- With silks together to one side, straddle invert, hook knee (same-side knee to the side the silks are on)
- Release the opposite-side hand as the hooked knee, reach below head, grab tails, sweep silks behind back, into armpit, and re-grab tails, snuggly around body, at hip (hold tightly as this is a break)
- Wrap free leg from inside to out, front to back, while continuing to hold the tails, release other hand from pole (you can release pole earlier to help wrap free leg)
- Once leg is wrapped, release hand that is holding silks close to the body, while holding the tails that just wrapped the free leg
- This is Half Catcher’s Wrap: Look at wrap around legs and waist, you will see no silks crossing, this is why it’s also called an Open Wrap
- Full Catcher’s Wrap: Wrap silk one time around the body, beginning with the belly (you are now prepared for Single Star or Catcher’s Drop)
- To Exit: Unwrap belly if you wrapped it, sit up and grab silks under knee, unhook knee, straddle down, shake off silks
What does your studio call this skill?
- Catcher’s Wrap, Catchers Wrap
- Open Wrap