From Wall to Freestanding Handstand. Are you READY?
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2022
- How to start freestanding! Are you ready? Take the test! In this video I take you through the wall pre requisites before you start trying the freestanding handstand: Consistent entries, Heel Pull, Toe Pull. Then 3 different methods for catching away from the wall.
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Hi Paul
Your RUclips tutorials have been my holy grail-I've been religiously following them. I'm hoping to nail that handstand for a solid minute before my 50th birthday rolls around on June 1st. Thank you for your guidance.
Great to hear! Keep consistent and it will come
3 days ago i started handstand with help off wall now yt recommend me this video 😅
Awesome
Thank you so much!
First, I did the heel pull drill, then the toe pull drill.
Then I tried a freestanding handstand by first kicking up into the vertical planche position with my head in front of my hands. Then straighten. I was able to hold it for 10 seconds.
Success at last!
That's the best freestanding handstand I've ever achieved. I think I've finally got it after watching your video.
I'm saying this as someone who has been doing handstand pushups for about 10 years and never managed to do a freestanding handstand despite practicing several times a week, watching countless videos about it, and having lessons from yoga teachers.
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That’s awesome!! Great to hear
How u do handstand push ups
Best hs vid I’ve seen that gets straight to the point. Hopefully this helps with my kicking up frustration
Thank you!!
You're awesome! I finally hovered for 10 seconds the other day with just barely kissing the wall. I'll use this to get my confidence up to moving away from the wall. Thanks for helping a 65 yo man get to one of his many gym goals 🙂
That’s fantastic!! Let me know if you have any training questions or requests for any future videos
Your handstand series is the best on RUclips. I mean it.
Thank you! That’s awesome to hear
This is gold. Looks much easier than practicing though. I especially liked the balancing drills at the wall - mosty the chest to wall ones. If one knows how to fall practicing finger press for balance can be done also with chest to wall, I think.
Thank you! I always felt I have more control if I bend my arms when I kick up but I thought it's wrong. I also heard I should push myself away from the ground as much as I can, to bring my shoulders closer to ears, but I always loose balance faster this way. Now I will only focus on finding my balance and not care how it should look like 😄
Great! Enjoy the journey. Glad the video was helpful
Your entry techniques are gold! No one really talks about the lean or bend techiques. I'm doing the lean but can't go straight afterwards. Hips are heavy in under balance. More wall work I guess. My yoga teacher teaches me to do the soft bend entry. But most influencers teach the perfect entry immediately and it's frustrating. Then they tell us to have a straight body because it's efficient. But actually learning to balance in weird shapes is actually a more important skill to learn.
Yes everyone ms trying to be perfect all the time and it’s so hard to learn
I love it when you said first relax in crappy position first. It kind of releases the pressure ❤
Yes balance the crappy
Brilliant. As someone who has a freestanding handstand, I like to hear the perspective of others. Your expertise is at the top of the totem pole. I do a handstand every day to keep this skill razor sharp.
Nice! And thank you
U skinny? Does it help being skinny
@rozzo8888 It definitely helps. The lighter you are, the easier it is to control your body weight.
@@RubenRodriguez-tc9lz u got a youtube
Your amazing 🤩
Even though i can do the balance freestanding i still however use the wall countless of times. Even the pros i heard do that
Yes definitely. I coach on and off the wall all the time
This was SO helpful. Thank you very much. The way you talk and then show examples for each point is great and something that isn't usually well done on YT. So thank you for that.
Great to hear! Thank you for the feedback
I’ve watched about thousand teaching hand stand videos and it’s the best
Wow, thank you!
another great video. Thank you
Great topic, content and drills. I can hold a free standing tuck and straight HS without wall for 15+ seconds but it takes 5-10 tries to get there. I usually cautiously undershoot at the beginning then gung ho later after frustration.
yeah play with the different catches and check the wall prerequisites, we can all keep working on those which will make your window of balance bigger
Great video Paul! You get right to the crux of the matter. If you can't walk, you can't run. I'm going to try these heel pull drills as I suspect that I'm only half of the way there. Thank you so much for posting these videos, they are super helpful!
Awesome! Let me know how you go
Thanks Paul, very helpful!
Thanks!
Thanks for your videos! Happy New Year for you, your human familly and your loyal dog!
Thank you ! Same to you
This is very helpful and thank you!
Awesome!
just what I needed video!!
Great, hopefully this one helps your last question
great content mate 👍👍👍
Thank you !!
I really appreciate your video. You give us so powerfull content thank you 💥💥💥
Thanks glad you find them useful!
as always...thanks, paul. i tend to underbalance. i can do most of the wall prerequisites. i'm going to try bananabacking because my back to the wall handstands tend to look like that anyway. that tip might help me get consistent holds even if the resulting handstand is pretty ugly.
I was losing hope I would ever be able to get a free handstand but am now looking forward to trying heel and toe pulls.
Something else that I noticed you do that I should learn, is pivoting on hands when overshooting a jump in order to not fall.
Seems simple but I can't presently do it and and scared to jump into any type of handstand without a wall because Ill almost definitely crash onto back.
Yes the wall pulls are awesome. With the jumps think UP not over
Good
Hi , Paul. Thanks very much for such good videos.
I am able to do the prerequisites, I have been doing the ‘toes pull’ for half a year specially… now I can stand for 10-20, sometimes 30 sec chest to wall after the toes pull.. but still cannot understand how to control different shapes after kick up.
Awesome as always Paul, can you make a video on handstand walk with strict form?
