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Technique

  1. Start in a quadrupedal position with your knees hovering just above the ground.
  2. Rotate your body to one side, lifting the hand off the floor.
  3. Kick the opposite leg through the space under your torso, extending it fully to the side.
  4. Pull the lifted arm back and keep your chest open.
  5. Place the hand back on the floor and jump into the air into a Tuck handstand, land on the opposite foot and repeat the kick through on the other side.

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Form tips

  • Keep your shoulders active and your core engaged to stabilize the movement.
  • Do not let your kicking leg touch the ground.
Risks
  • High load on the wrist of the supporting hand.
  • Start with small jumps to avoid falling forward

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest
  • Shoulders
  • Rotator cuff
  • Neck

Secondary

  • Biceps
  • Forearms
  • Rhomboid major
  • Middle trapezius
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Pectoralis major (sternal head)
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Infraspinatus
  • Teres minor
  • Posterior deltoid
  • Upper trapezius
  • Levator scapulae

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Balance
Other disciplines

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Regressions

e0x2

Side kick-through

Novice
e0y8

Tuck handstand

Advanced
w026

Levitating side kick-through to reach

Elite
w01c

Tripod headstand forward roll

Intermediate
e11p

Cartwheel

Novice
e02j

Chest roll press-to-handstand

Elite
e04y

Headstand pushup

Advanced
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