Antibrids & body tracing / LESSON 02
Behind-the-back cranks
Use the isolation half of a crank to redirect a hip reel behind the back, then return to the front without reversing the antispin staff.
Prerequisites: Basic antibrids
Video study
Use the source for this section’s grip changes, body position, and depth.
Schematic motion. Body proportions and finger contact are approximate; compare with the source. One cycle = 6 seconds at 1×.
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Steps
Before you begin
- Grip
- Keep each hand near its staff center. Name the end beside the thumb the thumb end and the opposite end the pinkie end.
- Stance
- Begin upright with feet comfortably apart. Allow the torso to turn as a staff passes the side of the body. Start with a comfortable front antibrid.
- Plane
- The reel changes between a front-side hip route and a behind-the-back route. The antispin hand follows the shared side alignment. Front and rear depth must remain distinct.
Things to notice
- Redirecting the reel in the middle of an arbitrary antispin section loses the transition demonstrated in the crank.
- A flat front-view drawing cannot tell the learner whether the descending thumb end is in front of or behind the torso.
- Do not add a direction reversal to the antispin staff at the exit; Drex explicitly aims for continuous rotation.