How to Easy Handstand Kick-up with Cathy Madeo

Cathy Madeo teaches her signature handstand approach to make kicking up accessible and fun. Check out her How to: L-Pose for more alignment tips. Want more video like these and full-length​ classes? 2 Week Free Trial www.honoryoganow.com Use code: YTNOW for 25% off your first 6 months subscription!
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[@weshallneversurrender]

I have been trying to learn a handstand kickup from like a million calisthenics channels, yet none of them have such a simple kickup technique like this. Fantastic video and extremely useful!

[@madden7732]

Yeah bro, I think now Calisthenic guys suck at teaching Handstand and I'm a Calisthenic guy lmao. Yoga teachers do teach it very good

[@hughmunro2467]

Exactly what I’ve found. Minus the gym and this are the best by a mile

[@chriswtcmc]

Honestly this is simply the best handstand tutorial for beginners

[@Arafat-my6fe]

I couldn't kick up to the wall before i saw this tutorial. Now i can do it right after just two days practice following her instructions. One thing that helped me the most that you will have to keep your one leg straight while the other a foot in, a bit bent. I used to fold my legs while trying to kick up and that kept knocking me off-balance.

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@praveenthapa177]

the most simplified handstand tutorial!!! thanks!!!

[@Shmishaan]

The Best handstand tutorial I've seen on KZbin.

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Wow, thank you!!

[@nazranakhan373]

I know na

[@BN-yt4et]

This is the first tutorial which tells you that you have failed if you hit the wall once launching into handstand - how true!! I just kept on launching and hitting, launching and hitting... failing miserably. However the clear instructions and technique details helped me stack correctly and I managed to hold for 3 seconds after these drills simply from this tutorial! Amazing. Thank you so much for this great teaching

[@dontroutman6699]

First time I’ve seen good video of how to kick up into handstand. Great explanation.

[@ashiyahussein6579]

Probably the most helpful tutorial on Handstand :)

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much! We'll post more soon!

[@atelierjogi]

I can say - the best one. Yoo showed us the exact steps, levels, of handstand.

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you! We will keep posting more!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

@Dan Don Hi sorry for the late reply. I'd been practicing for some time but once I decided to get off the wall, it took me 3 weeks :)

[@miaa628]

AGREE

[@elizabethmurphy4739]

Thank you! And that is an understatement! I was kicking/flailing and not knowing what I was doing wrong. You are wonderful!

[@hannango5948]

She make it so easy, I haven’t tried it yet but it’s seems so easy. I tried the simplest video and now I’m on the last step. Thank you so much for this video.

[@Phillips1758]

Wow this is a great breakdown well explained and gave me huge confidence

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you!

[@user-jimmys123]

Thank you very much, i practice alone many times but only with your video finaly i made it

[@annadeshmukh2069]

I love doing yoga and meditation 🙏💪

[@meeramohan6055]

Brilliant Tips.. Thank U🥰🥰🥰

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@chandragould1886]

really good explanation , I will be practising using this tutorial

[@sangeetamalhotra3572]

Best handstand tutorial ever . Big thank you

[@DavidPhillipsAustin]

Superb. You have wonderful clarity and accessibility in a compact presentation. I appreciated your advice to "use the other leg even if it feels weird" to balance the body. Important!

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm happy you found something useful with the tutorial!

[@philkilbride4148]

Really great video, lovely teaching manner, thank you

[@User_ML907]

Very Clear and helpful instructions. New subscriber.

[@kaiweiwong6316]

谢谢您给我大的帮助❤thks you so much.

[@starsalight5905]

I really like the way you said nameste

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@TimmieTennis]

Bravo, great tips!

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@tyronedasher5408]

Oh god i love you soo much for this simple and elaborate at the same time

[@janatodarky]

Wow what a practical video! 👏👏👏

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@jrlee1031]

Watch this today. And was very helpful.

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@lpsglittertv4566]

This is the most helpful tips to master ever! And this is much easier to master I've been trying so hard to get my handstand thank you so much! I found this way so easy this is the only video that explains everything in a clear way! Ty!!!!

