Crow PvP [May 21 to June 18]

[@mu]

It is totally coming! that one-legged crow!
 

[Mad Hatter]

Slowly, but getting there!  I've no idea what's going on my wonky side though, I'm doing all sorts of weird twisty things and it feels completely different and awkward. Hopefully I'll figure it out with more practice.  

[Elastigirl]

Here's a video of me playing with some of the moves. I have another video too, but youtube is being painfully slow at the  moment, so I'll post it later.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Yay bloopers!  Nice work EG.

[Elastigirl]

1 hour ago, Mad Hatter said:

Yay bloopers!  Nice work EG.

How many times will it take for me to land on my face before i finally get a pillow? thankfully, our new carpet is soft, but I may have rugburn on my forehead

[raptron]

On my way home from the gym, I stopped in the park. I played with a bit of transitioning betweeeen. Also my arms need to toughen up because I just noticed I picked up some bruises. 

 

[raptron]

Also Madhatter! That one legged is COMING. I SEE YOU.

[@mu]

Awesome videos! So many shinies to try again and again!
 

On 5/26/2018 at 3:00 PM, Norgaard said:

so 8 angle and side is still not happening I keep practice till it’s my turn!

Re 8 angle, I also want to try what the others did (different foot lock), maybe try from crow, it's such a spaghetti leg move though

[Mad Hatter]

Not sure if this will help anyone, but one thing I noticed when doing 8-angle pose is that I actively try to straighten my legs as soon as I start tipping forward. Both to clear the ground but also to get a tighter lock around my arms.

 

22 hours ago, raptron said:

On my way home from the gym, I stopped in the park. I played with a bit of transitioning betweeeen. Also my arms need to toughen up because I just noticed I picked up some bruises. 

Crow to 8-angle looks like a tricksy transition! Gonna have to try it.  Also love the setting, it looks really lovely.

[Norgaard]

10 hours ago, @mu said:

Awesome videos! So many shinies to try again and again!
 

Re 8 angle, I also want to try what the others did (different foot lock), maybe try from crow, it's such a spaghetti leg move though

 

I did try it just locks, samt with side crow I can't twist my body so I can put my legs on my arms  the search continues!

[Machete]

On 5/25/2018 at 10:41 AM, WhiteGhost said:

OK, here is my addition.  Apologies for the vertical filming.  Oops!

 

Clapping Seal Crow

Baby Crow

One Legged Crow

Head Stand Crow

Crow Taps

Eight Angle

Really Sketchy Side Crow

 

@Machete  You're up  

 

 

Working on it. Wait one...

 

EDIT: Here we go. I apologize for the nudity. The heat is kicking my ass.

 

 

 

Added a Firefly transition attempt.

[@mu]

@Machete Wooooaaaaaa! Killer series! Beautiful to watch, it's awesome!
 

I didn't notice the video at first because you edited your post, I didn't get a notification!

So the next move is crow to straddle hold!

 

Next: @Jlailin you're next!

 

Here is the murder list again if needed:

 

Norgaard

Mad Hatter

Elastigirl

lucky fire dragon

Raptron

@mu
WhiteGhost

Machete

Jlailin
Nymeria

[@mu]

oh wait, or is it the firefly?

[Norgaard]

Nice work machete!

[WhiteGhost]

On 5/28/2018 at 1:28 PM, Machete said:

EDIT: Here we go. I apologize for the nudity. The heat is kicking my ass.

Wow, that is super impressive, time to start seeing if I can figure out some way to get they firefly/straddle.

 

Those side crows are really hard when you get sweaty because the legs just slide right off the elbows

[@mu]

14 minutes ago, @mu said:

oh wait, or is it the firefly?

 

oh straddle = firefly? I thought it was something else

[Mad Hatter]

Very impressive @Machete In that heat I'd just flop into a pile of sweat and whimper.

 

45 minutes ago, @mu said:

oh straddle = firefly? I thought it was something else

Almost. In a straddle hold your legs shouldn't touch your arms, while in firefly the legs are "resting" on the top of the arms. There's also a few different variations of firefly, the back and legs can be either parallel to the ground or they can be pointing up.

[@mu]

Hanhan thanks, I google imaged firefly and I see what you mean. Machete's looks like a straddle hold to me? I mean in straddle hold, the legs don't rest on the arms but they do touch, right?

[Mad Hatter]

I think it's ok for the legs to touch a bit in a straddle hold, but they shouldn't be used to support the position. 

Yeah I agree that Machete is doing more of a straddle hold, but for the sake of the PvP I'd say it's fine to consider them all variations of the same theme and to play around with all of them.  

 

[@mu]

yes of course! I was just curious about a straddle hold with actual space between legs and arms. I don't think I have ever seen one, that's why

[Norgaard]

yeah what he does is a straddle hold, and a beautiful one too!

the firefly pose usually have the legs resting on the triceps and then you use your axis to the balance, where the other is a hip compression.

 

 

[Mad Hatter]

I'd argue that firefly is very much a hip compression too, especially the one with the legs reaching up. But sure the mechanics is slightly different.  

[Norgaard]

1 hour ago, Mad Hatter said:

I'd argue that firefly is very much a hip compression too, especially the one with the legs reaching up. But sure the mechanics is slightly different.  

 

it is yes, but one can with flexibility do a firefly with bend arms where its not active hip compression that is used, I havnt seen that much on the straddle hold, unless of cause you are very high up//rings etc.

 

but yeah different mechanics

[Jlailin]

On 5/28/2018 at 12:28 AM, Machete said:

Added a Firefly transition attempt

Really nice work!   

 

10 hours ago, @mu said:

Next: @Jlailin you're next!

 

Oh wow, we got here so fast!  I shall try to film something after my dance class tonight.  ...I'm thinking of trying some modification to the flying pigeon/crow pose.  ...or if that fails, I may just be silly and try to imitate one of these guys  

[Machete]

11 hours ago, @mu said:

@Machete Wooooaaaaaa! Killer series! Beautiful to watch, it's awesome!
 

I didn't notice the video at first because you edited your post, I didn't get a notification!

So the next move is crow to straddle hold!

 

Next: @Jlailin you're next!

 

Here is the murder list again if needed:

 

Norgaard

Mad Hatter

Elastigirl

lucky fire dragon

Raptron

@mu
WhiteGhost

Machete

Jlailin
Nymeria

 

 

11 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Wow, that is super impressive, time to start seeing if I can figure out some way to get they firefly/straddle.

 

Those side crows are really hard when you get sweaty because the legs just slide right off the elbows

 

Yeah, that's why I opted for a straight-arm on the Eight Angle. I'm surprised the knees stayed up, honestly.

 

10 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Very impressive @Machete In that heat I'd just flop into a pile of sweat and whimper.

 

Almost. In a straddle hold your legs shouldn't touch your arms, while in firefly the legs are "resting" on the top of the arms. There's also a few different variations of firefly, the back and legs can be either parallel to the ground or they can be pointing up.

 

I actually did flop and whimper a few times. (I edited that out.)

 

11 hours ago, @mu said:

oh wait, or is it the firefly?

 

I stand corrected. Definitely a Straddle.

 

I feel the limiter for my straddle comes from lack of hip compression; my quads end up cramping quite a bit. For the Firefly I mostly just run out of hamstring.