Learn easy-to-understand and efficient handstand progressions as well as drills and tips to help you perfect your fine balance.
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Hello! My name is Thomas Inauen, but my friends call me Tom. I am a trained fitness instructor and personal trainer and have been doing martial arts and acrobatics for many years. I have a great passion for training in general and regularly travel abroad to expand my knowledge. Acrobatics and martial arts have always been my great passion and I would like to share my knowledge and fascination with you. I love helping people improve their fitness and I teach a variety of movements in martial
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Who this course is for:
- For all who are interested in learning the handstand
- For all who are interested in learning gymnastic and acrobatic movements
- Trickers, Martial Artists, Acrobats, Artists, Fitness and Training Enthusiasts, Dancers, Stuntmen, Traceurs and Freerunners
What you’ll learn:Â
- How to balance a handstand until you can hold a handstand freely without a wall
- Easy to follow handstand progressions from beginner to intermediate level
- A variety of handstand exercises that will improve the learning of handstand
- Specific additional exercises for handstand to improve strength and flexibility
- Many handstand tips to continue handstand training independently
- How to feel better, have better health and more self-confidence
Requirements:Â
- A positive attitude and the motivation to spend the time necessary to learn the handstand
- Experience in acrobatics or gymnastics is helpful, but not required
You want to learn a handstand, but there are some difficulties like….
- You somehow always found it too difficult or scary?
- You’ve been trying to do a handstand for some time and have made little progress?
- You can only hold a handstand for a few seconds and then fall over?
- You just can’t stay up and keep your balance?
- You can’t do the handstand without a wall?
In this gymnastics fundamentals class, you’ll learn how to do a handstand!
Whether you’re already doing gymnastics or acrobatics and just want to expand your skills, or you’re a beginner, the clear and efficient handstand progression in this course will allow you to enter at any level and improve from there.
While there are many tutorials on how to learn a handstand, it’s hard to find a comprehensive beginner course like this. This course gives you easy to understand handstand progressions with whom you can learn step by step and safely. Topics such as the handstand kick-up, falling, holding handstand, balancing handstand, handstand exercises and more are explained in detail.
The key things you will learn
- The handstand principles
- Developing awareness of the headstand
- How to fall out of a handstand
- How to kick up a handstand
- How to balance a handstand
- How to hold a handstand freely
- How to improve handstand training with specific exercises
Content and overview
This course begins with an introductory section. First, you will get an overview of the course and learn about the training methodology, course structure, and how to follow the sections and lectures.
Before diving into handstand training, you will need to study the handstand principles. These three principles are essential and will give you all the knowledge you need to get the most out of this handstand program.
Once you know the theory, you can move into the main part of this course by developing an awareness of standing upside down. These initial handstand exercises will allow you to get a feel for standing on your hands, and then you can learn how to fall and how to kick up handstand.
When you feel confident with falling and kicking up, you can start learning how to balance the handstand. From here on, things get more interesting and various handstand drills and handstand tips will help you until you perfect the fine balance. A variety of handstand exercises will guide you along the main handstand progression to your goal.
In addition, you’ll find specific handstand exercises to warm up and improve strength and flexibility – for example, with shoulder mobility exercises or hand stretching exercises. Along with the downloadable 6-week handstand training program and workout and nutrition guides, it offers the best answer to the question, “How to learn a handstand for beginners?”
Are you ready to take on this handstand challenge?
Don’t hesitate and start training now! You can complete this online course at your own pace. Even though you may be too busy right now, you can sign up today and take the course at your own pace.
See you inside!
Tom Inauen / TOMTRICKS
Disclaimer Notice: In order to perform the exercises effectively and safely you should be in good physical condition prior to beginning the course. By registering for the course or performing these exercises, you understand that exercising can lead to physical injury. If you engage in any exercise suggested by Thomas Inauen, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge Thomas Inauen from any and all claims or causes of action, known or unknown arising out of Thomas Inauen`s negligence.
