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  • Just can’t get Brass Monkey or Hand Spring!

    Posted by Spunkeh on November 12, 2011 at 5:23 am

    Hi guys,
    I must of been attempting these moves for months and I’m still not getting anywhere 🙁
    I just dont seem to get enough momentum to get my body up.. Just wondering if anyone had any tips?
    Thanks 😀 xx

    Shellectra replied 14 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies
  • emotioncatcher

    Member
    November 12, 2011 at 7:02 am

    hey spunkeh.

    i saw a photo of a split grip aysha on your profile. maybe practice to lower your body slowly from there to get some more strenght, then you won´t need more momentum.

    furthermore for me the cartwheel was a lot easier to learn than the handspring. maybe it´s the same for you?

    you can also ask someone if experience to help you by holding your hips.

     

    good luck

  • Veena

    Administrator
    November 12, 2011 at 8:07 am

    I have lessons on both of those if your interested. posting a video of your attempts can also be helpful so we can visually see what is going on.

  • Spunkeh

    Member
    November 13, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Ahh thanks 🙂 will try and get a video next time I'm practising!

    The cart wheel scares me! I see myself slamming my feet into the ground when I go over, haha :s

  • Shellectra

    Member
    November 15, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    The cartwheel still scares me sometimes but is is my favorite move 🙂 It took me longer to learn the handspring though, but now I think I feel LESS scared getting my legs up that way, as opposed to carthweel.  I also can stay up for longer and feel less strain on my arms if I handspring up, weird! 

    Brass monkey I can only get into from a forearm grip straight edge, or my favorite entry into it is from a shoulder mount 🙂 Make sure you bring that hooked leg across the pole tightly, not pointing the foot down, but across more to lock you on

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