description Korean Plank Overview
The Korean Plank is a teeterboard-style acrobatic apparatus consisting of a long flexible board anchored at one end, used in Korean and Chinese acrobatic traditions to launch performers into the air. Unlike Western seesaw-style teeterboards that use two performers on opposite ends, the Korean plank typically involves one performer standing on the free end while others apply downward force. It is used in circus and acrobatic performances.
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Is the Korean plank the same apparatus as a teeterboard?
In circus terminology, Korean plank is another name for the teeterboard. The standard apparatus uses a flexible board balanced over a central fulcrum, so an item description saying it is anchored at one end does not describe the usual circus version. [Cirque du Soleil explanation](https://blog.cirquedusoleil.com/teeterboard-in-circus)
How does a Korean plank launch an acrobat?
One or two acrobats land or jump onto one end of the board, using the board's flex and rebound to propel an acrobat at the opposite end into the air. Timing, body weight, and coordinated landing determine the height and direction of the launch. [FÉDÉC equipment guide](https://www.fedec.eu/en/file/file/481/inline/Circus%20Training%20Space%20and%20equipment%20guide.pdf)
Why is this apparatus called a Korean plank?
The name refers to Korean jumping-board traditions, while the modern circus form is commonly called a teeterboard. Related board-launching traditions are also documented in Chinese acrobatics, but the circus apparatus is a specialized performance device. [Korean plank overview](https://ecolenationaledecirque.ca/en/circus-disciplines/)
What tricks are performed on a Korean plank?
Performers use it for somersaults, twists, continuous turns, and other aerial jumps. Circus schools describe it as a collective discipline involving two acrobats and a rocking board, rather than a general playground seesaw. [National Circus School](https://ecolenationaledecirque.ca/en/circus-disciplines/)
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