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1 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this instructional segment, the instructor explains how to perform Warrior I with an internal hip rotation. The key alignment points include pointing the back toe toward the front corner of the mat, aligning the front knee directly over the front ankle, and ensuring both hips face forward. These cues collectively rotate the knee forward, bring the hips under the torso, and lengthen the spine, creating the correct Warrior I posture. The speaker also mentions a forthcoming demonstration of hip alignment in Warrior II.

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Please tell me that you are not doing your Warrior I like this. Warrior I is an internally rotated hip pose, which means that both of your hips want to be facing forward in the posture. So your back toe is gonna point towards the front corner of your mat. In this case, it's my right leg, so the right toe is gonna point to the right front corner of the mat. My left knee is directly over my left ankle, and then my hips are pointing forward towards the front of the mat. That's going to rotate the knee front and then bring the hips under, lengthen through the spine. Bam! That's our Warrior 1, internal rotation. If you would like to see how to do your hips in Warrior 2, swipe left and I do that next.