DTAH: duToit Allsopp Hillier (Canadian architectural firm) DTAH: Dessins Techniques pour l'AmÃ©nagement de l'Habitat (French: Technical Drawings for the Development of Housing)
A young gymnast is performing a back handspring. Photo Credit Sasha Samardzija/iStock/Getty Images. To do a handspring, you start from a standing position, then leap backward. As you fall, you arch your back to land on your hands, then spring up off your hands to land on your feat.This difficult maneuver is a hallmark of experienced gymnasts. young gymnast is performing a back handspring. Photo Credit Sasha Samardzija/iStock/Getty Images. To do a handspring, you start from a standing position, then leap backward. As you fall, you arch your back to land on your hands, then spring up off your hands to land on your feat.
One way to start is to progress from a handstand with your back to a wall (slowly walking your feet up into a handstand), to a handstand facing a wall, and then to a handstand without any wall assistance, working up to 5 reps. The next exercise is one-legged squats, also known as pistols.