Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Mr Kurz, thank you so much!

Dear Mr Kurz, I recently purchased the Acrobatics DVD and am loving it! I have a question that I hope you will be able to answer and give some advice on. I want to train for the breakdancer's back hand spring but am stuck at a certain point. Specifically, I can get into a back bridge from lying on t...

Hi, I am a breakdancer, but I regularly come on this website because of the amount of good advice and information I receive. This time my question is this: how do I go from a headstand position to handstand and hold the handstand? At the moment I can push up into the handstand, but cannot seem to ho...

Thanks for the advice about strengthening my shoulders Mr Kurz. :) As for the back extensions, well I guess you're right. There is nothing keeping me from lifting more. I am bored of this exercise though. I have never done deadlifts before and I would like to get my hamstrings stronger than they are...

I agree, I have been experimenting and it seems my shoulders are part of the reason I have trouble. I also have trouble keeping my torso and hips high enough off the ground. I believe this is because my lower back is not strong enough. I think stiff leg deadlifts are the answer as they strengthen th...

Thanks for that Dragon, but I already have that article. The problem I have is going from the bent arm planche to the straight arm planche. I just can't do it. This must mean I am not conditioned enough and was hoping that someone could tell me exercises to be able to push up from the bent arm to st...

Hi, an anyone give me some advice on learning the planche? I can do it with bent arms but I would like to be able to push up from this position to a planche with straight arms. I have benn told that working on my one rep max in the chest press will help so I will try that. Any help anyone can give m...