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much for checking it out!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you!

[@neerajarora7691]

so helpfull i just learned my handstand in 4 days

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@sahai007]

This is very helpful, will practice now. Feeling confident alot

[@Billabongsparkle]

Definitely going to try this! Thank you :)

[@ariturbo4094]

Thanks Cathy, it makes a lot easier for my handstand learning progression.

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

I'm so glad!

[@pitdorm]

Very helpful. Thank a lot.

[@roddymcdowall2477]

Very helpful tips for improving your handstand

[@liliane9074]

Nice tip thank you !!!

[@pinkkoala3879]

Wow thanks for tips! I got my handstand using this method the first time I tried :) defiantly recommend this for beginners :D

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@yunyunjiang9696]

I love the detailed explanation. I’m kinda of able to kick up but not able to stay on the wall. By looking at your video, I think I’m using too momentum trying to get on the wall which is not necessary. Will keep practicing

[@alisatech8618]

Finally I found the most helpful yoga tutorial!!! Many thanks to share it with us. 💕

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Aw, Thanks! We're so glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!

[@nonasvanidze8470]

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[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you so much for the feedback!

[@ggunit35]

This is most helpfull hs kick up tutorial around the others that i watched

[@memyy2567]

Helpful workout ❤️

[@pinkkoala3879]

Thanks for the tips I almost go my handstand😁 I really recommend this for beginners😄

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@MrDaveinnocent]

Wow I'll try this today. Great vid.

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@helenedemetriades2248]

Your video was one of the most helpful to learn to master handstands better and I have watched a lot. I am surprised you did not get more views, because you are very clear and very good at explaining - your advises are spot on. In fact you are the first person I see defining the wall as a "security" and introducing the intermediate fundamental step of "find your hip stack " which in fact lead you to finding the needed balance to achieve a handstand without necessarily needing the wall in the end. Thank you very much!

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much for this kind review. I'm so glad you see the tips relevant and useful! Happy handstanding!

[@helenedemetriades2248]

Thank you !

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you so much for the feedback. I hope your handstands are going well!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you so much for this great feedback!

[@priyankasaraf4562]

Very very well explained

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@itchycam8820]

Thank you Cathy

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@_LexiMae]

This helped me so much. I've been able to do the forearm stand, but sometimes find I have problems staying up, even though I've been able to kick my feet up before. Your video helped me realize that I needed to also straighten the leg I kick up with. You're a godsend 👍🏽🙌

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

That's great feedback! Thank you!

[@jasonliew1622]

So great,am will practice more .thks!

[@sosemprendedor]

Excellent!!! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

You're welcome!

[@blackcurrantpop]

Wow, I kicked up for the first time thx!

[@youngining]

Very useful video :) thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@clairebrown5369]

Ah thank you. Your explanation, the shoulders over wrists coupled with the shoulders at ears was the missing piece for me. Thank you so much.

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@jameschesterton]

Best explanation I have come across.

[@rebornat6021]

Thankyou ,si good and simple advices but efective.💯😄

[@hughmunro2467]

This is so helpful

[@richardsolorio5910]

very good tips....

[@deepyoga369]

really it's very helpful for workout

[@ellexusse]

Thank you! I need to get away from the wall-going to try these tips!!

[@patriciashetler4736]

Awesome!

[@mileyschannel3732]

This was so helpful

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

I'm so glad!

[@roummaanhanaa3295]

Thks so much

[@RyanFiles]

I just started training handstand...and this is a good guide...I already master headstand.. (a little bit)ahaha...thanks

[@tocaworldlife8066]

Most helpful video!

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@ElishaMarzo]

THANK YOU

[@yogawithkalidasa8503]

Great method for handstand, thanks

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Yoga With Kalidasa Thank you and we are happy you liked it :-)

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you!!

