Nail Your Kick Up To Handstand! (Simple Drill)

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This video shares 1 exercise that will help you nail down your kick up to handstand by better using the wall. This drill is super simple but will be key for unlocking your freestanding handstand.
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See you in the next video!

[@bridgetalice4823]

Am I the only one who is more scared of the wall then falling in a free standing one?

[@roadtogetfit1346]

Bruh why

[@vanessapasseri8683]

Omg no same 😂

[@alexsworkout2176]

Same bro haha

[@nikitaedell]

If u are scared during an attempt, it most probably is because u dont have enough strnegth yet

[@East-somewhere]

Than* you inarticulate mouthbreather

[@henkiedebomb]

I noticed I save a lot of energy when I lean forward more when I kick up. Makes the movement a bit slower or more controlled, because as soon as my hips are in line, I can start to control my feet alignment easier.

[@Akagami753]

Thanks🧐 a lot🤸🏻😊

[@blckd9s]

Made a huge difference, thanks! This also helps putting as much weight as possible on the hands before kicking up

[@zaynassi8818]

One of the best drills i’ve seen 🤩🤯

[@milkasch0kolade538]

That‘s Perfect timing, Tom! A Minute before I searched for a video like that! Thanks!

[@isatovaryoga815]

wow I love how you organize your ideas, your explanation is very structured. It is what I need. Thanks

[@lucindamuschialli]

This is SUCH a great and helpful video for me as I am just at the stage of moving away from the wall. Thank you!

[@mrnaizguy]

Great video. I love all your handstand related guides!

[@abdelrahmankhalil8878]

Amazing thank u so much tom i actually liked tbe video b4 even watching cuz i knew it would be great like all ur content

[@jrmorant4149]

nice explanation and exercise suggestions. I watched many videos mentioned about handstand tutorial, but this video give me some inspiration actually, thanks for your edit and share, Tom.

[@urong1986]

Thank you for the video. I am just starting to learn to kick up to handstand. Apart from the need to conquer my fear to hold upside down, I am learning to keep my body straight and be stable in the handstand position. 💪💪 Hope that one day I can master this skill.

[@timonwje]

Thanks I needed that!

[@knis]

Hey Tom, thank you so much for this video! I have been struggeling with the kickup for so long - it was driving me mad. Two days into this drill and I am already getting rid of the wall 🙌

[@Clauds1986]

Great video - super helpful!

[@iramscreativespace]

Great video!! Thanks Tom

[@mohdqadan7018]

Thank you Tom for the clear English for none native speakers and for beneficial tips I would say that Mastering a hand stand is the king of exercise cause integration of mind n muscles Thanks

[@bollywoodbandwagon]

Awesome! Thank you so much! 🙌🎉

[@johannestrickz3603]

Thanks for your vid, this helped me learn it

[@eli9478]

This does help. Thanks!

[@F00lsp33d]

I've found this drill helpful, as my leg I kick up with always bends, so this has helped to keep everything straight

[@musfox1981]

Great tuto thank a lot

[@aukdude]

Awesome, cheers dude, that was very useful!

[@YoavPeleg.physiotherapy]

Thanks for another great video, it was really helpful. For me another thing that helped after practicing the wall assisted kick up is to do it unassisted but to imagine that the wall is still there- it eliminates some of the fear of falling over

[@abbydesouza4933]

Really appreciate this video !

[@BubblesinMotion]

Thanks for the tips!! ✌🏼

[@dantel.9699]

That's really interesting. Smart way of using the wall as a feedback mechanism, as you said. I will be implementing this drill in today's practice. Thank you Tom! :)

[@mandadirakeshreddy4011]

good one bro!!! really helpful

[@JoseVargas-yd8kn]

Good explanation,at what speed the feet go to the wall,Many times they go very fast and make them lose the balance...gooood video You're still number 1 ..TOM!!.

[@sutravevarsha]

Love that you mentioned the 3 aspects of handstand. Do you have one video if each esp. straight line of body in handstand. I couldn't find it in your playlists

[@ivanrotondo844]

very useful to me, thanks

[@joepeglegmorgan3015]

The kickup is driving me insane.

[@dean8147]

Cheers Tom. Old video I know, but I’ve been practicing balance against the wall for over a month now (5-15second holds on average) and ready to get kick-ups down.

