The Tethered

Tethered refers to the holding of the foot with a hand, and the restraining of the arms movement by the restriction imposed by the movement range of the leg. Although limiting to the arms freedom of movement, it is a great help to extend the leg's capability.

Tethered Condor

1. The Tethered Techniques - one leg secured by a hand
1. Tethered Condor - the free arm maintains a yoked position with the tethered during the movement.
2. Tethered Kirkos - the free arm does a Whyzed Olikos Kirkos while the other holds foot and extends out and back while also performing a Kirkos.
3. The Tethered Dykirkos - the free arm does a Dykirkos while the other holds foot and extends out and back while also performing a Dykirkos.
4. The Tethered Penter or Tethered Gate
5. Tethered Superman - the starting upright position between other techniques.
6. Tethered Turtle - seated, hands grasping feet outstretched, performing Dykirkoi or Gate.

Tethered Kirkos

In the Tethered Kirkos, one hand holds the ipsilateral foot and the free arm does a Whyzed Olikos Kirkos while the hand that holds the foot extends out and back while also performing a Kirkos.

Tethered Superman

Tethered Superman is the starting upright position and the place of return between movements where there is a pause. This starting position uses a stretching action where the hand grasping the foot is pushed down by the foot, while the other hand reaches for the sky producing a strong stretch for the spine which is elongated by an accompanying pulling up of the head extension. Up, up and away!

Tethered Penter or Gate

One hand is holding a foot of an outstretched leg doing 1 Penter while the other Penter is done with the other hand

The drawing of the Penter with the grasped foot has a counter-balancing Penter drawn with the other hand (and therefore Dragonfly on the Open Gate is being performed).