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Handstand — Level 4: Freestanding

Learn to kick up into a handstand with control, maintain balance without constant wall support, and improve your freestanding handstand skills.

SymonCirque du Soleil artist · founder of Move Better
Lessons
12 lessons
Total length
86 min
Language
EN · RU · PL
Where
In the browser
Current price €59Previous price €69

One payment, lifetime access. Full refund within 14 days

What will change

  • Learn to control your kick-up momentum and enter a handstand more accurately while gradually reducing your reliance on the wall.

  • Develop the ability to find and maintain independent balance in handstands with your legs apart and together.

  • Improve shoulder stability and control over your pelvis and torso position while holding a handstand.

  • Learn dynamic leg switches and transitions between different handstand positions while maintaining balance control.

  • Consolidate your skills in independent handstand entries and balance holds, building a foundation for further technical improvement.

This course is for you if

  • Those who have completed LEVEL 3 — WALL CONTROL and are ready to progress from wall-supported exercises to independent balance.
  • Those who can confidently control inverted positions against a wall but struggle to kick up into a handstand or maintain balance without support.
  • Those who want to improve their kick-up technique, shoulder stability, and body control in a handstand.
  • Those who prefer structured, progressive training with gradually increasing difficulty and two training volume options — Minimum and Advanced.

This course is not for you if

  • Those who have not yet mastered basic inverted positions or cannot confidently support their body weight on straight arms.
  • Those who want to jump straight into freestanding handstands without first learning body control against a wall and how to exit a handstand safely.
  • Those who do not have access to a sturdy wall, a non-slip floor, and enough clear space to train safely.
  • Those who have been advised by a medical professional to avoid inverted positions or significant loading of the wrists, elbows, and shoulders.

The programme

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  1. DAY 1 HANDSTAND KICK-UP CONTROL8 min
  2. DAY 2 STRAIGHT-LEG KICK-UP CONTROL7 min
  3. DAY 3 HANDSTAND SHOULDER ALIGNMENT CONTROL7 min

Symon, gymnast, coach and founder of Move Better Academy
SymonCirque du Soleil artist · founder of Move Better

Who made this course

Symon is a professional gymnast, a Master of Sport in artistic gymnastics, a former member of the Belarusian national team, and a coach with international experience. His athletic career includes more than 20 years of professional training and performances. In addition to his career as an athlete, he held a senior coaching and management position within the Belarusian men's national artistic gymnastics team and has experience judging artistic gymnastics competitions at the international level.

Since 2017, Symon has performed with Cirque du Soleil in the production Corteo. In 2021, he worked as an artistic gymnastics coach at Bromma Gymnasterna in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2022, he also took on the role of Artistic Coach at Cirque du Soleil, combining stage performances with organizing training sessions and coaching a group of high bar gymnasts. His professional background brings together artistic gymnastics, coaching, and circus performance.

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How the course works

  1. Video lessons, in the browser

    No app to install. Sign in with a link from your email and the lessons play on any device

  2. You always know where you stopped

    Completed lessons are marked, and the course opens on the one you were watching

  3. Add it to your home screen

    On a phone the platform installs like an app: full screen, its own icon, no app store

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This course is educational content, not medical care. It does not diagnose or treat. If you're in acute pain, have a diagnosed condition, or are recovering from injury or surgery, talk to a doctor before you start