Improving Stability in Handstands

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I receive tons of questions and today I’ll get to a couple of them. You can always submit your question here. Just know that I can’t respond to everyone individually but I’ll try to tackle them in these emails. “I’ve got my position for my handstand right but I just …

On Handstand Pushups

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One exercise that brings more people into hand balancing more than any other is the handstand pushup. Many people do them against the wall to build up strength. Sooner or later they figure how much better it’d be without using the wall for balance. Even if you have the strength …

Shoulder Weaving for Strength and Balance

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This little drill has kept popping up in different places. Alright, I get the message. And I hope you do to. I didn’t really ‘read’ it the first three or four times I read The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing but the fifth was different. This exercise is …

Handstand Stunts from the Olympics

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Have you been watching as much of the Olympics as I have? Honestly it’s a bit tiring staying up until the early morning hours since they take place halfway around the world from where I am. But what can I say, they only come around every four years. And its …

Make Your Handstand Pushups Harder

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Handstand pushups. I don’t know if anyone would deny this as a great exercise. It’s amazing when someone tells you they can do 15 handstand pushups. But what KIND of handstand pushups are they talking about, assuming they are even telling the truth? There are many ways to skin this …

New Kettlebell Juggling Site

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I have a new website up that I think you might want to check out. Often times when I train outside at the park or beach I am doing one of three things. Hand balancing, tumbling moves and kettlebell juggling. Kettlebell juggling is another fun way to get stronger and …

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Frog Stand

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The frog stand makes it easier to learn the handstand by training your hand balancing skills in an easier manner. They call it hand balancing for a reason after all. The frogstand lowers your center of gravity and makes this learning the skills of manipulating your balance with your hands …

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Yoga Headstands

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Yoga headstands, known as Sirshasana, are different than the standard gymnastic headstand. Instead of resting your palms flat on the ground you interlock your fingers and place them behind your head. The headstand is a great stunt. Very much underrated. Here is a more difficult variation of the headstand. In …

Leading up to any Handstand Stunt

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Seemed to have raised some interest with my last email. So I’ve decided to go into a little more depth on the subject. To sum up what I said last time: The best way to learn the handstand, one hand handstand, or any stunt is not to do the move …

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Tiger Bend

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I was shooting some video a couple days ago doing a variety of hand balancing stunts. One of them was the Forearm Stand. Prof. Orlick also called it a Tiger Stand. From the stand you can do what is called a Tiger Bend, but we’ll start with the stand first. …

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Bridge Exercises

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This picture was taken over a year ago of this bridge exercise. I’m the guy on the bottom in the wrestler’s bridge, while my friend, Tyler, is doing a hand bridge on top. I call it the Double Bridge. You might wonder what possessed us to try this stunt. The …