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Thanks, I just tried it 🙂  It'll take a little cleaning up, but it's not too bad!

[crazykitten]

How do you get into the Knot?  I've never actually seen it done.

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My friend gets into the Pencil just by doing the recliner invert, hooking the outside leg, bringing the inside leg through, and letting her body down.  I don't think she's ever tried the Knot, but that move would make sense too to transition into it.

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Yeah, the videos tend to just show the invert.  I wish I could find the awesome video I had of it, she worked it into a routine with legs and all!

[crazykitten]

There are a few links on YouTube.  I found a really good video of it once where she didn't just slide down the pole afterward but actually added some legwork after mounting, but unfortunately I didn't bookmark it.  If done aerially this move looks really smooth, and can be taken into the Pencil by sliding the hands together (I can't do that yet, but a friend of mine has pulled it off a few times).

I thought once I had created a new spin, and it turned out to be the Black Widow 🙂

I just found this link, apparently people also call it the air cradle invert:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKAUjgRyDU

 

[crazykitten]

The emotion is also called the recliner or recliner mount.  It's pretty cool when done aerially!

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I can't do it from stationary from the floor even.  I've tried all sorts of crouch positions, bringing my chest to my thighs, etc.  I think it's the length of my torso to my arms and legs.  I've had teachers in workshops try to help me into position, and it's never worked for them either!

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If not a Butterfly variation, I might also consider it a half-handspring variation.  Whereas in the half-handspring mount you'd swing the outside leg up to catch higher on the pole, in this variation you start with it already hip-height on the pole and lower your upper body down.

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I'd actually just call it a Butterfly variation.  I've done the trick and it's nothing like a shoulder mount.  If you push out with the bottom arm to extend it, it's exactly like a Butterfly.  It's possible that, once in the move, you could put the hands in place for a Shoulder Mount dismount (Reverse Shoulder Mount), I might try that next practice!  I've been looking for a good way to get out of this move and just haven't found one yet, since it's done so close to the floor.

[crazykitten]

Ahh, that's the move I was talking about!  It's like going into the Butterfly from the floor.  Since you can't necessarily extend that lower arm as you would in a normal Butterfly, it can bend and make the move look a little different.

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All about the arm, torso, etc. proportions 🙂  My torso is too short to wrap it around, sadly.

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I've heard of people getting into the Butterfly from the floor this way, but not a shoulder mount!

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If you're a shorter person, it can be nearly impossible to get into position.  Even stationary and standing on the floor, my torso isn't long enough to get in position.  If you can't wrap around though, it still looks cool to have the legs straight rather than bent and wrapped.

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There's a thread I started a few days ago about tips for the Superpain if you're interested in trying it!

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That's good to know that they email you about local workshops!  Wading through the search results can get pretty tedious.