Pokemon Pole Move: The Gemini

beaniegoesnuts started this discussion · 6/4/2012

Hi Veenas! Its a miserable, wet winter day here in Melbourne and I feel like I need a pole game to cheer me up. Anyhoo, so i reckon poles moves are like Pokemon- they start off pretty, cute and cuddly and then they evolve into bad-a** mo fos that can really kick your ass. So, I thought, why not take 'the Gemini'. Its a basic pole move and see how many evolutions/ variations it can become! I'll start off with 2 examples 1. Gemini--> Butterfly --> Extended butterfly 2. Gemini --> Pike --> Jade Splits! I'd love to see how many combos we can come up with!

28 replies

LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
Ahhhh!!! So fun, my mind is blown! We should do it with all moves! Gemini --> Cupid --> Extended Butterfly Gemini --> Leg switch to scorpio --> Allegra --> Ayesha (?) Gemini --> Cradle --> Superman
muroo · 6/4/2012
hmm yeah there has to be something with the cupid/star, shooting star and side V! I'll say Gemini --> Side V --> Shooting Star
beaniegoesnuts · 6/4/2012
lillybilly- how do you go from gemini to cradle?! why cant i picture this in my mind? Gemini --> Figurehead --> invert --> repeat= monkey climb :D
beaniegoesnuts · 6/4/2012
Hmm, maybe i should start a totally new topic for all the pokemon moves. the easy moves that turn into killers lol
Angie La · 6/4/2012
I use moneky climbs for strength building. 😉 What are pokemon moves...?
LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
Put the hand of the leg that is on the pole below your body, the other one above you, streighten your legs - cradle :)
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
LillyBilly, I think most of us know that as side V. I could not figure how you got into cradle either! Cradle to me is this: http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJsZvI5XGL7CaJWEkwr9Ufe7Nwq3VC1F0qh-dw9EWlTtERHe0-9cco-Gs8pg
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
Ugh....try again http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sdwjEgorWzU/0.jpg
muroo · 6/4/2012
haha easy moves that turn into killers...I nominate the side V to superman. it's just too awkward for me! and not very enticing to practice if it goes wrong. =P dang sticky legs!
LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
@chemgoddess1 Oh, sorry - Amy called this move "cradle" in one of her posts, so I assumed it's a standard name :) I looked at Veena's lessons: https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4cd2ab43-f938-48c5-a66b-5a980ac37250 But I was thinking about this (slightly different) variation: http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/05/10/thursday-tricks-superman-to-cradle/ and then the transition from Dekota's vid (4:35): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNe09dIkPXk Anyway - you could go to cradle from side V easily (same hold, different leg position), but it doesn't make much sense to move to superman from the fetus position in the images you posted...
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
Side V is one leg in front of the pole and one leg behind so I still do not know how you would get from cradle to side V easily. (I can't see any vids while I am at work so if you showed something in your posts that showed this I appologize).
polergirl · 6/4/2012
Side V has one leg on each side of the pole. Cradle (in tuck or straddle position) has both legs on the same side of the pole--so you wouldn't be able ot get into a side V from a cradle unless you thread one leg through (like Dakota Fox does in the vid posted). I like gemini --> shooting star --> marley --> inverted crucifix --> drop --> shoulder dismount.
LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
:) Look at the move Amy calls cradle in her vid when you get the chance, it will make perfect sense ;)
polergirl · 6/4/2012
Right, she's doing a cradle V. If you look closely you'll see that both legs are on the same side of the pole when she gets to the move she refers to as the cradle. She goes gemini - side V - superman - figurehead - cradle - butterfly.
LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
Bah! I'm having hard time with the English and tricks names. I don't understand what we are talking about any more! I give up LOL! 😀
polergirl · 6/4/2012
LOL that's why I'm a HUGE believer in using descriptive names for moves. Outside leg hang, inside leg hang, inverted V (or straddle), hip hold and variations..... there are so many things that have a dozen names! 😲
Veena · 6/4/2012
Gemini ---> Iron X 😉 https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4d937ca0-969c-4070-9cad-42980ac37250
Veena · 6/4/2012
Side V https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/4f89a180-44cc-40d5-9a70-24ff0ac37250 Leg position for Cradle...only bottom hand changes https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/4f882cca-df0c-40f0-96b1-25060ac37250
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
Not true Veena...look at your leg positioning. Side V one leg is on front and the other behind. The cradle is what you call the thigh rest https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/4f879cc8-cf20-458c-8b8f-40d70ac37250
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
And yeah....Gemini --> Iron X....in pretty much all our dreams!
Veena · 6/4/2012
huh? I thought that's what you guys were saying that the side v has one leg in front and the other behind?? The thigh rest is a thigh rest, and you can do leg varations such as a V....the cradle is a not the same thing to me, it's a spin. The pole is placed a bit higher up by the hip bone for the cradle spin and the focus isn't to rest the pole on the thigh, but rather use the arms to hold you.
chemgoddess1 · 6/4/2012
Sorry....mis read what you had written (I thought you meant the only difference between side V and cradle was that your arm position changed). My bad....😕
amy · 6/4/2012
OMG I AM SO CONFUSED! hahah i've heard: cradle, cradle V, thigh rest, apprentice. to me, they're all the same hand positioning. if i'm understanding correctly, people are saying that in the cradle, both legs are on the far side of the pole in relation to the head and upper body, while in a cradle V/thigh rest/apprentice the outside leg is on the same side of hte pole as your upper body? So then, by moving my leg (which is straight) about 6" it becomes a completely different trick, when nothing else is moving? in the combo that lillybilly posted, isnt the last part then (if you're differentiating between a cradle and a side V) cradle- side V/cradle V- butterfly? sooo confused. are cradle V and side V the same thing? and are they the sme as apprentice or thigh hold????
LillyBilly · 6/4/2012
AHHHHH! A TEAR IN THE SPACETIME FABRIC! 😀
Saphyre · 6/4/2012
I agree with Veena and Amy. I think the confusion lies with "Spin" versus "Pole Trick" versus "Leg Variations". Check out my last video. At exactly 1 minute I start a "Cradle Spin" with my legs in a "tucked" variation. Without moving my hands, I then change my leg position to a "V". I am still using my arms to hold me up. So, it is a "Cradle Spin" with my legs in a "V" variation. Then you will see my hands shift as I move my weight onto my thigh into a "Thigh Rest/Apprentice", which is a "Trick". If I had opened my legs into "V" again, it would be Thight Rest with a "V" variation.To me, a Side V is a trick, much like the Thigh Rest is a trick. This is an interesting thread, but I think it moved out of what the original intent of it was! 😕 Leave it to us! https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4fc28a07-d26c-4bff-b5d8-37180ac37250

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