If you’re one of us that enjoys a temperate climate, it likely means you experience the less enjoyable winter months. Contortion training during this time is hard. It gets dark earlier, it’s cold outside and all you really want to do is burrito yourself in your duvet. But we want to train! Take warm showers… Continue reading Stop your winter contortion training getting cold
Author: Contortionists Unite
Three helpful tools for training contortion by yourself
There is no real replacement to contortion training with a experienced or qualified coach. Fact. Unfortunately coaches are spread pretty thin across the globe. This means most of us train in solitude. This makes it hard to self-assess your form and your progress which can make flexibility training feel like you’re blindly stabbing in the dark.… Continue reading Three helpful tools for training contortion by yourself
Interview with a contortionist: Philipp Tigris
Hey Philipp!, What got your interested in Contortion to begin with? Well, I was a six year old boy when I went to the circus the first time and I was absolutely fascinated about this world (mainly for the animals though) But I come from a doctors family, my parents made clear I was not… Continue reading Interview with a contortionist: Philipp Tigris
Interview with a contortionist: Luna
Hey Luna!, What got your interested in Contortion to begin with? I began my love for stretching when my parents put me in dance class at age 4. I danced for a few years but unfortunately had to quit. Later I found yoga on YouTube which soon led me to contortion. I’d say I started… Continue reading Interview with a contortionist: Luna