[@snehaupreti2742]

thankyou so much it helped a lot mam💛👌

[@blute7072]

YOU ARE THE BEST

[@Vatokoz]

whoa thank you for the video! I was flopping like the example you showed me 😂

[@nabarunsengupta1651]

Very helpful

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@nanghelina]

fantastic

[@ali_ac]

Superb❤

[@jphillip7948]

Thank you . Seems this is the only video with step by step starting from baby steps. I will start drilling myself from tom, start from tht small hops. Question: does the non kicking leg needs to be lifted high align from the hips or it can fling from the floor? Namaste

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you for your kind review. Non kicking leg can start low! Let me know how your handstands are coming!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Good question, you can swing it from the ground. Hope that helps!

[@orleansmakuza4665]

Brilliant

[@nandinijayaprasad1315]

This was such a good tutorial!

[@faridaalibhai2828]

Nandini Jayaprasad Rajiv dixit

[@thingX1x]

OMG lol. I've been struggling with this forever, and this video made it atleast able for me to kick up, :D. My problem was not leaning forward enough, lol.

[@HonorYogaStudios]

That is so awesome!! So happy you had a breakthrough!

[@thingX1x]

Now i have another question, I can get up and over, but once I do I kind of collapse into the wall, :O. my shoulder blades hit the wall first, lol. Do you have any tips on that?

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Make sure you're not too close or too far away from the wall. So about one foot, or one and 1/2 hands distance away from the wall, press your shoulders away from the wall and shrug them up to your ears. Also, I too hit the wall with a slam when I first started. And once I was away from the wall I must have fallen out of handstand 1000 times! Practice and be patient and all is coming!!

[@thingX1x]

But it's scarryyyy going far away from the wall, :D, lol. Thanks, that makes sense, I appreciate all the help!

[@krishnamoorthisrinivasan4794]

Nice explanation

[@sym1546]

I started practicing hand stands a couple of months ago. I pushed with my left leg, but because of tightness in the hamstring I decided to practice using the right leg. It was cumbersome, until I figured out that I need to get my hips over my shoulders, and then it became very easy. I can now kick with either leg. You called it stacking the hips over the shoulders, and for me it was key.

[@HonorYogaStudios]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your handstand journey with us

[@sym1546]

Honor Yoga Now Thank you! I shared because people respond to different cues, and maybe someone out there is like me.

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much for the share, helps us get our teaching out there!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thank you for sharing what worked for you in the comments, it will help others!

[@youcefsenouci6571]

think you i am 68 years old i have seen many method ,for me it is the best one infortunately i stopped at the stage of the demonstration i used to do it when ,i was in my twenties without any teaching would i continue now

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

I really appreciate that feedback! Thank you!!

[@jaychoulover]

this is a mad shoulder workout in itself

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@tonyfetter1054]

Great video! I got this😉🖒

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you tony for loving the video.

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

That's awesome!

[@rme1383]

Wow❤

[@HendraSubrata]

It seems good to try by a newbie like me...

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@_LexiMae]

Would you do a how to do a press handstand?

[@elenayogamovement]

Hi! With the pushing leg you just kick up or you kick pushing forward? Because if I just kick up my hips keeps behind and never goes over my shoulders... thank you!

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Are you practicing leaning so that the shoulder stack over wrists before you kick up? That should help! Also, try some tuck jumps (will post a video soon) that will help train you to stack your hips!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Did you shift your shoulders over your wrists first? It does take some time to train your hips to go over your shoulders. A lot of that is fear and the best thing I can tell you is if you could get someone to spot you and take your hips up and stack them over your shoulders so you can feel it. Sorry for my late reply!

[@devingray9106]

Thank you for posting this tutorial. If I happen to kick up just right I can hold handstand for 20-25 seconds, but more often than not I'm lucky if I can hold it at all or only for 5-10 seconds. Is there an easy way to tell whether it's poor technique vs lack of arm, shoulder, back, and/or core strength? Are there any benchmarks or drills I can use to figure out whether I'm strong enough to consistently hold handstand?

[@josephineso7722]

Hi Coach Cathy, when kicking up, what part of the foot of the kicking leg to lead me up? Will it come first from the heel or the big toe? Will I turn in or out my foot?

