A Few Tips on Leg & Knee Hooping - Posted by Stefan on www.hooping.org

"Vera's article on foot and leg hooping got me inspired to write down the lesson I teach students when they are working on below the waist hooping. There are tons of tricks to do with your legs and knees once you get it so its worth the effort!

When I am teaching students how to get to hoop going around their knees, I tell them a few important hints to help them along their way:

1. Try to imagine your knees as your hips, just as your left and right hip have to move the hoop now your knees have to.

2. When the hoop is moving from your hips to your knees, speed up your hoop. You need to go a bit faster to catch the hoop around your knees because you are working harder against gravity.

3. Initially I tell them to put one foot a bit in front of the other, try to have the hoop hit just above your knee-cap on the forward foot and and just above your calf on the back foot.

4. It is going to take a bunch of trying before you get it right.

5. To get the hoop back up to your waist, as it goes around your knees, lift up one knee to "hand" the hoop to your thigh or waist.

Hope that helps anyone struggling with leg hooping.....? Good Luck!"

UPDATE: Great discussion of knee hooping tips and tricks over here.
Stefan | September 17, 2003 | Tricks

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