Have you ever wanted to do the Human Flag? Then today is your lucky day. My friend, Thomas Tapp, and his brother have just put together a detailed course, on how to achieve this one amazing move. I’ve been working on the human flag on and off over the past …
How to do a Wall Climbup
While Parkour and acrobatic tricks may seem difficult, all of the people doing it had to start somewhere. By starting out with simple tricks and advancing later on, you build up confidence, skill and acquire a decent amount of tricks up your sleeve. In the video, you are able to …
Art of Motion
As I was browsing for some interesting videos on Youtube, I ended up being glued on this one. The video is a compilation of vaults, jumps and flips done by these inhuman like individuals. I cannot help but think how in the world did they come up with this? I …
Another Great Free Running Video
Here’s another great free running video. This one has some high quality footage with good camera angles. It looks like many of these were shot for commercials and perhaps some movies too. The action starts after about 30 seconds. Also a little more than a minute in you’ll notice stunts …
Awesome Free Running Video
You can spend a lot of time on Youtube looking around at videos on many cool things. Parkour and Free running are two such things. But instead of you looking I’ll highlight a few of the best in the coming weeks here on the blog. This first one is long …
How to Balance on Your Head
Have you ever wondered how to balance on your head? Many people can do a regular headstand (and many cannot). But that is just the first step of many. The real goal is to do a freestanding headstand using just your head, no hands at all. And now The Science …
Science of Head Balancing Coming Soon
I want everyone here to thank Rick Schwarz. He sent me a copy of a book I’ve been long looking for. The Science of Head Balancing by Professor Paulinetti and Bob Jones. Back when I found that original copy of The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing by Paulinetti …
Get Your Backflip Now
Do you want to get your backflip now? Then watch this video. Get Your Backflip Now The backflip has always been one of my favorite acrobatic moves in the world. To be able to jump up and rotate completely over. It is dangerous but when you can do it, it …
5 Craziest Gymnastic Moves
I saw this video of the 5 Craziest Gymnastic Moves and felt it had to be shared here. You most likely have never seen these moves (and possibly never even heard of them) unless you’re in the profession. #5 – 1.5 Twisting Kovacs on the Gymnastic High Bar #4 – …
Animal Flow Review
Mike Fitch at Global Bodyweight Training put together his first DVD and it is awesome. Watch the video for my full review and more details. If you want to take your bodyweight training and animal movements to another level I highly recommend you check this out. You’re going to love …
Back Handspring Race
I saw this back hand spring video recently over at Strength Rules and thought it was well worth sharing. I get dizzy just watching this! I’ve never thought about doing multiple back hand springs in a race format. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever done more than three in …
If I Had Only One Tool
Using your bodyweight as the resistance in training is one of the most important tools. I like barbells. I love kettlebells. But if I had to pick one and only one tool it would be my own bodyweight. Why? You can build just about everything you need with it. Strength …
My Birthday Gift to You
I celebrated an excellent 26th birthday yesterday. Meant to get this out then but was having to much fun. Anyway… I got you something for my birthday. Over the years I’ve become known as something of a ‘bodyweight training’ guy. Its what got me started in serious physical training. And …
Strength and Skill
The more strength and skill you have the better you’ll be in hand balancing and acrobatics. You may be saying ‘DUH’ but this works on multiple levels. Obviously you’ll require more strength in order to do high strength movements like the planche, iron cross and more. Among various moves some …
Motor Moron Flow
The final video in the motor moron series. This combines some of the concepts from the previous videos on getting up without your hands and rolling around. Building on top of these basics you can develop more difficult skills. Try doing a random flow like this. Great for a warmup …