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Floor Body Roll And Shoulder Mount Question
Hello fellow veeners; got a couple of questions for you guys.
1st: I’ve been sporadically working on the floor body roll Veena added to her lessons a little while ago, and I’m having some trouble taking the motion all the way down through my shoulders. I can get my hips and the lower half of my body moving like they’re supposed to, but Veena mentions in the video to keep the motion going through your shoulders as well, and they just sort of look stiff and awkward when I try to roll them. I’ve already watched the lesson several times, although I should probably go back just to refresh my memory; maybe something will click better this time. Any tips? I should probably post a video for you guys to better help me, but I need some new batteries for my camera; I’ll put up some new videos as soon as I get those.
2nd question: Any tips on doing a shoulder mount while on the pole? I’ve seen this done but am not exactly sure how to get my hands into the proper position once I’m on the pole. For the record, I can do a nice controlled shoulder mount from standing and also from the floor, so I feel like I’d like to work on the aerial version next.
Any help is appreciated!
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A video would be helpful for the body roll question.
For the aerial shoulder mount I see a lot of people side climb up with their shoulder mount shoulder near the pole then do it from there after going into a mermaid like hold. I personally am a big side climb failure so I just climb up and twist my upper body in front of the pole while my legs hold and grab from there. I think doing it from a dove or figurehead is easiest though….
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if you can side climb into a figurehead, that’s a common transition into it (i do it about halfway thru here: http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/3138). you can also do it from superman.
i recently saw this, from a regular climb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRntBBPCLw&playnext_from=TL&videos=MiJXW6VpB4U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Not sure what a body roll is…is that like a reverse sommersault?
I climb the way Nicole does in that link Amy posted. You can also cross your ankles in the back as you come around the front if you don’t feel secure enough with one leg hooked and the other bent.
The important thing is you need to keep your shoulders engaged and do not allow any drop. As soon as you start to drop at the shoulders, you will weaken yourself and not be able to lift.
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i recently saw this, from a regular climb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRntBBPCLw&playnext_from=TL&videos=MiJXW6VpB4U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks for the video link–I like the way she got into that. (And I LOVED the body wave at the end!) I’ll probably watch that a few times and make some attempts at doing it that way. I can side climb, but don’t really like the way it looks–even when it’s done smoothly, the move just sort of looks awkward to me for some reason, so I’d rather just do a regular climb up to it, although I might practice it from a side climb a few times just for some variety.
Empy, the body roll I’m talking about is in this video:
If the link isn’t working for you (I kept getting an error message, but I think it might be my computer since it’s giving me some problems right now,) then it’s in Veena’s lessons under the beginner section. It’s a floorwork video–I think it’s just called a floor body roll or maybe body wave, but someone correct me if I’m wrong.
I have to go to the store tomorrow, so I’ll try and remember and pick up some batteries and film myself trying some of the floor body rolls so you guys can get a better idea of how to help me. Thanks for the tips!
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For the floor body roll, remember your really moving the spine ….try to only envision moving up the spine one vertebra at a time not the shoulders themselves. Its not going to be a huge movement at first but you should feel it move all the way up the spine to the neck. At the top of the movement your chest will be slightly off the floor, because your rounding the top portion of your upper spine. You can try it against the wall standing as well. It may help to remember to inhale during the beginning of the move and then exhale as you roll though the movement. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Thanks, Veena, that helps actually. I was trying to actually roll my shoulders once the movement came forward through my hips and into my back, and I was also trying to keep my chest glued to the floor. I’ll keep those tips in mind next time I have some time to try it.
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Wow…that’s a pretty hot move on the floor! It looks like that body roll some are doing down the pole from the reverse climb. I’m still working on that as I just got comfy with the basic body wave within the past year…now I’ve got to figure out how to reverse the wave!
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It’s my favorite floor move–I think it looks so sexy. I’m still practicing my basic body wave too–I’m getting better and more fluid with it, but honestly, it’s probably one of the hardest pole moves I’ve ever tried. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Shoulder mount, no problem, but you want me to ripple my body back and forth and make it look all sexy? Yeah…not so much.
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i am also working on ariel shloulder mount ( my feet keep hitting the ceiling and scaring me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif LOL ) and just wanted to add remeber to engage your abs to protect your back. i try to sort of ben my knees and pull in towards chest and than extend legs up to grip pole. i prefer trying from side climb ( or however you can get into more of a figurehead than a dove so your more in position to just go. your hips will already be in front of pole. also would say don’t try this 1 too many times at once as can be straining if your not used to it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif good luck! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
oh if you want to talk to someone about body rolls as Fluer, she’s AMAZING w this. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif
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