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Tofu Hook is a fun aerial hoop skill with a silly name. It is one of the skills we use to introduce students to hanging from one arm. It is also one of the early building blocks of Meat Hooks.
Tofu Hook is a great skill to use as fun conditioning for arm and back strength. We teach this to our intermediate level aerial hoop students and our video tutorial covers key points to make it successful and avoid common mistakes.
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Some of the most important aerial hoop skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Tofu Hook.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Tofu Hook and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Tofu Hook to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".
These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Tofu Hook. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.
These are different variations of Tofu Hook. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial hoop choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Tofu Hook. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.
These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Tofu Hook. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Tofu Hook. They are fun, creative, and challenge sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
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