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Any suggestions on how to get into this. It seems like you have to bend your back towards the pole quite a bit to get the bottom leg/hip to rest on the top of your arm. Wasn't sure if you need quite a bit of back flexibility for this?
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Any suggestions on how to get into this. It seems like you have to bend your back towards the pole quite a bit to get the bottom leg/hip to rest on the top of your arm. Wasn't sure if you need quite a bit of back flexibility for this?
Found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYESpVLx1bc
Not much back flex is required, you just have to tilt the body to the side. It may take a couple of attemts to get onto the elbow with the hip in a stable way though. First I thought it was advantagous to grab the pole with my right arm (where the hip is going to rest) as high as possible, but later I found that it was easier to release both legs from the pole and get a good tilt if I didn't grab so high. Good luck!
I don't have any tips, as I have yet to try it, but here is another video, from miss Studio409! https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/50135fe6-afb8-4358-acb6-5ad70ac37250
It's not like a flag... The inside arm (that supports your weight) needs to be VERY low so you can rest your weight on it as your drop your outside leg onto it. The trickiest bit is making sure you get your butt completely off the pole by really dropping your outside leg down till your hip is at your side. To stay stable you need to turn your back to the pole... In principle, the back twist is very much like a twisted ballerina... You need twisting flexibility to get into it, but shouldn't be twisted when you are holding it because your back is completely to the pole and it's not necessary to arch a great deal. If your chest is facing down, you are not holding it correctly. Hope that helps!
thanks amy! i think that will help me a lot. i keep falling forward out of it, but i bet i'm looking down to make sure i know where i'm falling!
We just tried to learn it yesterday for the first time (I didn't get it). We use different grip - we use the other (the one that is supposed to go off the pole eventually) to hold our weight, like this: https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/4f88eb00-6f9c-4764-a7be-294b0ac37250 So the beginning comes out quite similar to a brass monkey: https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4d29e398-df68-4373-9e78-1cdd0ac37250 and only after we are secure, we take it off. I think it is safer this way, but may be harder to get into the move because of the rotation.
In the video you posted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYESpVLx1bc), the passage to go into it is correct, the bended arm is ok while the other arm usually is down and straight as you can see from the video of Marion who created this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D706osdFJVA min 2:09. It doesn't need a lot of felxibility but for sure if your back is bendy is less painful. The most important thing is that your back should be attached on the pole and not too much distant.
Look up "arm breaker" the trapeze/straps move, it's very similar but needs less strength to hold on pole
I think bringing the arm lower might be a problem area for some..... Here's worked for me. From a straight edge....in order to bring the gripping arm into a lower position, try pushing out into a Eros (i keep the free leg over head). This will allow you to maneuver the gripping arm. Otherwise you feel stuck in forearm grip! You are not gripping with the forearm, like a straight edge. The pole is by the chest and armpit! Keep in mind that we all have different limb lengths to play around with a placement that works for you. Here is a vid of my first attempts, looking forward to working on this again! Working from the floor was really helpful! https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/501ad6df-3f68-46f1-a1f4-366e0ac37250
