#pole tutorial

[susannavesna]

Natalia Tatarintseva - performing Basic climb. Note the position of her ankles and both feet with pointed toes. A lot of girls keep that back foot flexed upwards, and I find that not very pretty. Used to do that myself, until I noticed the pros and taught myself the right way.

[susannavesna]

A cool trick from Lorenza Perrone

[doublepole]

Natasha Wang Pole Tutorial: Side Valdez Mount.

Totally have to try this tonight

[thedescendingangel]

Front Hook Open Knee Tutorial

[polefiend]

Dr. Ken's split grip tutorial Part Dos! 

He's a silly man, that Dr. Ken.

[polefiend]

My friend Ken made an awesome tutorial on split grip. If you are beginning, self-teaching, or even well seasoned, there is a lot of good information in here. There is far too little material on the web for preventing pole injuries! 

(There is also a quick cameo by yours truly. I look super awesome because I had just ran choreography and freestyled for the past hour. Fail. :P ) 

[polefiend]

The other day I was playing around and found my titanic magically was really easy to hold. I realized it's likely because I had put a floor titanic into my competition piece and had been practicing it like crazy. I just thought I'd share the insight, as doing titanic can be really tricky sometimes, and holding the pole in between your face and shoulder can be kind of weird in your movement. Actually, this goes for a lot of moves! Just working the muscle in a similar position can help you achieve those tough tricks even when you aren't necessarily practicing them. 

Also, I realize in the top pictures I am more in an illusionist pose, but it's the same principle. With strong thighs, the toughest part is ensuring you are holding the pole in a secure position. Other than that, it's not so bad :)