Hand Balancing and Muscle-Up Workshop
Who wouldn’t want to be able to do a single arm handstand?
Who loves Muscle-ups?
Most of us would be over the moon if we could do a two handed handstand. Calisthenics and handstands are all the crazy at the moment, fitness fans cannot escape the flood of social media selfies of amazing athletes performing handstands, levers, muscle-ups, and other incredible body weight movements. Not to mention the balance, agility, coordination and mental focus that is needed for this style of training.
Essential body-weight training can be used to increase strength, fitness and, flexibility through movements such as pulling, pushing, bending, jumping, or swinging, using only one’s body weight for resistance.
Momentum Training (CrossFit Hackney) are lucky enough to have a world class acrobat Miguel Sant’ana and a champion Calisthenics specialist Lee Wade Turner offering a 5.5hour seminar on body-weight training.
Where: Momentum Training, Hackney, E84ED
When: Saturday 6th February 06/02/2016
Time: 13:15 – 18:45pm
Cost: Momentum Members £75.00, Non-members £90
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This is one opportunity you don’t want to miss.
What to expect from the intensive training:
I will teach my technique of “whole body positioning”, this is from fingers to toes aiming to achieve a perfectly straight handstand. Also included on the free handstand positioning:
-Body Tightness
-Finger Tips
-Core Engagement and Strength
-Breathing Technique
-Inner Sight Self Connection and Control
Warming up the whole body based on flexibility, mobility, and strength. This section focuses heavily on shoulders and wrists.
Handstand Progression:
Helping to build each students’ confidence in standing upside down. By demonstrating and reinforcing confidence from the very start, I help encourage each individuals progress until they are able to jump into a free handstand.
Miguel will be teaching techniques such as;
– The thress jumps to Handstand (straddle, tuck and pike)
– The seven position
– Press to Handstand (straddle, tuck,pike and stalder)
– The Three Head Positions
– Mexican Shape
– One Arm Handstand, Handstand blocks games and exercises.
– The Figa/Gufus This, of course, depends on each individual’s skill.
– Side flexions(or flag), include one arm press entry to handstand.
An outline of my unique core strengthening exercise sequence 🙂
Core Training:
Migael’s unique core strengthening exercise sequence. This section is devoted to getting the most out of a 15 minutes strenuous core stabilisation method. Migael teaches the importance of using the entire body in hand balance. The core is the base and power of the body, therefore maintaining a well conditioned core is essential in achieving a stable handstand.
Wrapping Up:
This is the opportunity for final questions. At the end of each training I normally find myself demonstrating and reemphasising certain sections of the previous teachings. This is where I make sure that each and every student leaves feeling confident and secure with their individual practice. I expect my students to leave empowered and ready to take their practice to the next level on their own. Confidence is key.
Miguel Sant’ana
Brazilian native Miguel Sant’ana moved to Auckland-New Zealand in 2010. His acrobatics journey started here joining a capoeira group in Auckland. In the same year he joined Tristar Gymnastics where the passion for tumbling and acrobatics started with the help of David Bishop (NZ elite gymnastics).
The sport of Capoeira has taken Miguel all around New Zealand to train and perform. In 2011 Miguel went to a capoeira event in Wellington where he met a circus professional that introduced him to the world of hand balance. Back in Auckland Miguel started training at hand balancing everyday, on the wall at home, inspired by circus artists, where he would scrutinise videos and have Skype meeting with overseas professionals to find the technique and the strength that he needs to be in this profession.
In 2012 Miguel travelled back to Brazil to train with capoeira Master Bamba and professional tumblers (world performers) on the beaches of Salvador-BA. adding to his knowledge in these fields. Talking these new skills back to NZ Miguel carried on with a stronger understanding and passion for his hand balancing training. In 2013 Miguel was chosen out of many as a finalist for the first New Zealand “The Golden Carnie Circus Awards’ where he performed with the top NZ circus artists at the Wellington Opera House.
Muscle-up Progressions:
The key aspects of the muscle-up include:
– the correct grip
– pulling technique and strength – strengthening techniques
– breathing techniques to help make the movement more efficient
– progressions and regressions for all levels
We will spend time working on both the bar and ring muscle-ups.
Lee Wade Turner
Lee Wade Turner, 39 years old and known for his extreme muscle endurance sets including the legendary 45 rep “Ultimate Sets” and winner of the 2015 32kg weighted pull up competition “King Of The Bar” held at FIBO expo, Germany, where Lee was one of four respected International Judges at the 2nd WSWCF World Championships in 2012 held in Riga, Latvia.
Lee is makes up one third of Calisthenics team ‘Recession Proof Body,’ Lee regularly holds Calisthenics workshops all over the UK and Europe teaching his passion
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