One very impressive handstand stunt is to raise yourself off the ground by block building. Start in a handstand with a stack of bricks or similar objects nearby. Shift over to one hand and grab a block with the other. Set that block down, shift your weight onto that arm …
Walking on Hands
Here is a great question on the value of walking on hands versus standing on them. “Hey Logan I just now started to do the frogstand and I can do it for a long time. I’ve been learning the handstand and couldn’t find my balance and I can walk all …
Handstand Tutorial
Here is a basic handstand tutorial. This will cover first practicing against a wall. If you are trying to go out into the open check out this article on how to do a hand stand. Holding a handstand is not an easy skill. It requires much practice especially if you …
Wrist Strengthening Exercises
An important part of handstands is having hand strength and flexibility so here are some wrist strengthening exercises. I’ve always had some wrist troubles when it came to handstands due to an old injury. And recently my right wrist has been acting up making even a regular handstand hard to …
One Finger Handstand
Is a one finger handstand even possible? Most would say that no human could possibly do this feat. But then most would agree Shaolin monks are anything but normal people! This video shows a 91 year old monk Hal-tank from the Sil Lum Temple in China perform that feat. As …
Scissors Handstand
After most people, myself included, have some success with the handstand they want to move on to a variety of stunts, most of which are much harder. My advice, nowadays, is to stick with the handstand itself for a bit longer. Yes, you can always just work on adding more …
Building Handstand Strength
A great way to end any training is to work on your strength and endurance a bit. And in this instance I’m talking specifically about in the handstand. Just kick-up against the wall and see how long you can hold it. Not only does this help you train the position …
Over and Underbalancing in a Handstand
“Hey Logan, just a short question on the handstand, how do you get control when you go towards under balancing ( I think…I’m new to all this, hehe)? Because when I over balance I just push the floor with my fingers, but when I under balance I just have no idea …
The X Balance
I love this picture. Just how the legs and arms line up to become a perfect X. With the arms spread wide balancing becomes much more difficult. You won’t have the simple back and forth balancing like in a regular handstand as your hands are pointed towards the sides. The …
Correcting Bad Handstand Habits
First off thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out the short survey. I appreciate you spending your time to help me out even it its just a couple minutes. I’ll be sharing what everyone said a little later on but today I thought I’d tackle a couple …
The True Planche
An older hand balancer recently sent me a CD full of pictures of himself and others hand balancing. There are some amazing pictures and I thought I’d start off with one of the best. And there will be many more coming posted up here. Without further adieu meet Rafael Guerrero. …
One Arm Muscle Up to One Arm Handstand
This is from circus acrobat Yury Tikhonovich. Yes, it involves a lot of momentum but this is one of the most impressive feats I have ever seen. A one arm muscle up into a one arm half-planche into the one arm handstand. Isn’t it amazing what people can do these …
Overbalancing in the Forearm Stand
This question comes from Fady. “Hi Logan, hope you’re doing fine, actually I’m facing some overbalancing problems when trying to make elbow stand I find myself falling to a bridge no matter how hard I pressed with my fingers or trying stretching my legs and back. “Actually I’m good at …
How to do a One Hand Handstand Against Wall
“How to do a one hand hand-stand? I can do a two handed hand-stand on the wall(to keep balance) but when I lift one hand away I fall, any tips?” Sisi The first time I did a one handed handstand against the wall I used a corner where to walls …
How to do a Straight Handstand
Lots going on today. So I wanted to keep you on top of everything in this email. First off there’s a new article just uploaded to the site. This one covers working on a straight style of handstand. How to get into the right position and practice it using the …