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No hands Cupid–help!
I just cannot get the no-hands Cupid and it's driving my crazy! I can do the Knee Hold and other things that require knee pit-grip, but for some reason this isn't working.
Are you ladies pushing your hips forward when you do this move, more so than the Cupid with a hand on the pole or leg? It's helped me a bit to have my bottom foot on the pole, have you found this as well?
Thank you for your help!
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Hello! I'm quite comfortable with the no hands cupid now! The key to it, for me, is a very warm pole and body, if I am slipping I put some Itac2 behind my hooked knee, and also more importantly, when you hook a nice tight knee pit grip with the top leg, and put your lower foot on the pole, PUUUUUSH those hips forward and engage your core, if I don't puuuuush those hips forward it's pretty much impossible! This sorta locks you on, and if I get it right I can stay like that for AGES!!! And just hang there, and feel secure. And yes I have my bottom foot on the pole 🙂 I can try and take a video if you like
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Thanks! If you post a video I'd definitely appreciate it.
I have gotten this move a few times, and it probably was a warm pole. When I try it right away, I slide right down.
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It’s very similar to the knee hold, because you are pushing the hip forward. Also make sure your hooked leg is not too high, let it slide down a bit so it’s around hip level. Push like mad with the bottom extended leg 🙂
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This is unfortunately one of those moves that I got for a while….and then couldn't get back! I definitely remember pushing hard with the bottom foot. I think recently I just haven't been pushing the hips forward enough. Thank you ladies for your help!
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I had a good tip for this one from a workshop – which was to place my foot on the pole slightly above where I was hanging and push up – this had my locked leg at more or less 90 degrees – and yes – very much need to push your hips forward. Must say, I find this a lot easier on a 45mm pole than a 50mm and I have to do it in bare feet…In this shot I haven't got my hips forward enough, but I could get away with it as it was on a 45mm pole…
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