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Hi! Point your toes and keep your hip closed, so don't turn out your feet!

[@danielrosenbaum7029]

how do i get the kicking leg to meet up with the spring leg

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Move slowly and think of scissoring the legs together, or squeezing the thighs together. Keep reaching up with the leg that's already lifted and think of zipping up that second leg to meet it. Let me know how it goes!

[@goldensworld1729]

@@HonorYogaStudios thx.for the advice

[@JR-mn4ld]

This is the best kick up tutorial i've found! thanks for actually breaking it down. So many others skip these steps!!!

[@evayep9174]

which leg to put on the strength first when kicking up, please?

[@arunsarade375]

Nice👍👏

[@nikitaw1982]

I glued a upside down budket to the wall with a foot from the wall frame. The bottom edge is mid shin level. No i didnt but what do u think?

[@wongseemunelise7704]

Hi! I am not able to kick up the wall - I have one leg brushing against the wall but the other leg just can’t seem to lift up. What should I do?

[@annadeshmukh2069]

you are an genius

[@HonorYogaStudios]

Thank you so much, Anna! I hope this was helpful!

[@crispy8880]

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[@CathyMadeoYoga]

@@crispy8880 no you're not! I've gotten all sizes up into handstand!

[@Saraeid92]

I am trying to learn the kick up but I can't kick enough the lower leg up. But my legs are strong enough. What could be the reason? Thank you very much.

[@KGRAO2047]

Zen says as a yoga teacher I do recommend your skill level to hand STANDS

[@DheerajKumar-ux9jc]

can you post the elbow stand

[@minhi2099]

👍👍

[@extensiveinsightmotivation]

u should make a video on how to do a handspring

[@extensiveinsightmotivation]

sorry pls!!

[@h2olog]

This is one of the better handstand videos I've seen. However, I have a limitation that it doesn't address: my hamstrings are very tight, and I can't even get close to a 90-degree split with straight legs. In other words, the following leg goes up with the lead leg instead of "resisting." Any tips (other than work on hamstring flexibility)?

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

sorry for my late reply. Yes, I have a tip for you! Instead of the l-shape, you will bend the bottom leg, thigh right into the chest, it's called a lightening bolt shape. Tight hamstrings don't have to limit you from handstand. Let me know if this helps!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

Thanks for that and I've actually started to address this in my recent tutorials on my page. You can bend the bottom leg instead of keeping it straight and think of bringing your thigh close into your chest. Hope this helps!

[@h2olog]

Thanks for the adaptation! I'll definitely try that, and I'll check out your new tutorials. I've been working on hamstring tightness for years, with excruciatingly slow, almost imperceptible, progress. So many yoga teachers have told me that I need to improve my hamstring flexibility before I can work on [enter asana here]. It's refreshing to find someone like you who can help me progress within my limitations. Much appreciated!

[@CathyMadeoYoga]

@@h2olog it can definitely take some time to unlock. I've found to think of not just the hamstrings, but that your whole back line could be tight from soles of feet, calves, hamstrings, glutes, low back. Yin was a game changer for me. I used to be very tight and it really opened me up and now flexibility actually feels good! lol :)

[@zehravigna4873]

Can you explain, if we don't work with wall, how can we fall back safely ? Because of this fear I can not do this pose. Is it dangerous to fall back ? With head stand, tripod, there is no danger and it is very easy to fall back.

[@SUMITKUMAR-yl8hu]

Love your way of steps to do that🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😎😎👍😎🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃😎🏃😎

[@manojkumar-myi1qv]

My niece Miss Sanjana Singh and nephew Master Rudraksh Singh,S/O Sri Sanjay Kumar( HSE Head-KEC International Ltd.) and Smt. Ranjana Singh(Teacher,Govt. of Jharkhand) also interested in yogasana.

[@nat-cg6vk]

How do I get over he fear of BOTH my feet touching the wall?

[@fatimahkhalife5054]

Same question

[@minhi2099]

😊👍👍