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The Most Important Acrobatic Skills - Learn Acrobatics From Scratch!

Backflips, helicopteros, 540s, corkscrews: all amazing moves, but where the heck does one start if they want to do one? It all starts with knowing the foundations: jumping, rolling, twisting, and more. In this article I lay out all the skills you need to learn and give you a bunch of progressions to to work on, so that you can set your acrobatics journey in motion.

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Tuck Planche - 7 form cues and 4 adjustable exercise drills

In this Tuck Planche tutorial I will teach you practical tips on how to perform the movement, what muscles to tighten, and what to do and think about while you are doing the Tuck Planche. I will also teach you technical drills that will help you learn the Tuck Planche faster, as well as strength drills that will help you develop the relevant strength for this skill.

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Muscle-Up in 3 steps - How to do the Slow Muscle-Up

In this tutorial I will go over how to do the slow muscle up , using a false grip.. We will attack the muscle-up by breaking it down into three parts: the pull, the push, and the transition. As well, I will go over tips on how to avoid injury while training for the muscle-up, how to use a so-called “false grip”, how to use bands to aid in your progress, and specifically what exercises to train and how to do them.

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