The flyer’s upper body turns towards the ground, her head is on the opposite side of the base’s head. If we do it without hands, the base can find balance by keeping his legs vertical and its feet horizontal. It’s not spiky at all.
If they hold hands, it is only possible if the base tilts his extended leg towards him. If you don’t do this, the two hands may not touch. It often happens that the flyer leans forward to reach the base’s hand, but this is not correct, see picture 4.
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Tutorial video how to enter reverse bird. Acro Nerds
Tutorial video with Joshua Owen Green Acro
An exciting way to enter the reverse bird pose. The process continues in this video all the way to foot-to-hand, but the pose could also be stopped in the reverse bird position.
The flyer lies on the ground with their legs vertical, while the base stands and holds the flyer’s feet. As the base sits down and rolls onto the floor, they place their feet on the flyer’s hips and lift them into the reverse bird pose.
When in Doubt, Try This First!
Bird (Free bird, no hands)
If you managed to do the front plank pose, then this can be the next challenge.The base “gives a tip” …
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4 Creative Entries to Reverse Bird
This video showcases 4 creative entries into reverse bird. They’re all worth watching, trying out, and adding to your practice …
From Reverse Bird to Star
The flyer turns in from the front to step onto the base’s foot and enter star pose. Since the sequence …
Reverse Bird Tic-toc
This movement swings from one side of Inside Star to the other, like a tic-toc, using Reverse Bird as a …
From Reverse Bird to Straddle Bat
We usually don’t enter bat pose directly from the ground — it’s almost always reached through a transition from another …
From Reverse Bird to Foot2Forearm
The flyer starts tilting with a straight body, the base fits his forearm to the flyer’s foot and helps the …
From Inside Star to Reverse Bird
We mostly use this transition when switching from one side of inside side star to the other. In this case, …
From Reverse Bird to Back Bird
This is a special transition, it has its own name: Trap door Starting from a reverse bird, the flyer passes …
From Reverse Bird to Inside Star
This transition is most commonly used to move from one side to the other inside star through a reverse bird …
From Low Foot-2-Hand to Reverse Bird
The flyer tilts from vertical to horizontal. Her body is straight throughout. The base places his toes under the flyer’s …
From reverse Bird to Reverse Straddle Throne on Hands
This is a simple transition. It’s important for the base to keep their arms extended throughout and to grip the …
From Reverse Bird to Low Foot2Hand
Base grabs the sole of the flyer. He starts his elbow towards the ground, tilting the flyer towards the upright …
From Straddle bat to Reverse Bird
In this transition, the flyer threads through the base’s legs, extending their body out of the pike position and moving …
