Introduction to Bailing

“If you’re afraid to fall, you fall because you’re afraid.”

– Daniel Ilabaca

This quote by the legendary parkour athlete Daniel Ilabaca can also impart some wisdom to handbalancing.

But how do you overcome your fear of falling? Well that’s what the drills in our Bail training session will help you with.

Welcome to Bail, Handstand Factory’s free session around safely exiting a handstand. Many give up on learning to handstand when they struggle to control their exit. And we understand why.

The shortcoming of many handbalancing teachers and methods is they don’t graduate the skill of falling in the same way they gradually progress other elements of handbalancing.  You don’t have to start with a freestanding handstand to roll or a plie out. Yet these tamer progressions seem to be underutilized.

This training session is made of the approachable, overlooked bailing drills and the coaching concepts we’ve given hundreds thousands of people to control their handstand exit.

Prerequisites

You do not need a whole lot of experience with handstands to start this type of work, but to work directly on the bailing drills it will be very beneficial be able to do the prerequisites below:

  • Consistent 20-30 seconds chest to wall handstand
  • Back to wall handstand with some ability to balance without the wall

Here’s your next steps:

  1. Read the key concepts, which you’ll need to understand to get the most out of the training session.
  2. Follow the training session, referencing the videos and exercise descriptions to ensure proper execution.

And here’s what you’ll need:

  • An empty wall with space on either side.
  • Flat, level, firm ground. Thick carpet is no good.
  • Space to cartwheel and roll.