RobynPoleDancer
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Just got your entry!
Sorting your pack now…. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif -
I have heard this called THE BRIDGED SCORPIO.
I would call it bridged if you were pushing out from the pole itself.
Like this: http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Bridged_Inside_Leg_Hang -
Yep this is a Kamikaze.
The "closed inside leg hang" has the armpit on the pole still. This one the armpit is unhooked.
it’s true that the closed inside leg hang typically has the armpit on the pole, but i’d say this is clearly a variation. this is just my point of view but if you say "closed inside leg hang with no armpit grip" isn’t that much more understandable than"kamikaze" (although truly much more of a mouthful)?? and one person’s "kamikaze" is another person’s "angel". i think it’s easier if we try to use descriptive names in pole wherever possible! ok, end rant! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gifOK I wanna apologise, I was speed-reading a bit, and missed the "with no armpit grip".
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I kept losing my grip when I tried it with normal scorpio legs (er, when the inside one is wrapped around the pole, more or less vertical) but it was easy peasy when I stuck my leg out at more of an angle. While I was upside down, it felt like my top leg was so squint it was parallel to the floor but obviously it wasn’t quite that bad https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gifThis ^^^
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Yep this is a Kamikaze.
The "closed inside leg hang" has the armpit on the pole still. This one the armpit is unhooked.
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It must be so difficult to decide where the cut off should be- there are just so many different skills in pole and nowadays there is such a wide range of talent. Glad i don’t have your job!! Good luck with the comp this year!Tell me about it!
We had to make a specific rule for the amateur level that wasn’t wishy-washy, or that people could work around. We had so many people doing stuff like knee holds, rocket man, yogini, in 2008, which we didn’t really think were amateur moves!
I am glad to see that others are taking this into account. It irks me to no end that so many competitions have "amateurs" that are doing all of the same moves as the higher levels.
We also have an Advanced Amateur section, which is for awesome students who don’t want to compete against their own instructor. We want to see THE BEST students in this section! -
AHa! Thanks! I getcha!
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It must be so difficult to decide where the cut off should be- there are just so many different skills in pole and nowadays there is such a wide range of talent. Glad i don’t have your job!! Good luck with the comp this year!Tell me about it!
We had to make a specific rule for the amateur level that wasn’t wishy-washy, or that people could work around. We had so many people doing stuff like knee holds, rocket man, yogini, in 2008, which we didn’t really think were amateur moves! -
Yes there is a big jump between the levels.
The competition is to find the best of the best. But also have a section open to the amateurs to have a first experience of a competition. -
Ooh I keep forgetting how narrow it s here!
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Where are you based? I’ve been know to travel 4 hours to get to a pole jam that might only last 3!
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Cramping (when not caused by dehydration or salt imbalance) tends to be caused by confused muscles.
When you say you’re pointing your toes like crazy, are you pointing them ALL the time? I find the most common cause of calf cramp is from flexing the foot when your knee is bending. Pointing toes and bending the knee use the same muscle (calf), so if at one end you’re contracting (bending the knee), and at the other end relaxing (flexing the foot up) the muscle gets confused.
I used to get cramp all the time when air-inverting, as I’d flex my feet AS I did the invert, but by the time my legs were over my head and I could see them, I pointed (So it took me ages to realise the problem).
