Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation

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Basic Climb Pullup Variation Aerial Silks Beginner Climbs Video Tutorial

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Basic Climb: Pull-Up Variation is a variation of basic climb that we use for conditioning and to build awareness of how much students are doing or not doing with a pull-up when they climb.

We teach this in beginner level classes and come back to it at intermediate and advanced level as part of conditioning sets. With this climb all of the height is gained through a pull up only, there’s no leg lift required. Mastering this helps students with almost any skill on aerial silks, by getting that pull up really strong. It is also a pre-requisite for more challenging variations like Pretty V climb and Arm Only climb.

Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. This in-depth video will explain how to properly train this skill. It also includes cross references to the most important Building Blocks, Common Mistakes, Related Drills, Ground Drills, Variations, Next Steps and Sequences.

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Building Blocks & Prerequisites

Some of the most important aerial silks skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation.

Teaching Tools

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.

Related Aerial Drills

These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation 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?".

Ground Drills for Aerialists

These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.

Aerial Silks Variations

These are different variations of Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. 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 silks choreography.

Planning Ahead

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.

Future Goals

These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Sequences

Aerial Silks Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Basic Climb: Pull Up Variation. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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