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StudentPermalink Reply by Jessica on October 18, 2011 at 2:41pm

Have you tried it against bare skin? It helps me a lot to practice with a big hoop, in shorts. Try spinning with the hoop to keep it in one spot at first, then try to bring it up and down just a little bit, and keep it there. Sorry I don't have any other advice!

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on October 18, 2011 at 3:47pm

yea ive been hooping in my underwear bc i read it helps to hoop on bare skin.  lol also im using 2 different sizes of hoops to do this and its the same with both. i think im doing the move wrong on that part of my body. its almost as if the shape of my legs are just automatically pushing it down or something. and ive got A HUGE bruise on my left knee .. lol its like another knee growing out of my knee

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on October 19, 2011 at 10:33am

i think i mightve figured it out last night .. i will try again later .. my knees are so bruised from it falling down to my knees and me trying to keep it going and bring it back up .. it just kept hitting my knees and brusing them lol .. oh well  we live and learn!

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Permalink Reply by Jacob Hill on October 19, 2011 at 2:26pm

hahah oh god yes the bruises. they go away and you get use to it. keep at it. usually to keep it from falling down to my knees (i hoop counter clockwise) i use my right leg to pull it up (with left and right legs alternating) similair in the way you use your right arm to keep the hoop up when chest hooping. i usually find a comfy spot right above my knees where it  stayss for a while. hope im not beating a dead horse haha.

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Permalink Reply by Rheannon Michelle Shipp on October 19, 2011 at 4:18pm

Have you ever Watched SaFires tutorial on you tube? I think it best describes how to keep staying in one spot. That is what helped me anyways.

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on October 19, 2011 at 5:04pm

yes i did yesterday thats when i got all the bruises ahhahaah! but i will taped myself doing it too so i can see where i am doing the mistakes, and im going to rewatch the safire videos now that ive seen how im doing it on video

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Permalink Reply by Erin/Lady Hoops Alot on October 20, 2011 at 6:38pm

I remember learning to hoop on my legs...oh the bruises!! I am a Hoopnotica Instructor and in my class this is what I tell my students about leg hooping as well as what worked for me! First, there are two ways to do it - two legs and one leg - for me I like two legs and at my upper thigh. With two legs you will have two points to push the hoop - one leg will be your front leg and one the back leg - the front push will push forward and up (keeping that foot on the ball helps) - the pushes happen right after each other. It is like your front leg pushes and your back leg flicks!! When using one leg - that leg needs to do both front and back pushes  - keep your foot on the ball and press your heel into the floor - you are going to need to move fast and with some energy. If the hoop is falling below the knee you need to really flick the back leg with using two legs. 

 

I also tell students that if the hoop is falling to let it go and just start again so that you do not damage your knees or bruise your shins. 

 

Just keep trying - it takes time and practice! Have fun!! Happy Hooping 

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Permalink Reply by Caroleeena of Circles of Joy on October 21, 2011 at 9:54am

Here is a video tutorial I made for my friend Amy that might help you:

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on October 21, 2011 at 5:54pm

ive watched this over and over haha .. nice to meet you! :)

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Permalink Reply by Caroleeena of Circles of Joy on October 21, 2011 at 5:59pm

Nice to meet you too. I really really recommend pantsless hooping. Also, think of it as thigh hooping and aim for a spot high on the thigh. Make sure you're lifting each heel, one after the other, and that your knees stay forward and not turned in. Also make sure that your right knee is going to the same height as your left. Often one is working much harder and the one that's not going up as high is where the hoop starts to fall. Put your attention on your non-dominant leg and work it baby! You'll get it. It just takes time. It seemed to take forever for me. Just keep at it and pretty soon it'll just click.

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Permalink Reply by Mirka on October 23, 2011 at 7:01pm

yea i think thats my problem. one leg is working like way too much .. i just finished my midterm paper so im going to practice some more tonight :)  going to be watching your video again

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Permalink Reply by Maryellen on October 21, 2011 at 10:02am

I am having the worst time hooping with tights or anything on my legs!  Ive gotten pretty good at knee hooping over the summer while i was wearing shorts and now since its getting colder im rocking the tights and knee socks but it just slips down.  I wonder whats the trick to that, i hate to put more tape on my hoop to make it grippyer because i dont want more weight on my hoops.  But its driving me crazy!  I have an outfit this weekend that has to be worn with tights and id love to figure this out!

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