**To Register: Venmo $150 to Aaron-Lind-3**
Location:
Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu HQ
2778 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Join experienced teacher Aaron Lind for a fun and challenging weekend course of handstand training, acro, and community play. The content of the weekend will build up to high level popping skills and will feature specific spotter training for complex material. There is also a handstand workshop included in the weekend package that can be attended as a stand-alone session. The acro and handstand workshops are designed to be taken together as a 12 hour course that builds base/flyer/spotter techniques progressively. This event is hosted and organized by Paula Bui, organizer of the Chicago AcroYoga Festival.
Saturday
Morning
10-12 Handstand Training
This class is included with the weekend package and also available to come as a single session for acrobats, yogis, and anyone wanting to learn the pathway to build a solid handstand. We will focus on various elements of handstand training including strength and conditioning elements to build stamina, mobility for shoulders and hips to achieve optimal alignment, entrances and exits, balance drills, and a variety of shapes. You’ll leave with knowledge and home training with a set of exercises that will progressively build you towards balancing handstand!
Afternoon 2-5
L-Base Hand to Hand And Reverse Hand to Hand
A solid hand to hand is the gateway to a whole world of super fun acrobatic skills, from popping and Icarian Games to dynamic standing tosses. There are many elements that go into a comfortable grip, a strong line, and quiet balancing. In this session, we’ll train through a set of skills that build up stability and comfort in hand to hand that will open up exciting possibilities for your acro practice.
Sunday
Morning 10-1
Popping Fundamentals
Precision equate to ease and good feeling in pops. Learn basic mechanics for base and flyer that make popping skills feel light and floaty. Bases will practice timing exercises and flyers will train handstand entrances and exits and popping-specific tumbling elements to empower partner acrobatics skills. The majority of the content will focus on popping through F2H, RF2H, H2H, and RH2H. Mastering the content from this session makes more complex popping skills much more accessible and fun. Those attending with more experience will be given basic sequences in tempo to build precision and stamina.
Afternoon 3-6
Advanced Pops!
Learn big floaty pops and flip and twist! This session will be the culmination of the weekend and will include a wide variety of popping skills. We’ll practice a variety of challenging entries to L-Base H2H and build to Pancakes, Hummingbirds, and much more.
Prerequisites:
• 45-60 second handstand at wall
• 1 minute L-Base F2H
• Solid Free Star
• Mastery of basic skills and transitions in the 22 skills test: https://youtu.be/Q4dvHCaWCVo
Also:
• Positive attitude
• Strong commitment to safety and spotting
• Openness to receiving coaching
• Desire to train skills in progression
Location:
Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu HQ
2778 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Investment:
$150 for the weekend package
$40 for the handstand workshop only
**To Register: Venmo $150 to Aaron-Lind-3**