Arm Balances Step by Step

Crow, side crow, flying pigeon and firefly, built from the strength and shapes underneath.

Arm balances are mostly technique and specific strength, not talent. This course spends the first third on the prerequisites, then takes each balance apart into the three positions that make it possible. Expect to work at it for weeks. Every lesson names the checkpoint you should hit before moving on.

What you'll study

9 lessons · 3h 32m · 7 contact hours

Prerequisites

Wrists that can take it
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16 min
The rounded-back core20 min
Shoulders over hands18 min

The balances

Crow, from the ground up25 min
Side crow22 min
Flying pigeon and firefly28 min

Practice

Fifteen-minute drill session18 min
45-minute flow with arm balance peak45 min
Six weeks of drills20 min