Edil from pequenosmandingueiros.8m.com doing a Macaco. The macaco can be used to learn the back handspring if you are too afraid of going backwards. Plant one hand first and then push your hips up. Plant the hand like shown in the video, or you will injure your shoulders and your elbows. If you want to learn the back handspring from the macaco, it will take you a while to get your handsprings straight afterwards. However, the macaco is not an exercise for the back handsring. It is a traditional capoeira technique which also "CAN" be used to learn the back handspring.