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Teach Donkey Kicks (Double leg ‘Snap Down’ from Handstand to land in Half Squat).  From a Handstand Kick Up on a bench

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Free Standing Handstand from box with bent arms | Key 3 Handstand

Free Standing Handstand from box with bent arms:

Teach Free Standing Handstand Balance Progressions.

  • forward and backward split Teach Leg Design: Stag Leg, Split Leg 
  • Teach Handstand with Forward Roll Exit with bent arms, starting with C of G high (from a box)

Key 3 Handstand
Donkey kicks on a mat | Key 3 Handstand

Donkey kicks on a mat:

Teach Donkey Kicks (Double leg ‘Snap Down’ from Handstand to land in Half Squat).

From a Handstand Kick Up on a mat

Key 3 Handstand
Key 3 Headstand | Key 3 Headstand

Key 3 Headstand:

Teach Inverted Stag Leg Balance from Front Lying on mid-height apparatus (hands on mat, one leg vertical, one knee on box).

  • Development: bring both legs to vertical to feel the free handstand balance 
  • N.B. Have a spotter to prevent over-rotation forwards

Key 3 Headstand
Handstand with forward roll exit with straight arms with spotter | Key 3 Handstand

Handstand with forward roll exit with straight arms with spotter:

Teach Free Standing Handstand Balance Progressions  

Forward and backward split Teach Leg Design: Stag Leg, Split Leg - Teach Handstand with Forward Roll Exit  

Straight arms in free space with a spotter

Key 3 Handstand
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