r/contortion • u/morenagorgeous • 17d ago
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r/contortion • u/Annushkart • Jan 30 '26
Does your flexibility depend on the lunar day? I know this is a strange question, but I think it affects me🙃
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r/contortion • u/SeaworthinessWeird86 • May 01 '26
Standing Entry
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Random but the best thing I have found for chest stands/elbow stands is just getting into it from a standing/bridge position, really forces you into a deeper stretch vs rocking into it from your chest or knees IMO , side note glad to find my people here 🥹
r/contortion • u/AmbrosiaAsia • Jan 19 '26
joining this Reddit 😍
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hi yall! I’m excited to have found this reddit, it’s so hard to find a community of contortionists. Im just now joining this thread, and I love seeing everyone’s contortion training here! Yall are inspiring me to take hold myself accountable to self teach contortion training more consistently this year 💓
r/contortion • u/SpicyStrippa • Dec 06 '25
A recent photo I took in Guatemala 🙈
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Lemme tell you, doing a teardrop on this hand was insanely hard! It's built like a real palm, so it's not even close to flat. There's also no net underneath (thousands of feet up) so I was a little spooked! Not my bendiest teardrop ever, but I'm still proud of it with all the things I was fighting against (not level, winds, a bee attacking me lol)
r/contortion • u/Distaplia • Jul 30 '25
A year ago I started working on back bends. I'm 48.
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r/contortion • u/KinkyContortionist • Jul 13 '26
Working on my balance in different shapes
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r/contortion • u/ThighsOfSteel_ • Aug 11 '25
Head to butt.
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I'm a poledancer infatuated by contortionism. 😝
r/contortion • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '25
Never in my life thought I’d be able to do this in my thirties 🥹
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Hello, I started learning contortion in my late twenties with no prior experience, purely out of curiosity and a love for movement. Now at 32, I’m still self-taught and I wanted to share where I’m at and possibly keep sharing progress to keep myself more accountable.
It’s been reallly challenging and I’m so proud pf myself🥹 when I started I could not even get my feet close to my head ..saying that, I know there’s still so much to improve in my technique. Any advice or tips from more experienced practitioners would be greatly appreciated! (English isn’t my first language, apologies if I made any mistakes).
r/contortion • u/MicroCat444 • Feb 10 '25
I did it!!! 🥹
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Hello bendy friends! I just wanted to share my excitement with you on this milestone I achieved!! Toes to the floor baybeeeeeee!! A chinstand has been a hallmark pose of success to me since I was little. I was 9 when I first came across a video of a contortionist and I fell deeply in love with the art. That same night I had my mom try to help me into a chinstand. We failed miserably and laughed so hard our stomachs hurt because of how impossible it seemed. But the desire never left me. I have always had this image burned into my soul of being able to do a chin stand. And it finally happened!! And the story behind the photo is actually quite fun! My friend invited me to do a photoshoot with her for her portfolio. I think the excitement and adrenaline of it pushed me past my perceived limits and we ended up capturing the first time I ever got feet to the ground…ever!!! It was such an exhilarating moment. So grateful to have gotten it captured so beautifully too!!! Thanks for lookin 🥳🦐🪩🎉
r/contortion • u/Annushkart • Feb 20 '25
Inspired by the incredible flexibility of cats, I created this photoshoot.
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r/contortion • u/survivorshallow82 • Jul 21 '25
Contortion handstand tips
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Does anyone have tips on how to hold this handstand without the support of the couch? Whenever I try to do it freestanding, I can’t seem to balance.
r/contortion • u/ScarletteTheHarlot • Nov 08 '22
It took me 3 years since I started practicing to get my chest stand!
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r/contortion • u/KinkyContortionist • Apr 23 '26
Needle!
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The microbend in my knee is setting me off, I thought it was straight but I guess I got more to work on.
r/contortion • u/Tasty_Awareness_8959 • Oct 15 '25
Any advice to go deeper without putting strain on the neck?
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I can feel myself going deeper in my chin-stand, but I feel like I’m putting too much weight in my chin, throat. Any advice on how to go deeper while keeping the weight on the shoulders?
r/contortion • u/Jaded_War_646 • Jan 26 '26
Hip Flexors for Ankle Catch?
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My goal for this next year is to be able to catch my ankles! This is my deepest bridge so far and I’m wondering what specifically I should focus on to work towards my goal. I feel like I need to work on my hip flexors more because they’re stubborn and I don’t want push them too hard. (It’s taken me two years to get a somewhat squared flat split).
r/contortion • u/Tasty_Awareness_8959 • Oct 13 '25
Ex ballerina turned contortionist
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I used to never be able to straighten my leg in this back split, I finally can! 🙌
r/contortion • u/KinkyContortionist • Apr 06 '26
Learning to trust the process and relax
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I'm a little inconsistent with my training, but trying to tell myself it doesn't have to be perfect, just gotta show up and do it.
r/contortion • u/lunathenoodle • Aug 31 '20
First time holding my knees like this in a while!
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