Make a knot around the height of your mid-back Separate silks, put them on like a backpack, place hands low on the poles Sink weight into the silk, placing the knot at the lower back just above your bottom First step is to try with frog-legs (bend legs and place bottoms of feet together) LoosenContinue reading “Knot Inversion”
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Knot
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”
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”
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”
Strong Point
With silks separated, grab each pole at shoulder height Lift feet off the ground or off foot break and hold grip strong around the collar bone area Squeeze and hold What does your studio call this skill? Strong point
Brazilian Coffin
Split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back, un-crochet one leg and wrap leg inside to outside and re-crochet leg (like our Baby Brazilian wrap, but only one leg) Leave the tail of the extra wrapped leg behind, put the other tail in armpit and sit up Guide body to sit sideways (likeContinue reading “Brazilian Coffin”
Flying Squirrel
Climb high, split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back, wrap each leg (inside out) and re-crochet leg (we call this the Baby Brazilian wrap) Place tails in armpits, sit up with tails, let go of poles and hole each tail in each hand, thumbs up, tails draping up close to body, overContinue reading “Flying Squirrel”
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