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Permalink Reply by Shews *Eclipse* on March 23, 2011 at 4:39pm

try safire's multihooping class. It's very good breaking down the basics.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Brady on March 24, 2011 at 10:42am

I'd love to but I don't have the money to spend on it right now, I was just hoping to get some general tips from people...if I'm lucky later this year I'll be able to pay for the minis/multis combo classes because both are something that would help me out tons!

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Permalink Reply by Ariel on March 23, 2011 at 4:56pm

I definitely feel like turning in the direction of your flow helps immensely when multi hooping. Once you get better at it, try to spin less, otherwise it will become a crutch and you'll get mad dizzy. Just keep at it!

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Permalink Reply by Shay Kesem Sekler on March 24, 2011 at 12:40pm

try combaining all kinds of things...

like..knees and all other three variations-knees and waist,knees and chest,knees and over the head.

then-waist and chest,waist and over the head...

then-try three..

try it on all kinds of patterns-eventually,you'll get there :)

enjoy!!! :D

Shay Kesem - a three hoops hooping dude :P

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Permalink Reply by Shay Kesem Sekler on March 24, 2011 at 12:41pm

and about the spinning-might help,to me,spinning with two or three hoops when one is on my knees is not helping..but with no hoop on the knees it actually helps allot...

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Permalink Reply by Raven Rainbow on March 24, 2011 at 12:55pm

 

I'm not exactly sure if this could help, besides watching placement. . . .Hopefully it can. . . here is an underview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KzOnbYhZI

 

I usually kick start the hoop and bring it up to the knees.

Break apart the two middle hoops by well. . .wiggling.

and as soon as I release the two middle hoops I start spinning the fourth hoop overhead.

 

(this video is still processing, I just uploaded)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxSaGXimqM&feature=channel_vide...

Wiggle, and stay moving in the direction you are spinning. When it feels like a hoop is going to drop, wiggle faster and try to get it back to a speed you can control.

 

It feels really weird at first, but it really requires letting go, fully connecting with your body and mind not thinking about it. . . .  Pace yourself.

 

 I learned from having hoops of all different sizes. I think it's much easier to get your body to understand, you have to move a different speeds and different ways opposed to having them all the same size. . . .when I got it down I used hoops of the same size.

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on May 6, 2011 at 5:45pm

This thread may help out with having a hoop on the knees.

http://www.hoopcity.ca/forum/topics/multi-hooping

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Permalink Reply by Miss Jacqui* on May 6, 2011 at 5:58pm

I did purchase SaFire's multihooping class and it IS worth it. She's got some great tips in there.

 

Definitely turn in the direction of your flow - that will help you sustain the hoops in almost any move you do, including multihooping.

 

The other thing that has helped/is helping me is Miss Saturn's rule of reverse direction -- once you drop the hoops in your normal direction, you have to try the move three times in the opposite direction of your flow. I actually didn't get multihooping until I started doing this. It's almost like looking at a move with a fresh pair of eyes.

 

Good luck... Don't lose patience. It's just a lot of muscle memory and repeating it over and over and over and OVER again until you have it!

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Permalink Reply by Shekinah on May 6, 2011 at 6:26pm

I'm still working on two at a time, but something I have found helpful was a tip to put your focus and concentration mostly on the bottom hoop. So if you are trying for knees and chest, pay closer attention to the knees. If your chest starts to fall as a result, you can quickly shift, shove shove, got that back, and then back to your knees. It sounds weird, but it has really helped me gain some control.

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