Mary Nightingale started this discussion ·
I want to do shoulder mount to superman and am comfortable with both moves. So now I need to glue them together. I haven't seen anywhere any tips regarding this transition and trying to do it the way it looks feels like mission impossible 17. Any tips? Suggestions? Insights?
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When you do pike to superman, assuming you're inverting from the right, keep your lower hand (right) in the same grip, but bend your elbow to be perpendicular to the pole. The same way you might do jade. This is just to stabilize you while you reach your left arm around your outer leg (left). When your left hand grips around the left leg, it should be faxing thumb up. Now that you have both arms secure, flip the right hand thumb down into cup grip. Push with your right hand and flip yourself the same way you would from invert into crucifix and the slide down-- except instead of sliding down, use the left hand to pull you up into superman. Once you understand the push-pull mechanic, you can eliminate using the right hand as a support system as the first part of the move for a smoother transition. Hope this helps.
When you do pike to superman, assuming you're inverting from the right, keep your lower hand (right) in the same grip, but bend your elbow to be perpendicular to the pole. The same way you might do jade. This is just to stabilize you while you reach your left arm around your outer leg (left). When your left hand grips around the left leg, it should be faxing thumb up. Now that you have both arms secure, flip the right hand thumb down into cup grip. Push with your right hand and flip yourself the same way you would from invert into crucifix and the slide down-- except instead of sliding down, use the left hand to pull you up into superman. Once you understand the push-pull mechanic, you can eliminate using the right hand as a support system as the first part of the move for a smoother transition. Hope this helps.
@CapFeb Thanks for this, I've definitely had no idea what to do with the hands. I'll try this again today!
It worked! I managed to do it and got applause in my class for that as well 😀 Thank you!
I'm having trouble visualizing this - video please :-))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVmxt-BOOgo ; :) You're going to do that, except for when she grips the pole at :06 she is using the wrong grip. Grip the pole thumb down instead, and then you push with your right hand. That's why her transition was kinda awkward.
Ooh thank you Capfeb :-)
Now coming out of superman is always interesting. For practice, sure, hopping off is ready, but to link it with other moves take more patience and creativity, I think. Sometimes I feel I need to be a bit more gutsy, even. ;)
So many interesting combos! Superman drop (superman to Gemini/scorpio/bomb/pike), superman to shoulder mount and superman to cradle (seen at Amy's blog but haven't tried yet) are the ones I can think of. Can also transition to variations like dove, superpain, Anastasia's trick, and few others I can't remember the names of.
