Ayesha
Prerequisites
How to Pull and Push When Inverted
Progressions
Handspring Prep - Lift Backwards
Handspring Prep - Step Forwards
Points of Contact
Top arm pulling.
Bottom arm pushing.
Try it in a Combo
Aerial Invert - Hang Glider - Pegasus - Twisted Grip Ayesha - Twisted Grip Inverted D
Apprentice - Ayesha (Lowering)
Apprentice - Ayesha - Tulip - Butterfly - Ayesha Handstand - Split
Cross Knee Release - TG Ayesha
Cupid Variation - Ayesha - Poisson - Apprentice
Eros - Inside Leg Hook - Ayesha - Figurehead
Extended Butterfly - Flatline Scorpio - Broken Bird - Legend - TG Ayesha
Flair - Batman - Twisted Grip Ayesha - Genie - Handstand Straddle
Handspring - Ayesha - Poisson - Flatline Scorpio - Mini Flip
Handstand Pop - Twisted Grip Ayesha
Hang Glider - Twisted Grip Ayesha
Hip Hold - Inside Leg Hang - TG Ayesha
Inside Leg Hang - Twisted Grip Ayesha
Inside Leg Hang - Twisted Grip Ayesha - Pencil
Reiko Split - Ayesha - Jackknife Variation
Reiko Split - Ayesha via Leg Hook
Sneaky V - Ayesha - Sailor Variation - Floating Butterfly - Shoulder Mount Straddle - Apprentice
Tips
- Pull with your arms and engage your core to invert.
- In the Flower, pull with the top arm and push with the bottom arm, engage your core. I keep my top arm bent to help me pull, but you can have it straight.
- Keep looking up to the ceiling.
- Make sure your butt is away from the pole.
- Take your front (outside) leg off the pole and push it low, keeping it wide. Take your back leg out slowly in to the straddle to help find the balance point. Engage your thighs and point your toes.
- The progression from Flower to Ayesha can take a long time so stick with it.
- Always know how to dismount.