Acrobatic Gymnasts will be competing in Florida at Worlds next week.

Thanks Marceline.

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… Is this guy now in Cirque du Soleil’s OVO?

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From Gymnastics Planet.

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I’d say this is the most valuable 4-6min during our workout.

Tumbling Drills has a nice instructional on how to introduce wall handstand to beginners.

My go to source for physical preparation is Gymnastic Bodies. Coach Sommer literally wrote the book on the topic:

Wall handstands are your most valuable tool for learning a correct handstand. I recommend staying with them for a substantial period of time. …

To transition from wall handstands to free standing handstands, try the following drill: Perform a wall handstand with stomach to the wall. Place your wrists approximately 4-6? from the base of the wall. Keep one foot on the wall while pulling the other foot off the wall and extending that leg directly over your hips. At this time, your wrists, shoulders, hips and leg that is off the wall should be in one vertical line. Once you feel that you have achieved a strong stable position, slowly pull your supporting foot off the wall. When you lose your balance, simply catch yourself by replacing the foot on the wall and then continue on with the drill. …

Transitioning From Wall HS to Freestanding HS

Free of the wall, my favourite drill is 1) Handstand, 2) look at the toes, 3) slow pike down to stand.

Having the head “buried” is a good mistake, for 99% of the gymnasts I coach.

Advanced kids start on Floor Bar. Best practice is to dedicate time to this station every workout.

Gymnastics Adventure, Regina

Leave a comment if you are a wall handstand fanatic.

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… the role human head position plays in Artistic Gymnastics Performance.

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Nick Blanton‘s is the definitive word on head position. Leave a comment if you know of any other resource similar.

What would change if humans had eyes in the back of their heads? Or on top?

UPDATE from Nick:

I started my “research” on head position after I went to the UEG Clinic in 2008 in Tirrenia, Italy. One of the coaches, Valentin Potapenko, was the former Soviet Union’s acrobatics coach – the “brains” behind the triple back.

Valentin was a big advocate of positioning of the head during tumbling and acrobatics. Ever since his lectures I have become fascinated with the positioning of the head and its effects. That video was an initial project into the venture – I am sure at some point I will update another video, or paper, highlighting further information…

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At Eastside Gymnastics Academy in Woodinville, WA, they’ve got an ideal wall with floor bars at the ready.

Photo – Diana Hughes from Tumbl Trak. And thanks to coach Ben Carson for inviting us.

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Looks real. Leave a comment if you know FACTS about this young man. Here’s a reversed .GIF from the same session.

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This short training vid just passed 100,000 hits.

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Thanks Dana.

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She’s exquisite. I like best the “Diamodov” to 1-arm handstand at 2min 30sec.

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