Within this position is meant the conventional crocodile, which is balanced by the base at the upper arm of the flyer. The elbow is held as close to the center of gravity as possible within the hipbone. For that a shortening of the corresponding page is necessary.
The opposite hip is held up.
To get into the crocodile, the flyer first supports the entire weight on the elbow. So he achieves an “umbrella” position:
After that he can pull his upper body and legs up. The shortening of the page creates an asymmetric figure. This results in a very unusual back line, which is why this position is probably also called crocodile:
The crocodile with contact point in the hands is a form of the one-armed handstand!
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