With silks together, take one hand around the outside, all the way around one full time, silks will be wrapped around the wrist With the other hand, pull the tails up and into the hand that is wrapped, making a big loop (it is more difficult to bring silks through if the loop is tooContinue reading “Knot”
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Crochet
Separate silks, straddle invert Take one foot and thread it through the middle of the poles (from your belly side to your back side), keep your foot going around the same-side pole and hook inside of foot high on pole Repeat with the other leg What does your studio call this skill? Crochet
Snake Wrap
Climb silks and straddle invert with silks together, hook same-side knee on poles Keep grip strong with same-side hand of the knee that is hooked, release the opposite hand off the poles and grab the tails (thumbs pointing down towards ground) coming from the back, and place on inside of elbow/upperarm Unhook the knee, controlContinue reading “Snake Wrap”
Straddle Climb – Opposite
With silks together, grip poles, and place silks to one side of the body Straddle invert, bend and hook the knee (opposite leg of the silk side) Release the hand that matches the bent knee and re-grab poles above bend knee while pulling up on tails with the other hand, to wedge silks into theContinue reading “Straddle Climb – Opposite”
Little Russian Climb
With silks together and in front of you, bring one knee up, place the raised foot in front of the silk so that the silk is placed on the outside of the foot Place weight into grip lift the remaining foot off the floor, guide this foot to the backside of the tails, keep risingContinue reading “Little Russian Climb”
Flamenco
To Flamenco a hand, is to place the hand on the other side of the silk which allows your grip to be “correct” after you begin a skill Take one hand, go around the silk one full time (starting on the outside and moving away from your body) Grab silk with thumbs towards the ceilingContinue reading “Flamenco”
Foot Brake
Bring one foot out to the side, around the silks, continuing to swivel the ankle, to bring the toes and foot to the outside of the silk, flex foot (as in the beginning of French Climb) Place ball of free foot onto the top of the wrapped foot and press hard, you are now inContinue reading “Foot Brake”
Knot Double Knee Drop
Make your silk knot high enough off the ground so that when you hang by your knees with your arms hanging towards the floor, your hands do not hit the mat Get safely into your knot. One way: separate poles and pull over onto knot, pull up on one pole and bring one hand overContinue reading “Knot Double Knee Drop”
Bicycle Climb
Begin as you would a French Climb: bring one foot out and around the silks, hook foot, use other foot to put pressure on top of silk of other foot (this is a foot break) While keeping the silk draped over original foot, bring other foot, out and around silk, placing silk in arch ofContinue reading “Bicycle Climb”
Mouse In the Moon
Hip Key Split silks and bring top leg through middle of poles grab each pole with corresponding hand While turning body sideways towards the leg that went through the poles, place and push the pole that is on the opposite side of the leg that went through the middle into the center of the bottomContinue reading “Mouse In the Moon”
Aerial Arts Anthology 