“Jimmy Starkey of Santa Monica, California recently held a one-hand-balance for a minute and a half on top of a freight train going thirty-five miles per hour. F.O.B (Fine One-hand Balancing).” Well recently is not the right term. This occurred somewhere back in 1950. I told you I got a …
Handstand Lead-up Stunts (The Two Arm Elbow Planche)
In Handbalancing Made Easy, Professor E.M. Orlick explains that there are a number of stunts which will teach you many of the aspects that are needed for a good handstand. Two of these stunts are covered in the downloadable guide. These are the headstand and frogstand. Today I want to …
Hand Balancing Mastery Course Details
The Hand Balancing Mastery Course is made up of three books, one of which is How to do the One Hand Handstand which I talked about last time. The first book in the course is titled Handbalancing Made Easy. This is the book that every beginner should start with. It …
Professor Orlick on the One Hand Handstand
One question from the survey a couple weeks back was for me to inform you about my current training. Well, my main goal has been the one hand handstand. I’ve wanted to be able to do this move for a long, long time. Finally I am actually going after it. …
Just who is Professor E.M. Orlick?
If you’ve read the Complete Beginner’s Guide to Holding a Handstand than you were already introduced to this amazing man. Here is an excerpt from Handbalancing Made Easy, which forms just one of many pieces of the new course coming out soon. This covers many of the benefits of hand …
Hand Balancing Results Contest
You can be a winner. A new copy of the Hand Balancing Mastery Course featuring the works of Professor E.M. Orlick, writings by myself, interviews with experts and more can be yours. I will be giving more details in the coming weeks before it is officially launched on the 21st …
Handstands and Wrist Strength Part 2 and More
Last time we talked about how you can overcome pain and poor flexibility in your wrists so that you can pursue hand balancing. A subscriber pointed out a few points which are certainly worth mentioning. There is a way to work around this problem. Handstands can also be done on …
Handstands, Wrist Strength and Pain
Another question from a reader. And this isn’t the first time I have seen this problem pop up. Read on and find out what to do about it. hello Logan, well i have a question for you, after a handstand practice i get wrist pain over the back of my …
Gene Jackson Walking on His Hands down the Railroads
Another amazing hand balancing stunt straight out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Gene Jackson from New York walking across a single rail of railroad track. You can see more of Gene Jackson’s stunts in The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing on pages 122 and 124 The next …
Robert Jones Celebrates His 50th Birthday
When I was visiting my brother down near Los Angeles last weekend I noticed one of the books he had on his bookshelf. The name Ripley’s Believe it or Not was displayed on the spine. Knowing that Bob Jones had been featured by Ripley‘s nine different times, I decided …
Handstand Hold for Time
Here is a great way to finish off your workouts whether you are doing just hand balancing or anything else by doing a handstand hold. Its really simple, too. Just kick up into a handstand against the wall and hold it there for as long as you can. Try to …
Bridge Gymnastics
Check out this video of some wrestler’s bridge gymnastics. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD56_U–TI0] Here is another video I took while I was at my gymnastics class. Let me start by saying don’t try this at home. It took a lot of effort to work up to this level. I didn’t jump into this …
Professor Paulinetti in India
The following is excerpted from the True Art and Science of Hand Balancing about Professor Paulinetti. “Early in November, 1920, the word was passed about in the city of Calcutta, India, that an event of interest would happen at noon of a certain day atop the dome of the Empire …
Current Attempt at a Backflip
[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uja4_X-eoQQ] Just thought I would put up a short video for fun. Anyway, this is a backflip I did last night at my gymnastics class. I am doing it on level ground and getting to my feet so it is not too bad. But it still has a couple spots …
Underwater Handstand
Is doing an underwater handstand a good idea? Read below for that and other questions from readers like you. Remember that if you want your questions answered just email them to me. I can’t personally reply to all of them but I will post them for all to see. Here’s …