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Technique

  1. This is a way to exit the Tripod headstand position.
  2. Once you are in position, round your back and tuck your chin to your chest to form a ball with your upper body, bend your legs and do a Forward roll.
Risks
  • This exercise puts a lot of pressure on the head. Make sure to warm-up your neck thoroughly before starting.
  • If you don’t round your back sufficiently, you might fall flat back on the ground.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Neck

Secondary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Longus capitis
  • Rectus capitis anterior
  • Longus colli
  • Semispinalis capitis
  • Splenius
  • Rectus capitis posterior major
  • Rectus capitis posterior minor
  • Obliquus capitis superior
  • Longissimus cervicis
  • Longissimus capitis
  • Upper trapezius
  • Obliquus capitis inferior
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Middle deltoid

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Equipment

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

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Appears in

Balance
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Neckflexionextension
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Tripod headstand

Novice
e0wr

Forward roll

Novice
w01d

Levitating side kick through

Elite
e11p

Cartwheel

Novice
e00f

Headstand

Novice
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Straight-arm headstand

Novice
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Tripod headstand to crow pose

Intermediate
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