First off I want to remind you that the New Year’s Sale is still going. Check Hand Balancing New Year’s Sale to see how you can save 20.08% off of everything. It ends Saturday so if you’re putting it off you better do it now before you forget.For today I’ll dig into …
Death Defying Handstands
Here comes another story from Acro-chat magazine. This one was written by Ray Van Cleef. Flirting with death yielded the “Open Sesame” to Inguar Anderson’s zealous desire to become a circus performer. His efforts to secure an opportunity were repulsed until he resorted to death defying stunts to gain …
Handstand Balancing, Positions and More
Here’s another question from John in England. Hello Logan, I’ve just received your manual which I ordered, thanks for sending it so prompt. I’m just approaching 40 years old and have become determined to do handstands and a few other basic gymnastic exercises. I’ve been practicing against a wall for …
Handstands and Scientific Balancing
It looks like the new Ask A Question section on the site is popular.You can let me know any problems you are having and I will answer them. Here’s one question from Andres (and he‘s not the only one asking this). Hi yes, I will get right to the point …
What a broom can teach you about hand balancing
Everyone has done this at one time or another. A broom is a common item but any long straight object will do just fine. Put one end on your open palm with the other end straight up in the air and keep it there by balancing. This is not very …
John Grimek Hand-to-Hand Balance
Here is John Grimek holding Glenn Marlin in a low hand-to-hand balance. This shot made the cover of the short lived magazine Acro-Chat. Unfortunately this magazine, covering all things acrobatic with writers such as Ray Van Cleef and Bob Jones, caved in due to financial problems. This comes from an …
The Basics of Handstands
Hello, I just put up two new articles on the website. You can check them out here: Benefits of Hand Balancing Safety Concerns of Hand Balancing They cover some basic stuff you should know before you begin. There will be more coming soon on all the basics of hand balancing. …
Hand Balancing Interviews, T-Shirts and VIP’s
There is a lot going on here in this message. First, here are details about the interviews included in the Hand Balancing Mastery Course. I conducted three interviews with hand balancing experts to see how they trained, what there thoughts were on the subject, and everything else. We went from …
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 …
Make Haste Slowly
If there was a pill that you could take, that would immediately transform you into a world class hand balancer, would you take it? YES I would!Sadly, there is no such pill. Becoming great hand balancer requires work. Lots and lots of work. The problem is that the more you …