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grips and terminology
Hey guys! So I’m always browsing through discussions while I’m bored at work or at home lol. But yall will mention cup grip, split grip, this and that and I’m lI st sometimes. Is there a book somewhere with the terminology? I tried that online pole dictionary website but it’s not easy to navigate and since I’m lazy I’m usually on my phone or tablet so it doesn’t show up right anyway! Do yall learn all this in class? What am I missing?
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Our gallery lists all the common grips and moves and additionally has their AKAs.
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There are always variations on names for things, but I find when it comes to different grip positions, each grip might have more than one name, but each name tends to be specific to a certain type of grip (if that makes sense…).
So, having said that, I’ll try to explain these grips to you regarding my understanding of them. If other people have different names or understandings, feel free to share as well.
Cup Grip – aka True grip/Chinese grip. In a cup grip, your thumb is wrapped around the pole in the same direction as your fingers (I like to think that you are cupping the pole this way, instead of grabbing it).
Split Grip – In this grip, your thumb is wrapped around the pole opposite your fingers (like you are grabbing the pole, not cupping it).
Twisted Grip – In this grip, your top hand is twisted around to grab from the other side of the pole. An easy way to walk yourself into position to get the idea of it is to grab the pole above your head, and then without moving your hand, twist your body away from that arm (so if you are holding the pole with your right arm, rotate your body to the left, or counterclockwise) until you wind up tucking underneath your holding arm. Now that hand is in twisted grip.
Elbow Grip – pretty much anything that involves the elbow pit as a contact point for one of your arms
Forearm Grip – In this grip, you have the pole making contact along your entire forearm.I’ll make a quick video and upload it tonight for you to clarify 🙂
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Hi 🙂
Yep check out the gallery here, the first have is dedicated to grips and common leg positions. You’ll also learn the terminology in the lessons here. Here’s the link, it can also be found at the top of the site and viewed mobily! https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/0a310416-85e2-11e1-adf5-12313d086a56
Here’s a snap shot of the grips
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oops here…
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Made a little video to explain what I meant – I didn’t think it came across very clearly in my first response 🙂
https://www.studioveena.com/videos/edit/53eabeb1-8b2c-460b-896f-69f20a9aa0eb -
Our gallery shows each of the grips and if you are looking for professional perspective on each grip and forms for other moves and exercises Veena’s lessons are very complete.
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Thanks everyone. Veena, I printed that screenshot and posted on my fridge. And on the wall near my pole. And by my nightstand. (My boyfriend is gonna hate me lol!)
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