6/4/24

Handstand: Intro to Scorpion

Zoom Livestream Recorded Thursday May 9, 2024
Advanced Intermediate Level
Props/Training Tools:

  • Training space free of anything that could get in the way of safety

  • Wall to invert against

  • Blocks

  • Carpet or Mat

  • Camera to provide you with visual feedback

PREREQUISITES: 
Participants must feel comfortable to move into a full bridge/upward facing bow and hold a vertical/hollow body handstand easily towards the wall with proper alignment.

Class is structured to enhance greater balance, control and endurance leading towards Scorpion Handstand. We will spend a significant portion of the class on the mat with drills tailored to the requirements of the shape. Class will then move to the wall to put the mat drills into effect, aiming to target alignment and control during transitions through vertical/hollow body line to then a backbend alignment. Class content will aim to build the conditioning, technical understanding and awareness through isolation exercises, self-tactile cueing and any other means that may be more individually directed.

Please note that online training does have added risk: There is no one there to spot you, ensure the safety of the area you are training in, the safety of equipment you are using, your readiness to train handstands, or monitor your alignment and approach to training. Please understand that you participate at your own risk.

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  • You are responsible for your own physical, mental and emotional well-being and actions during the course of the Services.


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  • Please make sure that the space that you are training in and the equipment that you use is safe.

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