Getting to stand on forearms on the ground the flyer has to push himself out of the headstand. To do this, the flyer must actively open the shoulder and tilt the body backwards at the same time. Possible shapes: 7 or Mexican. There is a risk of tilting in the back, without being able to twist off. A base does not have many possibilities to bring the flyer safely to the ground again. This position on a base is really heavy, looks modest and is very dangerous at the same time. That may be the reason why I’ve never seen […]
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The Einarmer has the highest difficulty in the balance, as a shift in all directions is possible. The entry into the Einarmer is usually on the handstand. The critical moment is when the flyer releases its 2nd hand. Here, the smallest impulse leads to unwanted shear forces. 1st start position: – Flyers in handstand, – shoulders completely pushed out (if possible until contact with the ears) 2. The flyer starts from this position and can be e.g. tilt to the right. Important: a) Both arms are always pushing slightly outwards, never inwards !!! b) There remains a little weight on […]
The throw is a dynamic trick in which the flyer has also be caught again, even if he lands on the ground. The throw bears much resemblance to a rocket launch … A jolt during the throw upsets and deforms the flyer. The result is shear forces that pull the flyer out of the line of force (→ a real rocket does not move a millimeter after ignition) Direction and rotation are initially the responsibility of the base, corrections of the flyer are not helpful (→ the rotation of the earth is an important component of the rocket launch) The […]
The base has the correct posture for the standing position when lying on his back. The feet and shoulders should be slightly off the ground. As soon as the middle back rests completely on the floor, the abdominal area is closed and the body tension optimal. The head should stay above the spinal column if possible, in some positions of the flyer there are adjustments necessary. A good body tension and a good coordination of knees and hips are the most important topics that a base should learn while balancing in the standing so that he never gets into the […]
The position is similar to the scorpion-handstand of the flyer, as the head is actively pulled out. The beginning is usually via a libra, which at the end the flyer can let go, e.g. lying, sitting, with headstand or one-armed in the neck. An unfavorable weight distribution of base and flyer can be recognized by the fact that the shoulder is not over the middle of the hand. The base keeps his own center of gravity as close to its hands as possible (as he is usually heavier), which causes a barely avoidable hollow cross … Balancing the one-armed […]
In principle possible in the headstand, shoulderstand or handstand. Still not very advisable, as the balance organ really needs a very long time to achieve a stable balance with the head downwards. Everyone can estimate the effort themselves … How long did it take to stand a handstand? How much training was needed to balance him freely? And how long was the way to the one-armed? And now you want to balance a flyer on top of it? Even the one-armed handstand is easy in comparison to that!
In this position, the base has only one way to balance the flyer: With retracted chin directly over the neck (long neck). The base looks very grim, but can balance with the neck, if only very limited. In this variant, the base has no visual contact. Corrections come out of the middle of the body, so that the neck will not sheared A good preliminary exercise for the base is the free headstand on the ground. Well known circus duos are doing this one-armed handstand. This then turns 360 degrees with the flyer… very visible at the Peres Brothers (video […]
The more columns connect the base to the ground, the more stable it is against interference. Similar to the landing stage, he is extremely stable. However, stability always comes at the expense of flexibility. Thus, the base sitting on a bench or chair is affected by shear forces only from the hip upwards. Foot ankles, knees and hip, however, have no effect on the balance. The base can only balance with the joints of the upper body. Kneeling, the base can also use the hip to balance, but should always keep the line of force over his thighs, otherwise he […]
The base has no eye contact with the flyer when balancing on the shoulder. In order to nevertheless be able to bring in quick corrections, the base uses his head for balancing. This requires causes the flyer to lean with a slight pressure to the head of the base: 1) The lying flyer is held with the shoulder or arm against the head and as close as possible to the neck. 2) Sitting flyers lean slightly against the back of the head with the belly. Attention: a flyer sitting on the shoulder of the base (for example, the elephant), must […]
In contrast to the standing position while balancing are used only the back and hands, as the hip is fixed and the knees are not usable. Typical tricks in this position are: – Standing on the thighs – figurehead or chair (flyers should turn your feet outwards) – Handstand with held shoulder
The base can choose in this position whether he feels more comfortable sitting or kneeling. Kneeling, he can use the power from the thighs for a possibly necessary high relieving, but at the expense of stability. Short arm: The hands of the base are about shoulder width, as otherwise inwards turned hands of the flyer is the result. The stability is ensured by the alignment of the line of power in the direction of the center of gravity of the flyer. This is not a position for beginners, as they often tend to balance by using a hollow cross! In […]
Initially, this is the most important position for the base, which he should soon master as if in his sleep. Elongation, body tension and stability during the balance are important basics that the base learns best on the ground. It is important that the base with the entire back including shoulder and hip is on the floor and can not roll when loaded.
I have never seen a meaningful trick with only a flyer in this position? And you? After all, there are a few who show amazing skills in this position with 2 flyers … Well … everyone ist creating his limits himself 😉
If the base is lying good and the balance is stable on 2 feet, the flyer may tilt the weight to one foot of the base. The base gets extra stability against rolling away sideways by laying his arms sideways. Bending the free leg is not useful, since it reduces the possibilities of the flyer when landing. And nobody really likes a knee between the legs. Important is when getting the balance to 1 foot, that the rest weight is picked up by the base to avoid a Verscherung. A flyer is pushing himself when tilting from one side to […]
In order to get a balance without hands, the base must learn to pick up the weight of the flyer with his feet. For this the pressure on the front ball of the foot increases, which makes the foot a bit steeper. At the same time, the balance is shifted slightly more in the direction of the own center of gravity. Pre-exercise for the base: Starting position: standing on hands and feet (knees do not touch the ground!) In order to be able to lift off your hands off the ground, the pressure increases in the tiptoes. Do not push-off […]