CircoplexFor capoeira students and teachers (bananeira, aú and handstand-based movement)
A plan for your bananeira: handstand technique for capoeiristas
Shoulders over hands, finger balance and cartwheel entries on both sides.
One short email a day for a week: a short film, a drill demo and one small thing to try, from Ben Lowrey. Free, for ages 18 and over.
Founding price £47 until 30 November 2026, then £67
Technique under the ginga
Push the floor away
Shoulders to the ears for a steadier hold.
Both sides
Cartwheel entries on your weaker side too.
Fingers balance
Small corrections through the hands, not big leg swings.
Memories
What learning with Ben feels like
Memories from our workshops, retreats and Circoplex Sundays, 2016–2019.
Workshop day, May 2018 
Studio workshop, November 2017 
Handstand and yoga day, March 2018 
Gym shoot, July 2016 
Handstands in the countryside, August 2017 
Circoplex Sunday, November 2018
Watch free previews
Sound familiar?
- Your bananeira is a throw, then hope
- It falls when you look at the other player
- Your aú is great on one side only
- Wrists ache after a long roda
In Ben’s words
Ben Lowrey started learning handstands in 2013, came to hand balancing through yoga and began teaching at the end of 2015.
“The third thing is we're going to maintain an attitude of playfulness and experimentation.”
“Don't worry too much about the form, where your feet are going. Just try and have fun and the technique will take care of itself.”
“Push as hard as you can. That's really half the secret”
What you get
- Free 7-Day Starter firstOne short email a day, before you decide anything.
- 4 full coursesAbout an hour each, including two on flexibility.
- 10 tutorialsStep by step, each with a written article.
- 43 daily drillsShort demos to follow at home.
- A 12-week programmeThe order to do it all in.
What capoeiristas get in the library
- Push the floor away for a steadier bananeira
- Cartwheel entries and exits
- Finger balance for longer holds
- Shapes with bent and straight legs
- A 12-week order between rodas
Before you sign up
- “Capoeira is about flow.”
- Keep the flow. Add a handstand you can control inside it.
- “My mestre teaches me.”
- Good. This is practice between classes, not a capoeira course.
- “I learn in the roda.”
- The roda shows you what to practise. The library gives you a way to practise it.
Capoeira handstand questions
What happens after 30 November?
The founding price of £47 is for purchases made by the end of 30 November 2026, UK time. From 1 December 2026 the library costs £67. Buying at £47 gets you exactly the same access, and the same 14-day refund, as buying at £67.
What is the capoeira handstand called?
Bananeira. The library doesn't teach capoeira; it teaches the handstand technique under your bananeira and aú.
How do I learn bananeira at home?
With a wall: toe taps, holds, then entries away from it, plus the cartwheel tutorial for aú-style entries.
Can I do bananeira with bent legs?
In capoeira, yes. For the handstand itself, Ben teaches tucks and shapes that work with bent legs.
Will this replace my capoeira classes?
No. Your mestre teaches capoeira. This is handstand practice between classes.
Why pay £47 when there are free videos?
The tutorials and drills are free. The library adds the full courses and a 12-week order.
Free tutorials to start with
The Ultimate Handstand Library
Over 5 hours of teaching across 4 courses, 10 tutorials and 43 drills, sequenced into a 12-week programme.
The tutorials and drills are free; the library adds the full courses and the programme that sequences them.
£47 including VAT, paid once.
Founding price until 30 November 2026, then £67.
Pay once — lifetime access*
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Who it isn’t for
- It is not a quick fix. There are no promised timelines: a handstand takes regular practice over time.
- It is not live coaching. The library is recorded teaching, so nobody watches or corrects your form.
- It is not for anyone a doctor or physiotherapist has told to avoid being upside down.
- Ben says himself that the press to handstand is not right for every body.
The free 7-Day Handstand Starter
One short email a day for a week: a short film, a drill demo and one small thing to try, from Ben Lowrey.