Acrobatics
Don't let your training get slowed down! Avoid these 3 common training mistakes to catapult your acrobatic and handstand practice to the next level!
Ever have a training session where you’re trying new things, and you’re nailing all of them on the first couple tries and you feel like a total badass? And have you ever had a training session where the opposite is true? Where you’re constantly smacking your head against a brick wall of failure and it’s getting more and more frustrating.
Welcome to the Hotel Skillington. Where every room has a ‘Skill Floor’, and a ‘Skill Ceiling’. But no mini-fridge.
Understanding these two concepts; ‘Skill Floors’ and ‘Skill Ceilings’ will help you get a better handle on your training and potentially help make your training a little less of a rollercoaster, and help you manage your expectations about your own performance and ability.
We’re constantly looking at the technique of the Acrobatics itself, but rarely do we look at the ‘technique’ of being part of a duo/trio/group.
One major aspect of this is communication. Communication in a partnership is like a handstand, it’s a foundational element that everything else is built upon. Think of the following advice as the ‘push your shoulders tall’ of talking to your partner.
If you’re currently practising Hand to Hand, Handstands or potentially some higher level acroyoga, you will spend the majority of your training time without a coach or instructor. This is an unavoidable reality. Unless you’re in a full time programme, or are able to afford daily private classes, we can’t escape the fact that you and your partner are stepping out into the great acrobatic wilderness without a guide.
