Leg Flexibility is a CRUCIAL part of contortion training. When you train leg flexibility (meaning a combination of stretching, working on splits, and active flexibility) your body develops the necessary strength and flexibility needed to help you get deeper in your backbends. Now you might be wondering… “HOW? WHY?” Let me explain! A big part of safe backbending is hip flexor flexibility. But it’s more than that. It’s about being able to actively access your hip flexibility while in backbends to

What training contortion with me really looks like… Expect to be laughed at 🤣🤣🤣 Anton made tons of progress in these handstand kick ups last week during our 3-Day Intensive, but there was still a STRONG urge to just muscle it and use momentum. (That moment where he tried is HILARIOUS, sound on for the conversation 💯) The technique to kick up to handstands on a higher surface is very specific for contortion. It’s totally different than straight handstands. You start with your shoulders furthe

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