Used poses
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” by slightly lifting his foot …
Shoulderstand with ankle holds
Base: holds his thumb parallel to his other fingers, with his arms positioned vertically. Flyer: keeps her body straight and vertical, with her arms fully …
Shoulderstand with forearm holds
The next level of the shoulderstand on hand is when the base holds the flyer’s shoulder with vertical arms and the flyer holds the base’s …
Straddle Bat
The flyer hangs in a straddle. Her legs are heavy, that’s how she holds herself up. The base keeps the toes inward…Here are several ways …
Floating Paschi
Base balances the flyer by the upper arm of the flyer. Flyer is in a Paschi pose. I found quite a few videos that thoroughly …
Back bird
Back bird “doe-legged”, i.e. the flyer draws in one leg bent and the other leg extended Flyer lets go of his hands and feet and …
Used transitions
From Bird to Shoulderstand with ankle holds
Beginner-friendly transition, commonly found in many entry-level sequences. The flyer starts in bird pose, holding the base’s ankles while tilting forward with a straight body. …
From Shoulderstand with Ankle holds to Forearm holds
The flyer transitions from holding the base’s ankle to holding the base’s forearm while in a shoulderstand. The biggest challenge in this transition is maintaining …
From Shoulderstand with forearm holds to Straddle Bat
The base starts rotating the flyer, while the flyer holds a stable position, keeping their elbows together and opening their legs into a straddle. The …
From Straddle bat to Floating paschi
Since the Paschi pose is most commonly entered from the Bat pose, you may have already seen some videos demonstrating the Bat-to-Paschi transition in the …
From Floating paschi to Back bird
The transition from Paschi pose to Back Bird is smooth and accessible. The flyer releases their ankles and begins to lift their extended, closed legs …
