movement but it is static. Movement just before it happens. Potential energy just before the kinetic energy is realized into the discus.