Thanks so much! I’ve been trying to get an off ice axel for a while and keep falling half-rotation short. I’ll do these drills and hopefully get it soon! Thanks Julia and Paulo!
Yes! I should be starting axels in the not-so-far future, (coach has been mentioning it lately, wants height in my waltz jumps, snappy back spins etc.) and I was a little nervous that I might not have any Coach Julia reference…so a BIG thank you for this video. 🙏 I’ve been struggling to get height in the waltz jumps, and I think I see what I’ve been doing wrong. Hopefully…Oh, BTW, I saw on your store the other day that you had new merch, and you are wearing it in this video. Now, for my past week share…hehe…I got started with ina bauers! (For the full story, I commented it under the ina bauer video) Also working on stringing moves together into a footwork sequence. For now, the sequence includes a lunge turn, FO spiral, FI rocker, BI counter, FI/BO twizzles. Really wanna get the IB in there! 💗 Unfortunately, I’m leaving for vacation tomorrow, so no skating for a week…🥹
Yes, I am so bad at jumps. At this point, I am falling to the side as I keep trying to spin a while rotation (jump). I love it. I am excited to start practicing more and get the axle rotation. As an adult it has been a challenge. I will keep practicing. Thank you, thank-you ❤
One thing I didn't hear mentioned is that the power from the rotational energy comes from the kick from the right foot plus the snap (loop jump hip realignment). So having good bunny hops was helpful for me to feel and conceptualize the momentum transfer from translational (kick into it) to rotational energy (spinning).
yeah my favorite exercise for off ice axels is called “flox/floxxing”, and it’s the moment you go from the IB position to the OB air position. it helps a lot with the snap in the air which also helps you keep your direction so it doesn’t go around the corner.
I'm so excited to get back into skating, but I'm intimidated by axels. I skated for 7 years but had to quit 10 years ago because of knee injuries. Do you have any advice for keeping safe while practicing/skating?
How do I know which direction to rotate? They seem the same to me in either direction. Should I just keep practicing in both directions or pick a direction and practice more going in that direction?
