Bend it like Snake Boy! Meet the hyper-flexible teenager who has spent eight years perfecting his INCREDIBLE twisting skills
- June 20th, 201
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Known as 'Snake Boy', this is 13-year-old Aditya Kumar Jangum who has become a celebrity in his hometown thanks to his hyper-flexibility.
Living near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, India, Aditya has spent eight years honing his contortionist and yoga skills.
His condition, hypermobility, has amazed his parents and friends, but Aditya wants to use it to his advantage and have his name into the Guinness World Records.
Snake Boy: Aditya Kumar Jangum who has become a celebrity in his hometown thanks to his hyper-flexibility
Brushing his teeth using his feet is simple for the Aditya Kumar Jangum who can bend his body all over
Aditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training himfor years.
He said: 'I have been practising contortion for eight years and my coach has taught me the technicality and intricacies involved in performing these moves.'
His bendy moves never worried his parents. Amazed by their child's skills - they never took him to a doctor, instead they took him to Kopker.
Aiming for the big time: Aditya's coach wants to mentor this teen into a world-famous contortionist
Leanring curve: Coach Mangesh Kopker has been training Aditya for the last eight years
Aditya says his coach 'has taught me the technicality and intricacies involved in performing these moves'
Happy to perform for an audience around his house or at the academy, Aditya is a celebrity of sorts in the locality.
He said: 'I am extremely happy with my flexibility and want to earn a name for myself using my abilities in future.'
Aditya's signature moves include contorting his legs so far backwards that they rest on his shoulders.
Aditya's skills have gone down well in the town where he lives in near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra
Aditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training him since he was eight years old
Aditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training him since he was eight years old
Top of the class: Nicknamed the 'Snake Boy', Aditya's friends and family think he is a superstar
Slithering around: In this pose, the 13-year-old looks like a spider as he pushes his chest to the floor
His flexibility may have been nature's gift, but it took him two to three years of extreme hard work to achieve excellence.
Nowhere close to 'perfection,' in his own words, Aditya said: 'I required a lot of help in the initial year, now not so much. I am still not close to perfection.'
Kopker trains 20 to 30 children in his academy, 'but no one is as flexible as Aditya'.
Path to stardom: It took him two to three years of extreme hard work to achieve excellence
The talented 13-year-old lives in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, India, where he has become somewhat of a celebrity
His condition, hypermobility, has amazed his parents and friends who have become used to him sitting at home practicing his moves
Aditya's coach wants to mentor him into a world-famous contortionist.
'Aditya has never bunked or missed a single practise session,' Kopker said.
'With so much passion and flexibility, I want Aditya to scale greater heights each day.'
Dedicated and passionate to the core, this bendy boy aims to register his name in the Guinness World Records, and make his family and coach super proud.
His bendy moves never worried his parents. Amazed by their child's skills - they never took him to a doctor
In sync: Aditya performs with two of his classmates at school in India as he continues his remarkable learning
- June 20th, 201
6
Known as 'Snake Boy', this is 13-year-old Aditya Kumar Jangum who has become a celebrity in his hometown thanks to his hyper-flexibility.
Living near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, India, Aditya has spent eight years honing his contortionist and yoga skills.
His condition, hypermobility, has amazed his parents and friends, but Aditya wants to use it to his advantage and have his name into the Guinness World Records.
Snake Boy: Aditya Kumar Jangum who has become a celebrity in his hometown thanks to his hyper-flexibilityBrushing his teeth using his feet is simple for the Aditya Kumar Jangum who can bend his body all over
Aditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training himfor years.
He said: 'I have been practising contortion for eight years and my coach has taught me the technicality and intricacies involved in performing these moves.'
His bendy moves never worried his parents. Amazed by their child's skills - they never took him to a doctor, instead they took him to Kopker.
Aiming for the big time: Aditya's coach wants to mentor this teen into a world-famous contortionistLeanring curve: Coach Mangesh Kopker has been training Aditya for the last eight yearsAditya says his coach 'has taught me the technicality and intricacies involved in performing these moves'
Happy to perform for an audience around his house or at the academy, Aditya is a celebrity of sorts in the locality.
He said: 'I am extremely happy with my flexibility and want to earn a name for myself using my abilities in future.'
Aditya's signature moves include contorting his legs so far backwards that they rest on his shoulders.
Aditya's skills have gone down well in the town where he lives in near Ratnagiri in MaharashtraAditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training him since he was eight years oldAditya credits his crazy twisting skills to his coach - Mangesh Kopker - who has been training him since he was eight years oldTop of the class: Nicknamed the 'Snake Boy', Aditya's friends and family think he is a superstarSlithering around: In this pose, the 13-year-old looks like a spider as he pushes his chest to the floor
His flexibility may have been nature's gift, but it took him two to three years of extreme hard work to achieve excellence.
Nowhere close to 'perfection,' in his own words, Aditya said: 'I required a lot of help in the initial year, now not so much. I am still not close to perfection.'
Kopker trains 20 to 30 children in his academy, 'but no one is as flexible as Aditya'.
Path to stardom: It took him two to three years of extreme hard work to achieve excellenceThe talented 13-year-old lives in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, India, where he has become somewhat of a celebrityHis condition, hypermobility, has amazed his parents and friends who have become used to him sitting at home practicing his moves
Aditya's coach wants to mentor him into a world-famous contortionist.
'Aditya has never bunked or missed a single practise session,' Kopker said.
'With so much passion and flexibility, I want Aditya to scale greater heights each day.'
Dedicated and passionate to the core, this bendy boy aims to register his name in the Guinness World Records, and make his family and coach super proud.
His bendy moves never worried his parents. Amazed by their child's skills - they never took him to a doctorIn sync: Aditya performs with two of his classmates at school in India as he continues his remarkable learning
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