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By the end of this course, you will have learned how to handstand.Â
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Course Curriculum
Section 1 - Introduction | |||
Welcome | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Structure | 00:00:00 | ||
6 Week Handstand Training Program | 00:00:00 | ||
Tomtricks Curriculum And Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
What Other Students Say About Tomtricks | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 2 - The Handstand Principles | |||
Intro – The Handstand Principles | 00:00:00 | ||
Principle 1 – Alignment And Stacking Of The Body | 00:00:00 | ||
Principle 2 – Body Tension | 00:00:00 | ||
Principle 3 – Underbalance And Overbalance | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 3 - Developing Upside Down Awareness | |||
Intro – Develop Upside Down Awareness | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 1 – Pike Position With Support | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Chest To Wall Walk | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Wall Headstand | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 4 - Learning To Fall | |||
Intro – Learning To Fall | 00:00:00 | ||
Technique 1 – The Forward Step | 00:00:00 | ||
Technique 2 – The Wheel | 00:00:00 | ||
Technique 3 – The Roll | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 5 - Learning The Kickup | |||
Intro – Learning The Kickup | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 1 – Kickup On The Wall Without Hips Over Shoulders | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Kickup On The Wall With Hips Over Shoulders | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Kickup On The Wall With Feet On The Wall | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 4 – Kickup Pre-Exercise From A Standing Position | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 5 – Kickup From A Standing Position To The Wall | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 6 - Finding The Balance | |||
Intro – Finding The Balance | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 1 – The “H” Hold Position With The Chest To The Wall | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – The “H” Hold Position With The Back To The Wall | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Scissor Kickups | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 4 – Free Standing Handstand With Open Legs | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 7 - Developing The Fine Balance | |||
Intro – Developing The Fine Balance | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 1 – Learn To Correct The Position With The Fingers | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Free Standing Handstand | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 8 - Specific Warm Up Exercises For Handstand | |||
Exercise 1 – Wrists Circling While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Wrists Back-Front Movement While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Reverse Wrist Stretch While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 4 – Load Wrists In Different Positions While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 5 – Handstand Bounce From The Knees | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 6 – Shoulder Blades Push-Ups While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 7 – Shoulder Blades Push-Ups | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 8 – The Downward Dog With Change In Push-Up | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 9 - Specific Strength Exercises For Handstand | |||
Exercise 1 – Shoulder Blades Push-Ups While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Shoulder Blades Push-Ups | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Push-Ups | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 4 – Push-Ups With Legs Elevated | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 5 – Pike Push-Ups | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 6 – Plank | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 7 – Plank In Supine Position | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 8 – Plank Dynamic While Kneeling | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 9 – Plank Dynamically Twisted | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 10 – Side Plank With Feet Elevated | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 11 – Shoulders Internal Rotation With Theraband | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 12 – Shoulders External Rotation With Theraband | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 13 – Shoulders External Rotation With Theraband Both Hands | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 10 - Specific Flexibility Exercises For Handstand | |||
Exercise 1 – Stretch Shoulders And Triceps | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 2 – Stretching The Shoulder Girdle | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 3 – Stretch Pectoral Muscle And Shoulder | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 4 – Open Upper Body With “The Panther Stretch” | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 5 – Open Upper Body With Arms On Elevation | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 6 – Stretch Both Arms Overhead And To The Side | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 7 – Wrist Mobility “Nikkyo” | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 8 – Wrist Mobility “Namae Ga Nai” | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 9 – Wrist Mobility “Kotegaeshi” | 00:00:00 | ||
Exercise 10 – Downward Facing Dog | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 11 - Conclusion | |||
Congratulations, You Made It! | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 12 - Additional Content 1 - Training Methodology, Safety And Environment For Acrobatics | |||
Tomtricks Training Guide | 00:00:00 | ||
Intro – Training Acrobatics With Minimal Space And Equipment | 00:00:00 | ||
Example – Training Acrobatics With Minimal Space And Equipment | 00:00:00 | ||
Section 13 - Additional Content 2 - Nutrition Basics In Sports | |||
Intro – Tomtricks Nutrition Guide | 00:00:00 | ||
Tomtricks Nutrition Guide | 00:00:00 |