A 2011 video of Andrew Lee Ward tricking, the freestyle mix of gymnastics, acrobatics and martial arts he helped grow in the UK via gatherings and Trick Soc.
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Andrew has a background in gymnastics and acrobatics, and in tricking, which combines both with martial arts and puts the emphasis on freestyle movement and flow. He helped to grow the UK tricking scene and co-founded Trick Soc at the University of Birmingham, which he writes about in the Trick Soc story.
Here is a video of Andrew throwing himself about in 2011:
Andrew's hip replacement posts bring emails from athletes facing the same operation. Here are the questions they ask most, and how he approached each one himself.
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Three months after a total hip replacement at 35, Andrew answers 32 questions on lifting, pain, a groin strain, mindset, diet and what he would do differently.
