aerialbackdive – Aerial Arts Anthology

Catcher’s Back Dive

Climb high and complete a Catcher’s Wrap, bring tails over belly, behind back, and into armpit Unhook knee and bring free leg behind the poles and hook the ankle Bring the now-free leg towards the face, threading the knee through the space between the hooked-ankle leg and the poles, lower both legs (on either sideContinue reading “Catcher’s Back Dive”

Basic Back Dive

Straddle-invert with silks in the middle, hook one knee Wrap free leg, place both hands under hooked knee, unhook knee, sit up Grab tails with hand of the recently unhooked knee (now the same-side hand as the newly free leg) With grasp of tails, place hand at lower back, with thumb facing the ceiling LetContinue reading “Basic Back Dive”