Baris YazarJuly 20, 2020upperbody strength, pressups, how to do handstands, handstand practice, headstand practice, qdr, crow, tripod headstand, conditioning, movement rituals

Developing the 'Low Bridge'

This is a great movement to aid your bridge practice

Baris YazarJune 15, 2020low bridge, bridges, backbends

Beginning Press-ups

There are many ways to perform the press-up but this here the is the most ‘transferable’ press-up as it will not only help you develop your upper body / core strength, co-ordination but also serve as a great prep and foundation to arm balances, elbow levers (handstands and QDR’s) and other inversions in general.

For healthy shoulders

As a manual soft tissue therapist repetitive strain injuries of the shoulder were always some of the most common injuries I would be treating.

This exercise is not only going to help you develop and maintain mobility of the shoulder but also going to help you prevent injuries of it!

Baris YazarMay 31, 2020Shoulder exercises, shoulder mobility, Mobility, bridge prep

Ginga: Basic Breaks and Variations

Rather a particular set stance or fixed unbreakable idea, the ‘Ginga’ is that constant spiralling moving fractal which is in the process of organising chaos into order

'Ginga'

Most people I seem to encounter, think that Capoeira is difficult and ‘not accessible’ in terms of learning its ‘movements’ when in fact ‘Ginga’ is probably the most ‘accessible’ and ‘functional’ movements out here!

Over time what I have actually realised is the step it self isn’t the challenge, but rather it’s the cultural resistance to movement that is.

Baris YazarMay 21, 2020ginga, movement, capoeira

On Backbends and Bridges

How do I open up from my upper back to improve my backbend/bridge ?

The ‘opening’ of the upper back or ‘Thoracic spine’ is an interesting one,

You may have heard 'cues' to open through the 'upper back' elsewhere before… But..

Baris YazarMay 17, 2020

Half Bridge Rotations

This here is a long term approach, an investment which will ‘transfer’ into developing other ‘bridge’ related movements and toward the practitioners development of co-ordination and body awareness

Baris YazarMay 16, 2020bridge, bridges, backbends, bodyweight exercises, ponte

'Cat' / Table Top Plank

Baris YazarMay 3, 2020

'Cat' to 'Negativa'

This is an incredible Transition! As it will develop your shoulder stability, upper body strength and most importantly general co-ordination!

Baris YazarApril 29, 2020practice, movement, exercise, training, bambubodies

Negativa(s)

What a magical movement this is ..

*Negativa(s)

These are not only a great movement exercise to develop strength and co-ordination but also a ‘transferable’ exercise in that they lead to develop the foundations to more complex and challenging skills

Baris YazarApril 26, 2020tutorial, how to, negativa, movement, conditioning, bodyweight exercises, bodyweight training