Apr 11, 2013

Hand Balancing Workshop - Ido Portal Method

Registered for this workshop in May.  Thank you, Tyler Touchette, for hosting another Ido Portal workshop!

The Ido Portal Method - Handbalancing Workshop
(Teachers: Odelia Goldschmidt and John Sapinoso)

Duration: 2 full days, 10:00AM-18:00PM


Balance - a lecture
The theory behind balancing - from basic physics and the relationship between gravity, the Center of Mass and moving objects to the physiology and anatomy of relevant structures in the human body for balance. Common myths, the reason why most people do not achieve a good Handstand in disciplines like Yoga, Pilates, Capoeira and more.

Essential Joint Prep and mobility
Why it is irresponsible to let people practice hand balancing and inversions without these Joint Prep protocols, the Wrist Routine for healthy, durable and resilient wrists, how to increase shoulder mobility specific to the handstand and why many stretching systems fail with that and more.

Beginner Level Static Positions
The Triangle, Crow, Headstand, Elbow Lever, QDR and their various variations and transitions. Alignment, muscle activation, cues, progressions and 'method to the madness'.

The Handstand
The original Ido Portal Handstand method - the quickest, most time efficient, tested and proved thousands of times by students around the globe way to get to a proper, static, freestanding Handstand.
Body Alignment Drills, Re-Balancing Drills, proper spotting mechanics and more, coming together into... The Handstand Prescription - a fail safe method to learning to balance on your hands.

Building Support Capacity
Protocols for developing Support Capacity for optimal practice and strong, stable and durable performance.


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