Today we warmed up by playing a game called Volcanoes where there are small cones laid out around the floor. Some are face up (point up) are volcanoes, the ones that are face down (point to the ground) are eruptions. Thr group was split into 2 teams and the goal was to flip the cones to the side your team is. The volcano team is flipping the eruption cones and the reverse for the other team. We had 1 minute each round to flip as many cones as possible while the other team is basically undoing your work. Inserted below is an example of the game and the link to the website I found the video on.
Since last class I have developed some decent bruises, which is very common as your body gets used to the pressure of rolling, dropping, and hanging from different parts of your body you don’t typically use on the day to day. Additionally my grip isnt as strong as last week, my hands are still fairly sore and raw.
We reviewed a few of our moves from last class. In total between the 2 weeks, we have learned Delihila, Horse, Toe on Split, Horse to Star, Man in Moon, Amazon, Knee Hangs, Dragon Fly, Mermaid, Angel, and Lion in the Tree.
By the end of class I was physically exhausted, I had lost almost all grip strength by the end of class, my biceps and legs were on fire. Specifically the backs of my knees were killing me. After completing our 2 weeks of hoop I can definitely say aerial hoop is not for me. Regardless of bruises being common, I bruise very easy and they stay around for long periods of time which makes turn around for learning new moves or working on the same moves really tricky.