Where is London Handstand Academy based?

We coach in person at OverGravity in Shadwell, East London. We also offer fully online handstand coaching for students anywhere via video assessment and personalised programmes.

Do I need to be able to do a handstand already?

No. We coach complete beginners through to advanced practitioners. Beginners learn correct technique from day one — wrists, shoulders, alignment and entries — so you build a solid foundation without picking up bad habits.

How much does handstand coaching cost?

The Coaching Programme is £120 per month fully online — your own programme page with a demo video and cues on every drill, a guided follow-along that times each set, fortnightly form-checks, and a plan review every 6 weeks. An optional in-person add-on (a monthly 60-minute session in London) brings it to £180 per month. An Inner Circle tier (£250 per month, plus a one-off £100 onboarding fee) adds weekly check-ins, form-checks on any footage you send, direct message access and a monthly 1-1 call, by application. In-person is a +£60 per month add-on on any tier. A one-off 1-2-1 session is £80 for 60 minutes or £100 for 90 minutes, credited to your first month if you join within 14 days. A free 15-minute call is available for anyone unsure.

Can I get handstand coaching online?

Yes. Our online coaching programme is built around video footage of your current handstand. You receive a personalised programme with demo videos, then send progress footage for regular form checks and corrections.

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The Process

How coaching
actually works.

In person at OverGravity, Shadwell — or fully online from anywhere.

Show me your handstand

A few questions and a video of where you're at, so I can see your real sticking points — not guess at them.

We talk, then I build it

A 1-1 onboarding call to set your focus, then your own programme page — a demo video and coaching cues on every single drill.

Train, check in, adjust

Form-checks every two weeks with clear corrections, and a full plan review every 6 weeks so you don't plateau.

Monthly Coaching

Ongoing coaching,
built around you.

9+ years of practice · hundreds of students taught · 3 expert coaches

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Online coaching built around you. You send me videos of your training; I build you your own programme page, check your form every two weeks, and review your plan every 6 weeks as you progress. Train from anywhere — add in-person sessions in London whenever you want them, and step up to Inner Circle if you want closer accountability.

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Ongoing online coaching

The Coaching Programme

For any level — your first kick-up through to freestanding

£120/ month online

Or £180/mo with in-person. Add a monthly 60-min session in London (+£60/mo). Cancel anytime.

A 1-1 onboarding call — we set your focus and how often you'll train, then I build it

Your own programme page — demo video, cues and a guided follow-along on every drill

Ask me anything, any time — answered in 48 hours, and filmed if it's easier to show

Form-checks every two weeks, and a full plan review every 6 weeks

Optional in-person: a monthly session in London for +£60/mo (£180 total)

Build My Plan →

Weekly 1-1 sessions would be £320/mo. This is the same coaching eye, applied to every session you train.

Rather try it first? Take one session for £80 — credited in full to your first month.

Limited spaces · by application

Inner Circle

For people who know what to do and want someone making sure they actually do it

£250/ month online

Plus a one-off £100 onboarding. In-person stays a +£60/mo add-on — never bundled, never discounted.

Weekly check-ins instead of fortnightly — you tell me what happened, I tell you what changes

Form-checks whenever you send footage, not on a fixed schedule

Direct message access for quick questions between check-ins

A 1-1 video call every month to look at the bigger picture

Your plan reviewed every 3 weeks instead of every 6

One-off £100 onboarding — a 90-minute deep-dive, not the standard call: full video assessment, movement screen, and your first block built from scratch

Optional in-person add-on: a monthly session in London for +£60/mo, same rate as every other tier

Most people do not need this. Take it if consistency is the thing that keeps breaking down for you — not the programming.

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Not sure it is the right fit? Book a free 15-min call and we will work it out together.

"Elliott meets you exactly where you are. He broke my one-arm work into clear, achievable steps and kept me accountable the whole way. The progress has been faster than I expected."

— Aman, 1-1 coaching client

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One-off 1-2-1 Session

A focused one-off 1-2-1 — full technical analysis of your handstand, the exact gap holding you back, and a clear plan to follow. In person in London or online. Join the Coaching Programme within 14 days and the full cost comes off your first month — so if you continue, this session costs you nothing.

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On a programme?

Add Monthly In-Person

Train face-to-face with Elliott in London. Add a monthly in-person session to your programme for +£60/mo (£180 total). Extra one-off sessions are £60 for members — real-time correction on top of your online plan.

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The Team

Practitioners first.

