+anakrousis hey im your fans on IG you do some crazy bend

great balance

I have an article on my website that talks a bit about the required and recommended prereqs for OAH, but basically you need to be super solid and consistent on two arms in a variety of ways, ideally to the point where it takes little to no conscious effort to maintain balance

Yuri Marmerstein Wow! Thanks so much for the reply, Yuri. I'll check out your website to find the article. Sounds like I still have a bit of work ahead of me before training the OAH, but it's all good because I plan on training handstands til the day I die!

check out my videos on breathing and body tension in a handstand to help with this

just train it with dedication when u have free time... I trained it about 30 Minutes per day ..

Mehum4tti Very mature. Who ties your shoelaces for you?

Phaneron (Caveat: this is just my understanding from my limited experience, I am by no means an expert) Stretching wrists all the time is key, but you can also try blocks or parallettes (both of which will take pressure off your wrist). In my experience if you understand that you have a posterior pelvic tilt, try to focus on tilting it anteriorly. If you can't maintain balance while attempting that, then it likely a shoulder mobility issue. If your lats and pec minor are too tight then you won't be able to extend fully through the upper traps (the more you anteriorly tilt your pelvis, the more your shoulders need to be extended). Also make sure you're looking directly between your hands, not in front of them like many people do (this will automatically have the tendency to banana you). If you have trouble actually moving your pelvis into an anterior tilt then you need to strengthen your deep abdominal muscles by practicing a variety of hollow holds

Noah McCreight Thanks for the advice. I bought paralletes recently. I tend to keep my head in a hanging position rather than looking at the floor (capoeira-style). I saw a chiropractor and the problem seemed to be that my L1 was causing nerve problems which prevented my hip flexors from activating properly. My flips and handstands have improved greatly since then.

Phaneron That would definitely be an issue then, I hope it works itself out! There's nothing wrong with a capoeira head position, if it feels natural then go for it. Personally I find it a bit hard to balance that way, but I've never really spent any considerable time getting comfortable like that anyway

Since I posted this comment, I have been able to achieve a very straight handstand line through lots of trial+error and troubleshooting :)

Pointing your toes not only make the aesthetic look better, but it helps you maintain awareness of where your feet are in space. In addition, you are more likely to have locked knees and tighter hips if you point, and this will also help with aesthetics and balance. Definitely point your toes

I flex my feet because most of my handstand work is done in shoes and i think it looks better. I find pointed toes, or flexed feet has the same effect on the rest of the legs, so maybe do whichever you like aesthetically.

Thanks a lot Yuri & Keith. I'll try both and see how I go.

flexibility is important, and as your level advances not having it can hold back some possible skills or techniques. that being said, lots of people get along just fine with shit flex by compensating in other areas. this is only one attribute, and there is a lot more going on here than that. You can start your practice without having good flexibility of course, but it is something that should be developed and not neglected

You don't need any of those skills just around 30 seconds of a normal handstand

Beginners should not be working OAH. I admit, I have fallen on the blocks before. The secret is to always apply downward force

+Yuri Marmerstein My problem is flexibility, I can do a perfect form handstand and 15 perfect form handstand pushups but I am so stiff I can not press to handstand without bending my arms cause I cannot spread my legs enough. I have a knee injury and stretching my legs is not an option sadly... so I will keep trying to get the one arm handstand with the legs pretty high which is a lot harder and more frustrating. Hmmmmmm

there's always a way around your limitations. Leaning legs together OAH from the beginning is absolutely possible, but noone said it was going to be easy

Yuri Marmerstein Thank you for the answer! If you don't mind I have another question: is the muscle-up bad for the arms? I get pain next to my elbows while doing a good form muscle-up, I do extensive warmup, everything is fine but as soon as I do two or three muscle ups it hurts next to my elbows. Slow negative muscle-ups don't give me that problem, only the normal ones. Thx man!

+Andres Lippai the press is not a prerequisite but it will greatly help to learn the OAH if you have the strength and control to do a few presses and handstand pushups

hi thanks for the video,,does block help for the oah leg close together too ,?? thank you ..

You'll get oahs a lot faster the more flexibility you have, period.

no idea. Everyone has their own process and there are too many variables for me to give you a solid answer. There is no guarantee of success even if you practice for years