Thanks! I don't normally teach handstand waling as I believe if you make your static handstand balance strong, you get the HS walking for free
I need a wall for my HS like Linus needs his security blanket. I´m going to try out these tips to get rid of this dependency once and for all. 🤸🏼♀🙏
Nice! Let me know how you go
I always did with starting straight arms, hands on the floor and kick up with a straight leg, and I kick up always into a stacked position but lasts about a second and either fall in over balance or under balance. Been doing that for a year. I can’t figure out which part is weak or I just can’t connect to my body or lack control so…Now back to the wall and starting these drills, I think the shoulder pulls chest to wall will help strengthen my shoulders and gain control over my body.
Hard to say 100% without assessing but yes normally learning to use shoulders to control underbalance will transform your control and hold time. Check this video for more details ruclips.net/video/i1sNKkc9TEY/видео.htmlsi=9qG05w6wXxSzyJJq
Golden as usual Paul.I'm itching to get cracking and nail a freestanding before the European summer comes back around! My issue is though when/how often can i perform the entry drills and toe/pull heel pull drills? I already do a heavy bent arm(muscle up/pull ups) day, 2 days rest from the rings then straight arm/straddle front lever session on the rings, then after 2 days rest have a lighter bent arm day. Add a leg/active recovery day in the mix i feel my volume is about right at present BUT now to add in handstand training i'm at a bit of a loss.
Thank you! I’d add a Short practice in before some of your strength sessions. 15-20min 3-4 x per week
Great vid coach! I'm definitely the guy who kicks up thousands of time and is frustrated. I realize from this video that I have not spent enough time doing heel pulls and controlled kick ups enough. Thank you!
Yes we all do the same. Most of us train too much on the harder fun stuff and not enough on the boring drills. Aim to get balance of both
@@PaulTwyman truth! You'd think I'd know better with my background but I don't 🤣
Thanks Paul for another great one. Do you have specific videos for heel/toe pull techniques?
thank you. this video should help with the heel pull and toe pull drills. let me know if you have any questions
@@PaulTwyman For heel pulls is it more of a leg thrust or a pressing in with the fingertips to get the heels off the wall? I struggled with this today in training. Still afraid of toe pulls, irrationally because I know how to bail, so didnt try those
Great drills! You think any different tips/drills can be added to parallettes practice (wrist injury is still bothering me)?
It’s a little bit more push and pull with p bars but go with slow subtle movements don’t be too aggressive. More time on the wall doing the basic balance will give you time to adjust
Thank you sounds encouraging but how about waving the fear of falling
Start with crow and other low arm balances and slowly build up. Soft Floor etc can help to start with
Great content! I saw another RUclips video saying to have your shoulders lined up with your wrists; when doing toe drags off the wall, do you slightly planche with shoulders above the hands and then go straight or do you line up your shoulders with your wrists and push from there?
Yeah I prefer to teach pulling the shoulders over until the toes become light and not using the hips. If you are further away from the wall you will move the shoulders more and less if you are closer. I like this method as it gives me more control in under balance so I can always catch the handstand and control from a lower base
Appreciate it, thank you!
It's a great and enriching video, I only curious about the heel- pulling principle, I couldn't understand it clearly, is there a video or something where you explain it? Thanks for your contribution
Thanks! Try this one for the Heel Pull ruclips.net/video/6DPl4QlAY4k/видео.html
Sooo, if I do the wall-facing handstand kick-offs...I'm going to fall over backwards and crack my head, neck, and back!! Same problem that I have trying to do a free-standing handstand hold!
Try this one ruclips.net/video/wBpK02ltgrA/видео.htmlsi=J-cspYRfVANWjZ0R let me know if it’s too hard
@@PaulTwyman Thanks so much Paul! I watched it, and it gave me some subtleties to think about and practice! Glad I found your channel! I don't have any problem holding a handstand against the wall for over a minute, doing wall-walks, and doing handstand pushups against a wall. (I do CrossFit everyday). Do you think that strength (wrist, forearm, hand, or...?) is my reason that I can't consistently kick into a freestanding handstand hold and/or regularly push off the wall and hold a handstand for more than five seconds or so? Btw, I'm 5'7", 127 lb, 61f. Thanks so much!!
Hey Paul i always fall into arch back while facing against wall. Do you have and tips how to correct it.
Hard to say without assessing. This could be a mental thing, the body not wanting to come away from the wall so it falls back towards it. It could be lack of strength or conditioning in the shoulders or body line or lack of mobility
I thought I was strong before I started hand balancing training:(. This stuff is tuff.
Yes! Once you can start hitting the sweet spots less strength is needed.
I see the truth in this. I will get there. You are inspiring.
I have tried the toe pull and consciously tried to push my hands against the floor so that my feet come off the wall naturally without me having to do anything but it hasn't happened. I have ended up doing is taking my feet of the wall with split feet and alternate with each leg in hope to find balance in Chest to Wall HS but my feet don't come off the wall due to my fingers pressing on the ground. I just slowly take them of the wall if you know what I mean. I know that overbalance and underbalance is corrected with your hands and fingers but I just can't develop that kind of proprioception. I have the strength but not the awareness. I keep my core tight, point my toes, tense my core, hands shoulder width apart and push as hard as I can against the floor but with no avail.
Very hard to say 100% without seeing it but it sounds like you’re losing connection between the hands and feet on the Heel pulls. Then the same but disconnect between shoulders and feet on the toe pulls. Film both from the side and try closer to wall using slow subtle pulls
@@PaulTwyman Is it okay if I send you a video? I tried drills in the video and took on board what you said.
How to lock the shoulder.
Lots of practice of the Chest to wall Toe Pull drill will develop the shoulder position and control
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Atr u in Australia
Yes in Perth
@@PaulTwyman when you doing a workshop in Melbourne. Please come