Every coach at LHA has their own deep practice. You're learning from people who've lived the work. Tap a coach to play their intro and read more.

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Elliott Staley

@elliottstaley

Founder · 1-1 Coaching

Nearly a decade of personal handstand practice, blending yoga, calisthenics and movement coaching. Elliott coaches all private 1-1 sessions — beginner through to advanced one-arm foundations — building functional strength, stable foundations and high-level control through structured guidance.

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Suryava

@flying_with_strength

Gymnastics & Calisthenics Coach

Over eight years in gymnastics — training it and coaching it. Brings a gymnast's discipline to calisthenics: proper progressions, honest assessment, and real strength on rings, muscle-ups and the straight-arm work most people skip past.

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Joss Attenborough

Coach

Coaches handstands and movement with a calm, encouraging style — great for building confidence from the ground up.

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Beth Shum

@flexibility_matters

Chartered Physiotherapist

Cheerleading, gymnastics coaching and chartered physiotherapy. Beth merges anatomical insight with playful movement — ideal for understanding what your body needs to invert safely and strongly.

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Questions

Before you ask.

Do I need to be advanced?

No — most clients start somewhere between "can kick up" and "can’t hold it yet." Complete beginners are welcome; the programme starts from wherever you are.

Can I do this online?

Yes. Programming and video form-checks work anywhere — you film your drills, I review and correct. In-person sessions at OverGravity are an optional add-on for London folk.

What if I’m injured or have dodgy wrists?

Tell me at the audit. We build around it — wrist prep and load management are baked into every programme, and Beth (Chartered Physiotherapist) is on the team.

Is there a joining fee?

Only on Inner Circle: a one-off £100 onboarding. That isn't the standard onboarding call — it's a 90-minute deep-dive with a full video assessment, a movement screen and your first training block built from scratch, all before you train a single session. It's charged once and isn't credited against the monthly fee. The Coaching Programme has no joining fee, and if you've taken an £80 audit or 1-2-1 in the last 14 days, that comes off your first month instead.

Do I have to train in person?

No. Every tier is fully online by default and in-person is always a +£60/month add-on you can take or leave — including on Inner Circle. It's never bundled into a price, so you're never quietly paying for a session you can't get to.

How do I start?

Join The Coaching Programme (£120/mo online, or £180/mo with a monthly in-person session) and book your onboarding call. Prefer to try first? A one-off 1-2-1 is £80, credited to your first month if you join within 14 days. Unsure? Book a free 15-min call. If you have questions before committing, book a free 15-minute onboarding call — we will talk through your goals and pick the right option, and there is no obligation to sign up.

What a programme actually looks like

A real client's page. The drills are no secret — you can see them. What's blurred is the prescription: the sets, the progressions and the order they come in. That's the coaching, and it's built from your onboarding call, where we also decide how often you'll be training.

Entries · 3 of 7 done

Straight Entries
10 reps example▶ Demo

Hover any drill to see its demo

Tuck Entries
2 sets · build to 5▶ Demo

Straddle to Diamond
1 set · build to 10▶ Demo

Your own page, not a generic programmeYour days, collapsible sections, ticked off as you go. A demo video and coaching cues on every single drill — no guessing what a movement is.

Work

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2:30

Guided follow-alongPress start and it runs the session — every set and every rest timed, the clip playing, cues on screen. You train instead of reading.

Press Walks

Too easyGoodToo hard

"Shoulders gave out by rep 4"

Tell me it's wrong, mid-sessionFlag anything too easy or too hard as you train, add a note, send it over at the end. I adjust the programme — you don't wait two weeks to say something.

Opens in 6 days

Full Handstand Hold
seconds▶ Demo

A number, not a feelingA fortnightly check-in measures five drills, so progress is something you can see. Plus explainer videos on why each block is there at all.

You, mid-week

"My shoulders keep closing when I go to straddle — is that mobility or am I just pushing wrong?"

Send it to Elliott

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Back in your Answers

Why your shoulders close in straddleVideo

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Ask anything — big ones get filmedQuestions go straight to me and I answer within 48 hours. If it's something better shown than written, I film it — and it stays in your Answers section for good, so you can watch it again in six weeks when it finally clicks.

Why some of it's blurred: anyone can name a drill. What you're paying for is which drills, in what order, at what dose, and when they change — built from your onboarding call and the video of where you're at. How many days a week you train is decided on that call too. It won't look like this client's page, because you aren't this client.

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