Straps Technique

/ with Emma D’Lemma (2024)

In this class we will be reviewing and building on to the foundations of aerial straps! Pushing skills, back flag, spinning, beats, and having fun with creative sequences! Each day will be focused on one topic, and how it will relate to the next day’s curriculum. Prerequisites: Students attending should have completed one year of training in any other apparatus, or have basic understanding of c-shapes, beats, and spinning (don’t worry, I will happily explain everything in detail too). Needs to be working towards a meathook in the air, and working towards or can complete straight arm inverts.

Straps Technique

/ with Yiaki (2024)

In this lesson, after a proper warm-up and body activation on the apparatus, we will start with basic positions and conditioning exercises. Following that, we’ll explore progressions for back flag and back lever.

Afterward, we’ll practice dynamic movements (basic beats, changing directions) and we will try to enter various positions using the momentum we create. Moreover we will learn how to do multiple inversions and meathooks using the beats.

Additionally, we’ll analyze the spinning technique (such as flares, inversions, cross, fast spin) and the rolling-up technique (used for butterflies).

Attendees should be comfortable executing multiple inversions in the air and have previous experience with meathooks and skin the cat positions.

Straps Technique

/ with Yiaki (2024)

In this lesson, after a proper warm-up and body activation on the apparatus, we will start with basic positions and conditioning exercises. Following that, we’ll explore progressions for back flag (two and one arm back flag, coming down with control, progressions to execute the low switch from black flag to meathook) and back lever.

Afterward, we’ll practice dynamic movements (one and two arm beats, changing directions), trying to enter various positions (as meathook, backflag, throne) using the momentum we create.

Additionally, we’ll analyze the spinning technique (such as flare to flag, one arm inversions, fast spin) and the rolling-up technique (used for butterflies and yo-yos / full roll).

Attendees should be comfortable executing multiple inversions, should be familiar with meathook, skin the cat, and should have practiced dynamics on straps before.