At my gym we are just starting this skill with a couple of gymnasts.
A few ideas …
I’ve previously posted the first two of these videos, by Almir from Bosnia and Herzegovina. But I’m posting them again because they are the best I’ve found on introducing Reverse Hecht.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Prerequisites include these drills. Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.
(Do that last drill over a foam pit, not a mat.)
Good examples of Tkachev from Pegan and Nemov. Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.
And the best Tkachev I’ve seen lately from a female gymnast. Click PLAY or watch UCLA’s Anna Li on YouTube.
related post – introducing Reverse Hecht
Leave a comment if you have your own favourite drills for introducing Tkachev.
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