How to keep a bone in place when posing/animating

[BK77677]

I’m new to animating in Blender and trying to figure out how to keep a bone in place (pin?) while posing for animation. My character is a monkey swinging vertically across a ledge of a wall. I want to keep the hand completely still, in place, while rotating the rest of the body from the arm. But every time I try, the hand moves along with the rest of the body. Is there some way to pin the hand in place during animation? Thanks in advance!

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@BK77677"

I’m new to animating in Blender and trying to figure out how to keep a bone in place (pin?) while posing for animation. My character is a monkey swinging vertically across a ledge of a wall. I want to keep the hand completely still, in place, while rotating the rest of the body from the arm. But every time I try, the hand moves along with the rest of the body. Is there some way to pin the hand in place during animation? Thanks in advance!

blender auto ik

[BK77677]

For some reason Auto IK didn’t work, the hand kept moving with the arm. But I did set up a proper IK chain from the hand down to the body and that worked. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I do appreciate it!