[@leehelppie4544]

good video. will try this.

[@nathanaellim7710]

SO HELPFUL

[@davesurya1356]

Struggling with this, thanks!

[@alexavramenko473]

It was really helpful for me 💪🏼

[@RamoulVinit]

Awesome Bro 💪💪🙌🙌

[@EyeStabbingYum]

Thank you!

[@thomasboyd7943]

Thanks Thomas.

[@Gs-Kerai]

I got my answer in this video thanks a lot.

[@jojoherz]

Awesome! This is exactly where I am stuck right now! Thanks a lot.

[@pielzor]

Did you get it? I'm stuck at this point rn.

[@anmax]

Do you ever miss a kickup? I'm practicing handstands for a year, a can hold for 1 minute, but my kickup success rate is like 25%

[@SeaOfMadness]

Same here. I don't kick up - I just spring off of both feet from a downward dog type position. Been stuck on this for the best part of a year. Can stay up for 20-30 secs now but getting there is exhausting.

[@MrSunhare]

Yuri marmerstein also has a video on kick up to handstand with some more thoughts. Similar drills to Tom but more discussion kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIWriYumo7d2irs

[@lok6177]

What do you do when tour too weak for it?

[@abbydesouza4933]

Brandon Reid you’re using momentum , it’s not really that much strength in your legs

[@machiirose]

Bardia G thanks man

[@m.wunderlich4942]

Good stuff

[@antonioperez7528]

I found pressing with your fingers to help find the balance & then when I'm comfortable I try to balance between my Palms. And use my fingers as back up when I need them. I tend to use my fingers more when I do HSPU negatives with a 1 or 2sec hold at the bottom. 🤗👍🏾🔥🤙🏾💚

[@Khalid7Loody]

this tip made me go for handstand slower with balance

[@justanormalguy5177]

Ty

[@JH-zr8lo]

I had been using this method to move away from the wall, recently my instructor, Samantha Star recommended landing my hands 2-3" from the wall and kicking up. I think it forces you to align quicker--what are your thoughts on this approach?

[@jugalshahcalisthenics]

Tysm! I could do a 3sec handstand hold but to improve my form I need to do it with wall assisted but I was always afraid to do it with wall assistance , but today you removed my stupid fear of my wall 😂❤️

[@Mike-hw5jp]

Kick up to splatting into the wall was my main mistake when I started. It felt like I was going to fall on my head and at the same time cause extra strain on my wrists, which distracted me from needing to protract and then my arms buckled and ....i still fell on my head/side . Fun times, but got over it within a few days. "Everything you want is on the other side of fear" helped me overcome my fear of being upside down (ps , move your hands closer to the wall!

[@carrioncalisthenics]

Tom Merrick has been a great motivator for my calisthenic journey! I even started my own KZbin channel to track and share what I’ve learned through my own trials and errors! Keep up the good videos!

[@cedricb7982]

How long did y'all meed to Master the kick up perfect? Very nice helpful video

[@nivshriker3917]

Thanks man that was awsome! A little question if you dont mind, after starting with 20-30 minutes of handstand I feel my shoulders get realy exhausted for the strengh session afterwards, especially in the planches (also feel it affect my front leaver) What would you reccomend? Thanks a lot!!!!

[@dun4sam]

Im struggling two fold one is when i do eventually get into the handstand against the wall i get well defined curve in my spine and i can't seem to correct it. Same thing happens when i do a chest to wall handstand. I just cant seem to get that straight line.

[@christianchamp2002]

I'm here for skin and VPL. Also, well-done on this dude. Love seeing you continue to develop.

[@CJCappella]

christianchamp2002 - great minds think alike...

[@johnhowell8204]

First thanks Tom for a another well executed video. Falling backwards? I use couch cushions to tumble over onto. My first year learning handstand I'd allways fall straight backwards onto the cushions. It's a very good athletic move(tumbling well)and falling straight backwards let's you fight a bit longer to hold your handstand.

[@indragupta7402]

I have one suggestion. Try to find a spot so that your hands and that spot make a triangle. Try looking at that spot continuously as you kick up. Never distract and find correct balance.

