How to learn the handstand!

How to learn the handstand the fastest way as i found out with teaching children the handstand.

1. So what is an handstand?

An handstand is standing on your hands and your waist needs to be higher than your shoulders. The handstand is one of the most importent movements in gymnastics. This is because it is used a lot and it makes the base for more elements.

2. How do you learn the handstand?

You learn the handstand by practicing a lot. but there are some steps you can take to master it a lot quicker. First i will explain to you the “perfect” handstand. In the image below you can see what we see as the perfect handstand in gymnastics. As you can see there are a lot things you need to think about.

The first step to learn the handstand fast is making an handstand against the wall and not with your back. You need to make an handstand with your belly facing the wall. When you do this you need to place your hands as close to the wall as possible if your don’t fall through this means your handstand position is good. If it is not possible to place your hands almost against the wall you have some imperfections in your handstand.

So the next step is to make an handstand without the wall. This will be really difficult in the beginning but…