How to Learn the Handstand on Bosu
The handstand on Bosu takes the handstand onto an unstable surface, forcing finer balance corrections through your fingers, wrists and shoulders and making your floor handstand far more solid.
Handstand on Bosu technique
- Place your hands in the center of the Bosu
- Lock your elbows and stack your shoulders over your wrists
- Push the Bosu away to maintain active shoulders
- Kick up just enough to reach the handstand
- Press into your fingertips after the kick-up
- Step off safely if you cannot regain your balance
- Keep your body in a straight line with pointed toes
- Control your balance with your fingertips, shoulders and core
Key progressions
These are the main building blocks you work on before the Handstand on Bosu feels solid:
- Back-To-Wall Handstand On Bosu
- Back-To-Wall Handstand Balance
- Freestanding Handstand On Bosu
The 3-stage training path
In Raw Control the Handstand on Bosu is split into Training 1 → 2 → 3. Each stage is a structured session of four exercises:
Training 1
- Back-To-Wall Handstand Scissor Kick On Bosu
- Back-To-Wall Handstand Balance On Bosu
- Back-To-Wall Handstand Hold On Bosu
- Face-To-Wall Handstand Shoulder Tap
Training 2
- Face-To-Wall Handstand Scissor Kick On Bosu
- Face-To-Wall Handstand Balance On Bosu
- Face-To-Wall Handstand Hold On Bosu
- Handstand Hold
Training 3
- Back-To-Wall Handstand Bent-Leg On Bosu
- Handstand On Bosu Max Hold Attempt
- Face-To-Wall Handstand Push-Up On Bosu
- Wall Handstand Line Alignment
Exact sets, reps, hold times and rest periods, plus a full-screen HD video for every exercise, are in the app.
Where the Handstand on Bosu fits
Each skill line runs through all three levels. This is the path for the Handstand on Bosu:
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Train the Handstand on Bosu with Raw Control
Every training comes with exact sets, holds and rest times, a full-screen HD coaching video for each exercise, warm-ups and offline downloads.
General fitness information only. Warm up properly, train within your ability and stop if you feel pain. Read the Health & Safety Disclaimer.