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Ryan Doyle doing a Monkey Gainer^[1]

The monkey gainer or kong gainer is a free running move which involves a practitioner performing a monkey or kong vault and using the leverage from their arms to push themselves immediately into a gainer without their feet coming into contact with the ground.

History

The monkey gainer has now been landed outside onto grass by several people^[2], but some of the first successful attempts and developments are listed below

2007

• On April 15th 2007, a video showing Daniel Ilabaca doing a Monkey Gainer at the Pavilion in Liverpool was uploaded to Chris Ilabaca's YouTube account^[3]. The clip had the effect of a bomb in the Free Running community because not only was it a brand new move but it was also done off a fairly high drop into grass. The clip was originally uploaded as Monkey Gainer, but then changed to Kong Gainer due to people complaining about the name^[4]. It was also mentioned that Danny practised this move in his garden by doing it onto his back from a low height onto a crash mat^[5], then when he knew he was ready he took it to the Pavilion.

• Later in April Daniel also performed the kong gainer over the railing at Festival Pier, London^[6][7].

• Ryan Doyle did the move on soft park floor(play floor) in July 2007^[8]. It is noticeable that his head comes closer to the wall, but he makes the rotation faster. It also appeared later in his video Crazy Park Day^[9].

2008

• Ryan Spangler was the first person to do the kong gainer on flat, he did it on plyo in a gym^[10]. Not only was he the first one to do so but he also did the combo: kong gainer to frontflip.^[11]

2009

• On September 3, 2009, Bjarke Hellden uploaded a video of himself performing the kong gainer on a level, hard wooden floor, over a single wooden beam^[12]. This was the first time it had been seen on flat ground on anything harder than plyo.

• A clip was released on November 30, 2009 of Daniel Ilabaca performing a standing monkey gainer from the top of the Pavilion (a height of about 30 feet) onto a small pile of crashmats^[13]. This was both the highest recorded monkey gainer and the first attemp from standing^{[citation needed]}

2010

• Herttua released a 2009/10 winter sampler included a monkey gainer on flat straight into a roundoff double full on plyo.^[14] It also featured a kong gainer 360 attempt into a foam pit, and a kong double gainer attempt, although he didn't get over his head on the second flip.

Variations

• Double kong gainer - A double kong instead of a single kong. So far this move has only been landed onto soft surfaces in gyms.^[15][16]

• Monkey double gainer - The athlete stays tucked after the first flip in order to complete a second one before landing. So far, it has only been done into a foam pit.

• Monkey gainer 360 - The gainer includes a 360 spin or fulltwist, making it a gainer 360. First landed by Pasha onto sand in a video called Pasha & Stas Sands of Time^[17]. The twist was after the flip.^[15], but it is yet to be attempted outside.

• Frog Gainer - A kong gainer where you do a ground kong into the gainer where there is a drop. No ledge is needed. First done by Pasha at Red Bull Art of Motion 2010.

Notes

1. ↑ "Kong Gainer", Ryan Doyle. Youtube.
2. ↑ "YouTube - Monkey Gainer". Youtube.com
3. ↑ "Kong Gainer", Daniel Ilabaca. Youtube.
4. ↑ Chris Ilabaca, Youtube description: "I've decided to change the name for or the die hard fans of name calling, as we can see this is clearly a Kong Gainer... Not a monkey Gainer... Really sorry! While learning this move Daniel wasn't focused on the name? i will pass on the message tho.. He needs to focus on the name first and then the movement.. Thank you for your advice everyone!"
5. ↑ Chris Ilabaca, Youtube comments: "Daniel learnt the basis of this move in his garden on a mat.. He'd never done it in the gym."
6. ↑ "Another Day of Fun", Daniel Ilabaca. Youtube.
7. ↑ "YouTube - Daniel Ilabaca". Youtube.com
8. ↑ "Kong Gainer", Ryan Doyle. Youtube.
9. ↑ "YouTube - Ryan Doyle Crazy Park Day". Youtube.com
10. ↑ "Monkey Gainer/Kong Gainer", Ryan Spangler. Youtube.
11. ↑ "Summer: 1", Ryan Spangler. Youtube.
12. ↑ "YouTube - Monkey Gainer on plain ground". Youtube.com
13. ↑ "YouTube - OVRGRD MIXTAPE VOL 1". Youtube.com
14. ↑ "YouTube - Herttua - Brains on a vacation". Youtube.com
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "YouTube - Monkey Gainer 360". Youtube.com
16. ↑ "Training Sampler 2007" - Youtube.com
17. ↑ [1] - Pasha & Stas Sands of Time