CircoplexFor adult martial artists, grapplers and tricking practitioners
Shoulders worked hard on the mat? Try a push.
Calm handstand balance and cartwheel exits for adult martial artists.
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
Sound familiar?
- Shoulders tired from mat time
- Handstands feel irrelevant to your art
- No way out when it tips
- Your cartwheel is one-sided
Memories
What learning with Ben feels like
Memories from our workshops, retreats and Circoplex Sundays, 2016–2019.
Countryside workshop day, April 2018 
Workshop day, May 2018 
Cannock workshop, January 2018 
Studio shoot, January 2016 
Handstands in the countryside, August 2017 
Cannock workshop, January 2018
A different kind of shoulder work
Push overhead
Straight arms, shoulders to the ears.
The way out
Step a hand round and cartwheel out.
Balance, calmly
Small corrections through the fingers.
Watch free previews
Tuck your head and round your back as you roll
From the full library
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.
“Keep your arms straight and locked. They should be like tree trunks. Push the ground away from you as hard as you can.”
“If you fall over, you're going to step one hand round and it'll just cartwheel you out.”
“It's nothing to do with willpower or effort or brute force or magic.”
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 martial artists get in the library
- Straight-arm overhead pushing
- The cartwheel as entry and exit
- Wall-first balance
- Shoulder opening after mat time
- A 12-week order around training
Before you sign up
- “It's not my art.”
- It's a balance skill you can practise on rest days.
- “My shoulders hurt already.”
- See a physio first. The library is technique, not rehab.
- “I want tricking.”
- It isn't taught here. The cartwheel and handstand base is.
Handstand questions from martial artists
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.
Do handstands help with martial arts?
They train balance and straight-arm pushing overhead. No claims here about your fighting.
Are handstands useful for grapplers?
They load the shoulders differently from grappling: a push overhead. Ben's view is shoulders are the base of a handstand.
Do you teach tricking or kicks?
No. Cartwheels and handstands only. Tricking and wushu stay with your coach.
How do I train handstands without overloading my wrists?
Warm up, short sessions, and keep them off hard training days.
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*
*for as long as Circoplex runs, and at least 10 years from your purchase; if it ever closes, 90 days' notice and a download.
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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.