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Aysha…split grip vs. forearm grip vs. elbow grip
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This thread came at a perfect time for me. I can caterpiller up to the side but the forearm grip is hurting my wrist…I can't get my legs off the pole at all…my Elbow grip is non-existant, I can't find the the proper spot. However, I can do a split grip and it feels really secure…sometimes I'm leaning when my legs are coming off the pole and sometimes not. I'm assuming it will just take practice to have an Aysha consistantly. So, why is my wrist hurting? I have a gun grip..I turn my forearm inwards, the pole is on my bicep and resting on my armpit…but alas, I have to pull out and come down off the pole.
Advice would be gratefully accepted! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_porc.gif
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Well I worked on my Split Grip today and got a half decent SG Aysha from my attempts! I held it for a few moments but nothing more.. any tips on holding for longer?
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Look UP the pole 🙂
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Ooo really? Thanks!!! I shall try that 😉
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I prefer elbow grip. I can use forearm grip in a straight edge but I havent become comfortable with letting my hips fall away from the pole as you do in an aysha.
I prefer the look of my hips being far out from the pole and my knees facing the floor so my legs look flat. This was a huge challenge for me at first until I realized that the farther out my hips went, the more secure I felt in my elbow grip. This is because when your hips come they pull your elbow grip into the pole. It creates a nice triangle which is the strongest stape of them all as opposed to keeping your hips close to the pole which leaves you dealing with only the straight downward pull of gravity.
my split grip uses a different bottom arm than my elbow grip. Since i got comfortable with my left arm being down and I built up those muscles, switching them for split grip has caused me a lot of frustration. In return I have found true grip to be ideal because my left arm is down just as in my elbow grip. I have choosin to avoid twisted grip all together cause there are so many safe alternatives. I have an old wrist injury that helped get me to that conclusion.
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My preference is still Elbow Grip, followed by Split Grip, Twisted Grip and True grip (though I'm hoping to swap the order of the last 2). I occasionaly try to work on the forearm grip, but it always feels awkward to me. I do sometimes use the Forearm Grip with my Caterpillar climb though.
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Can anyone come down off the pole into a true grip aysha? Is there some trick to it?
I got the elbow grip aysha first, then after a lot of work, a twisted split grip. I still can't do a regular split grip, but I'm working on it. I want to learn true grip, but so far I've learned ayshas by coming off the pole rather than handspringing up, and that seems to be the only way people do true grip.
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I can do split grip and forerm grip, elbow grip scares me! With the forarm grip i used to be really close to pole, now i can move my hips away more. As far as spit grip goes, I am still plying around with balance and tend to rest my leg on my arm, but bringing the legs lower helps it feel more secure and yes looking up too!
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@shellectra, how do you do that with your photos(editing the background)?
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@ Elektra, I just started working on the True Grip Aysha…you can see how I do it in my video here: https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4f707559-a96c-466d-93e0-0cfe0ac37250 at 0:35
My problem when I first started working on this way back was in letting the arm closest to my legs straighten out and that would pull my hand off the pole. If you keep that arm bent, you use your bicep to pull straight instead of at an angle and it doesn't twist the hand.
Got my first solid True Grip Aysha in this video, many thanks to Legend and her help.
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