Forward-facing Tuck & Straight-line HS
Handstand balance contexts
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WHAT & WHY:
Practicing movement of the head in handstand forms will help to develop proprioception (awareness of the position of the body in space) and refine structural awareness toward ongoing development of your 2-arm handstand; a simple place to start is shifting the head into a FORWARD-facing handstand position.
Whilst this switch can be done quickly or slowly, generally, and somewhat counter-intuitively, the QUICK switch is easier as adjustment is in a quick moment, rather than continually adjusting over a prolonged period of time (as shown in resource). Explore practice of both methods. Over time you can slow your head movement to forward-facing, stretch the head further "in" to look at the knees/feet, play with different shapes of head movement, and explore head-movement beyond tuck and straight-line forms.
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