Extension is the highest standard stunt. Bases get the position right or it collapses.
Equipment needed: Mat space, two bases.
Setup: Both bases facing each other, slightly closer than shoulder-width.
How to run it:
- Bases dip into a quarter squat.
- Both extend up, arms straight overhead.
- Cup the hands as if holding a flyer’s foot — one base’s outside hand under the heel, inside hand under the ball of the foot. Other base mirrors.
- Hold ten seconds. Repeat five times.
What to look for: Arms LOCKED straight. Bent elbows can’t hold an extension. Feet shoulder-width apart, weight on the balls of the feet.
Variation: Once the position is solid, add a flyer in stages — first just standing in the bases’ hands at chest height, then progress to shoulder height, then full extension.