Is Calisthenics Art?

Is Calisthenics Art?

What do you think?

By calisthenics I mean it in its original sense, from the greek words "Kalos", beautiful, and "Sthenos", strength.

Beautiful Strength.

And if not an art, then it's definitely a meditation tool.

I learned to handstand by meditating without knowing I was meditating.

Learning to handstand allows us to tangibly feel the joy of balance. It requires focus, consistency and patience.

I have built the handstand program based on those principles and I strongly recommend learning how to do handstand to everyone.

You have access to the program inside your membership.

In the end, hand balancing is all about details.

Here is a slow motion video, where you can see every small adjustments that are needed while we are standing upside down.

Here is how to get better at handstand!

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the original meaning of the word "Calisthenics"? Calisthenics comes from the Greek words $"Kalos"$ (beautiful) and $"Sthenos"$ (strength), meaning $\mathbf{Beautiful}\mathbf{Strength}$.

2. If calisthenics is not an art, what is an alternative way to view it? If not an art, it's definitely a $\mathbf{meditation}\mathbf{tool}$.

3. What specific calisthenics skill is described as being learned through meditation? I learned to $\mathbf{handstand}$ by $\mathbf{meditating}\mathbf{without}\mathbf{knowing}\mathbf{I}\mathbf{was}\mathbf{meditating}$.

4. What three qualities are required for learning the handstand? Learning to handstand requires $\mathbf{focus}$, $\mathbf{consistency}$, and $\mathbf{patience}$.

5. Why do you strongly recommend learning the handstand to everyone? I strongly recommend it because $\mathbf{hand}\mathbf{balancing}\mathbf{is}\mathbf{all}\mathbf{about}\mathbf{details}$ and allows me to $\mathbf{tangibly}\mathbf{feel}\mathbf{the}\mathbf{joy}\mathbf{of}\mathbf{balance}$.

6. What is hand balancing ultimately about, and how is this demonstrated? Hand balancing is ultimately $\mathbf{all}\mathbf{about}\mathbf{details}$. This is demonstrated by a $\mathbf{slow}\mathbf{motion}\mathbf{video}$ that shows $\mathbf{every}\mathbf{small}\mathbf{adjustment}$ needed while standing upside down.