Unconventional Athletes Issue 9
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BAR MONKEY AND THE<br />
GROWING THE CULT<br />
OF CALISTHENICS<br />
JAMIE GERAGHTY, THE FOUNDER OF IRELAND’S<br />
IMPRESSIVE CALISTHENICS GROUP, BAR MON-<br />
KEY, WANTS TO PASS ALONG HIS PASSION<br />
FOR THIS DYNAMIC SPORT. KNOWN FOR TIRE-<br />
LESSLY REACHING OUT TO NEW ATHLETES,<br />
HIS LATEST FORAY INTO HOSTING AN ANNUAL<br />
FESTIVAL BOOSTED THE MOMENTUM OF CAL-<br />
ISTHENICS AND FITNESS DISCIPLINES BEYOND<br />
THOSE FOUND IN A TRADITIONAL GYM.<br />
What inspired you to come up with an annual<br />
calisthenics event The Bar Monkey Festival?<br />
Where was it held?<br />
The idea for the Bar Monkey Festival came<br />
about over a year ago. I sat down with various<br />
people and explained what I had in mind. My<br />
passion for calisthenics came about by seeing<br />
what all these other athletes around the<br />
world were doing and the control they had<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 09 - Volume 1 | 2016 Page 22
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