Janeiro advice - I am so confused

kittyface · 2015-05-24T07:51:33+00:00

I've been admiring the Janeiro for ages now and itching for the chance to do it. I read Aerial Amy's post on the Janeiro where she said it was easiest to get into from a brass monkey, so I figured I would get a really solid brass monkey and then see about the Janeiro. Lately I've been shoulder-mounting into a brass monkey quite a bit, and I'm at the point where I can hang out in a one-leg, no-hands brass monkey for a while quite comfortably (knee-pit pole burn aside). I refreshed myself on the Janeiro recently (Aerial Amy and Marion Crampe's videos) and tried it, and, well... I am so confused. I couldn't figure out where everything was supposed to go, I felt really wobbly and unstable when I tried to push my butt away from the pole to get into position. I am very much the Motor Skills Challenged Student, especially with anything new, and the Janeiro is just mind-boggling o.o I tried it multiple times - once from a cross-ankle release instead of a brass monkey to see if it made a difference - and it didn't really get better even after carefully analyzing the pictures and how-to guides. I don't know, can anyone give me advice on how to get past that? Do I really have the strength/flexibility for this move, or am I pushing myself too fast? Is there something else I should work on first?

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jtbsdca2349 · 5/27/2015
I would love to learn the reverse meat hook ! Can you post a video ? I can't get the janeiro either :(
Rachel Osborne · 5/27/2015
I do the reverse meathook all the time but tonight I could only find this clip https://www.studioveena.com/videos/edit/556678de-8154-4a27-95a5-231b0a9aa0eb which is a bit fast, but hopefully someone else might have a slower entry demo...