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Handspring
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Awesome! You passed the “test” I show at the beginning? I ask because it’s totally possible to do the reverse grab and not have the flexibility for it.
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Yes indeed passed that test… and truly love it.
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When I learned twisted (way before I understood the damage I was doing to my shoulder) I started with my bottom hand just a few inches off the ground. Even working on cup grip my top hand is just slightly lower than shoulder height and my bottom hand is very low on the pole.
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I had a hard time doing the cartwheel Mount, it was just an issue going on in my head; I hate to do things with momentum, it makes me feel unsafe. So I was just scared.
For me it helped doing lots of handstands against a wall or door from a standing position to get a feel for the momentum you have to use and to get used to the Feeling of dropping the head while lifting the feet, if that makes sense.
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Veena, i tagged you in a video of my attempts on instagram….
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My two cents would be to advise you that both hands need to be low, not just the top hand, and that you will need to turn your body so that your chest faces up. As for getting your hips up, unless you can deadlift (which I’m guessing is not the case yet), you will have to swing your leg for momentum. Then turn your chest up and tuck your legs (like you did when first learning to invert — bc this makes it much easier). Once your hips are above your shoulders you can extend the legs, which actually makes it easier to balance and will probably just happen naturally. Honestly, I would not overthink it too much. It sounds like you are ready strength-wise if you have been doing Ayesha for awhile, and that you just have a fear plateau to get over. Personally, I found Ayesha to be much scarier than a TG handspring mount. Make sure your grip is super solid and I bet you will nail it. I thought the handstand advice for getting used to using momentum to go upside down was good (though I’m guessing you’ve already been doing that). Good luck! Please post a video when you get it 🙂
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Ah, I’m sorry I missed the tag! I get a lot of tags and comments so I miss a lot on IG. If you want me to see something posting here is always best 💜
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Veena, for some reason i can’t post on here… but i just tagged you on IG yesterday… i will try again this weekend.
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Hi Trish. I don’t know if it will help, but when I was learning TG handspring, what worked for me was to check my hand position by testing my grip before springing. I’d get my hands in position, with my head in front of the pole, body facing down, but then take a pause to turn my body to the side and put some weight in my arms. If I could feel the strong push-pull supporting my torso, I knew the distance and height was right. Then I’d turn my body back toward the ground and sweep the leg into handspring. Also, for balance, our instructor told us to shift your gaze as you handspring so that you are looking toward the ceiling as soon as your body is upside down. Good luck.
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