First vid of me! My press

[gymlovr828]

WOAH!!! Now that I know you can do it, i'm gunna start working towards it. I thought that ppl with longer legs would have a harder time and u proved me wrong. lol I'm gunna get up and work my arms and stomach! :)

[yandykun]

thats very impresive,now would u please tell me how did u stretch to get a flexibility like that ?

[pearlgrace345]

That was amazing!! You should be VERY proud of your self to be able to do that on that age.Great video!!

[purplewolf85]

wow that was amazing and its awesome that you taught yourself at age 21!!! And you are probably so awesome and you only stared at 16!!!!! I am 11 and I really want to learn that!!! Any tips?

[gymnastics46]

thats great that yous still involved with gmnastics at 21!!! Something I wish you could see more often... are you competing as well?

[apineiro6]

I think that was amazing!!! You should be very proud to learn that skill at 21!!! I love your starting position. I am looking forward to seeing you progress!! Good Luck!!

[TgcGymBee]

all the videos of "5 year old gymnast doing 5 presses" are complete show offs.. what would people say if I put 12 year old press handstands??

[ShamWhoaTV]

you're great! All the other youtube videos of presses are 5 year old show offs- but its harder when tour older

[ccrgali]

it comes more naturally for kids with the flexibility and strength to weight potential. the trick is not to lose it or not to overdo it and get injured

[NSPD24]

these days they teach younger kids because it's much harder to learn when you're older. how did you learn at 16? any tips?

[keg0714]

your sooo good! I started gymnastics late too! but I started at 12!!

[XxkatyrulesxX]

Your really good!

i'm learning how to do one of thoughs, but i'm no were near you!

[honeybimbo]

wow! you started at 16? you're good for someone who started so late! haha.

x

[FigureSkatiinGymnast]

Hi, I am 13 and only started gymnastics last year. I have been working on press handstands for ages but as I have never been taught them I don't know what to do to gain strength so I can do it. Any tips? P.s I have super long legs :P

[hbabe15]

ure a great gymnast it took me 4 ever to do tht well it takes alotr of strength ps gymnmastics rox

[pretzal702]

u r an incredible gymnast!!

[aceprettyme]

Hiya. I think I am to tall for it. My legs don't lift off the floor. I am trying the press handstand, where you go from straddle on the floor. I am rubbish. I have to jump.

[gymnastxbabe88]

awesome!

[gymnastnininu]

any tips plz

[shellygymnast131]

u no ur mats ??were did u get them ??were thet expnesive im a gymnast myself nd need soft groung 2 practice on i have a trampoline but its not enough

[KaraKarateka]

My Dad is a Karate instructor and those are actually his fighting mats. I don't know where he got them from, but they are the type that are one meter square and they link together.

[emma2710gymnastics]

My friends little brother has things that look just like that and have the alphabet on them! lol, maybe those would do, I'm sure they'd be easy to find!

[shoppinglipstick]

WOW hard work pays off! Your amazing!

[KaraKarateka]

Thank you! I just visited your profile ... where did all you videos go? I loved watching your daughter. She's incredible!

[shoppinglipstick]

Oh thank you:) I am her biggest fan I think she's amazing too! I am a proud mom:) some jelous girls from our gym complained about our videos to the coaches and they asked me to take them down so for now I have them off

:( P.S keep it up your a great roll model!

[cutiebatootie642]

what level are you in? and do you have any tips for getting a press handstand or how you prepped yourself to get it?

i'm jealousss

[KaraKarateka]

I'm not the greatest gymnast around! lol I only competed level 5 last year, although our levels in Australia are quite different to those in the US. We use the open-ended code which means you are allowed to do harder skills in the lower levels. You start competing at level 1 and once you get to level 4 it's pretty much optional.

I plan to make a vid with some tips and press progressions very soon so I hope that may help you. Just start by trying to make your body as strong as you can!

[nasaguy]

Good job there! I'm always amazed at the strength it takes to pull that off and make it look graceful. Go for 2 in a row! And when you get it ... go for 3 ... :) Or what about pushups, being a gymnast you must be pretty good at those. How many can you do?

Keep up the good work,

nasaguy

[KaraKarateka]

I'll try 2 in a row eventually! I'm not sure how many push-ups I can do but I can probably do quite a few. But trust me, when I started I couldn't do any more than 10 or 20 and I couldn't even do 1 pull-up!

[sinjinthule]

Kara--

Work your rhomboids, delts, triceps & traps hard in the gym & nobody will call it cheatin'. ;)

You're doing good. It takes guts to take up gym at an age when most gymnasts are retiring.

[KaraKarateka]

Thank you for your advice! I will keep trying to improve.

[72young]

can you do some flexing

[KaraKarateka]

Haha maybe one day! lol

[jameshollands]

Hey Paige, thats awesome - very good :) I look forward to seeing more of your conditioning videos :) Keep up the good work :) James xxx

[KaraKarateka]

Thanks again, I appreciate the encouragement!

[swedo23]

gee what a body! so strong

pose some?

[KaraKarateka]

Hmmm not so sure bout that! lol

[nanquan491]

hey way to go! looks awesome :) you'll perfect it in no time!

[KaraKarateka]

Thanks!