The Raadha Kalpa bends : The shortening bend
Playlist 64: Reinforcing the bends with adavus
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The Raadha Kalpa Method has broken down the various torso movements that are utilised in both Adavus and Karanas and found various ways to engage the right muscles to hold the aesthetic alignment while performing these bends while we are in movement. This series further breaks down the bends so one can practise them in isolation before integrating them into the adavus.
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Pakkadavu 3
Pointers for Pakkadavu 3:
Keep your shoulders down when lifting your arms.
Make sure your arms do not go too far back.
Follow your arm and keep your gaze toward the wrist of the arm you are bending away from.
Make sure you keep your thighs pushing back while retaining Swastikam in your feet.
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Pakkadavu 4
Pointers for Pakkadavu 4:
- Keep your shoulders down when lifting your arm.
- Make sure your arm in front of your chest doesn't cross the centre of your chest.
- Make sure you do not sit in your hip when lifting one leg. Keep the thigh pushing back on the standing leg
- do not rest your raised ... -
Kartharee Adavu 1
The Kartharee adavu is a movement that begins with a jump, followed by the crossing of the legs. The name could come from the hasta that is used or from the fact that the legs cross.
The bends of the bodies vary in the various types of Kartharee adavu. We usually practice this Adavu to a three ...