[@danielkwan1999]

Hopefully not too late. I’m overweight and I can get a 5-10s handstand consistently with average attempts of 2. A tip I have is wrist mobility cuz what helped me kick up without needing much power is to extend my wrist, stacking shoulders on top of my knuckles. Just how I do it

[@bridget378]

Really helpful thank you I press on 😅 🤸🏼‍♀️

[@Kuchenklau]

Ever considered picking up Bboying or Capoeira? Putting those bodyweight skills in complex movement practice is key, at least for me

[@essammohamedsayedahmedahme5844]

In your opinion ,how long do you think it takes to unlock handstand if you have good physique and strength?

[@vikashamal1272]

You just got one subscruber added for this video... 👍

[@musiccabin]

I'm working on balancing myself without the support of a wall in a handstand position without the kickup at the moment. If I still need the wall's support, would that mean I need stronger arm muscles? I heard you need strong abs and arms for handstand, and I have especially weaker arms, compared to my leg muscles. Or, does it mean if I develop stronger abs, that can make up for weaker arms? Thank you!

[@LostInLeiden]

Fortunately I've been doing this anyway, but only because the place is a rental and I was worried about marking the paintwork! LOL

[@zehravigna4873]

Can you explain how we can fall BACK safely in handstand ? I am a beginner and I can not do the wheel movement. Is there a way to fall back as when we do HEADstand ? Because falling back while doing headstand is very easy, you just roll back. Can we proceed the same manner in HANDstand ? Thank you for your answer.

[@vnj4438]

Stretching exercise for runners please

[@covingtoncreek]

One thing I've been experimenting with recently is before I kick up having my feet as far toward my hands as I possibly can. This is awkward and more difficult but it forces my alignment to be almost already correct before I even kick up. It puts the hips closer to over the shoulders and wrists right at the beginning. Then you need less momentum with your legs as you kick up. Hopefully that makes sense. Maybe this is a pike to handstand?

[@aukdude]

Thank you, that certainly makes sense to me too, I'm going to give that a go as well!

[@mattc4266]

How you doing bodyweight Tom?!

[@jayda-leepham5428]

Can someone give me advice I have been working for so long but I can’t seem to kick up at all

[@kpplays8104]

Do u think that u scared doing it?

[@MatOnMotors]

I can't even kick up to the wall without falling straight back down. Could you do a vid on that too?

[@davesurya1356]

A friend of mine said it's all about arms&shoulders pushing max and your core control (while you reach your balance in the middle).

[@nachotruck7589]

I just started doing handstands today the only problem is I’m to afraid to kick up even on a wall i know I can hold it for 5mins because I did it before on the wall

[@TrainInspired]

Oi, yes the kick up. That's what I struggle with the most. I'm one that keeps landing back on my feet. I find it hard even to kick up to the wall. Any tips?

[@kaiotto8464]

Look to line up youre hands an shoulders. Activate your core an lock out 1leg these are al thinks i learnd

[@kaiotto8464]

Sry for my bad english

[@TrainInspired]

@@kaiotto8464 Thanks! I'll give it a try!

[@kellyeley9603]

I don't kick up enough and have a hard time getting high enough

[@paulmackie4394]

flexibility?

[@My13ftnut]

Sometimes I can hold the handstand for 15 sec and sometimes I can’t hold it at all is this normal?

[@zarifishmam809]

it's the same for me too. it took me some time to figure it out. it happens basically when we dont have our hands aligned and when you're in the handstand position it's not easy to notice/fix

[@anmax]

perfectly normal

[@abiodunade8242]

What if I’m too scared to even kick up to the wall

[@financeandfitness1262]

I’m in the process of trying to master this now - as always thanks for a great vid. I just posted a video about learning to do the L-sit. Check it out if you’re interested! Please give me any tips as they would be much appreciated.

[@basasjulius662]

If I can hold for 30 secs. Im going to handstand in an open space... For now, I can hold 10 secs

[@mishaelmay19]

I’m scared to kick off

[@MrDaveinnocent]

I can kick up at the park on the grass but at home I just can't kick up. It makes no sense.

[@mariamgiergis2972]

I can't kick up no matter how hard I try

[@bildahome]

Damn, 3 years later you are still a sexless guy and that worries me a lot

[@valentinorossi2444]

How do you know...?