Topic: handstand

[mmuir]

i want to be able to do a handstand...any tips on how to get started, i can so one for like 3 seconds if i run up a hill and like lean into the hill but not much else.

[Skinny]

A lot of people would recommend you use a wall to learn. Personally, this didn't work very well for me. I started out doing a tripod (put your head on the ground with your hands a little lower and stand on your head keeping balance with your hands) When I could do that well, with my legs pointing straight up, I started working on using just my hands. I would kinda just throw myself up, it takes practice to find how much force you need to get up, on my early handstand attempts, my legs were bent. This gave me more balance. Over time, I gradually straightened them out. I'm still working on not moving while in the handstand, but hopefully I will get that down soon. Also, many people told me to look back while doing a handstand, but I have always looked down at the ground, but that's just personal preference. It's taken me about 4 months to get where I am with these today, so this way is a bit of work, but it does the trick.

[Sean Boyd]

Here you go:

http://www.beastskills.com/Handstand.htm

[mmuir]

thanks...now to go try again..

[Steven Low]

I recommend learning with body facing the wall because it allows a tighter position throughout the body to be achieved.... if you kick up against the wall instead of walking up it you will be arched and looser in the handstand making it harder to control.

[mmuir]

i like that more...that way if i fall and my shoulders collapse i can roll

[Unique]

handstand is not parkour but in the wrong section......good luck.

[mmuir]

sorry how do i move?

[WindGod]

You can't move it, but if a board moderator or administrator comes I am sure it can be done by them...in the mean time, just be more aware 

Oh, and once you get the handstand down really well, start doing handstand pushups.  They aren't as hard as they look (people will be impressed  ) and they do WONDERS for your shoulder strength and is probobly the best workout for parkour I have gotten (with the exception of actual parkour.)