Knot Coffin

  • Tie a Knot in the silks
  • From standing position, put silks on like a backpack, slide hands down to press fabric into lower back, sink weight into fabric, straddle back, legs together in candlestick position, slide silks over butt, and get into seated position
  • Turn body into side-seated position, with silk in middle of bottom and middle of back, front leg will bend
  • Grab pole behind head with same-side hand as the lower leg, pushing on pole in front with same-side hand as the top leg, bring lower leg up and press arch of foot onto pole above knee of top-bent leg
  • Place both hands on pole behind head, press into front foot on the front pole, bring hips up towards ceiling, squeeze and pose
  • To Exit, lower hips and sit back into silk, reach across one hand to the other pole, straighten body back into seated position

What does your studio call this skill?

  • Knot Coffin

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