Problems with Head Stand

[quote=yogabond;11062]I also come from a martial arts background so some of what I do I take from that course of study. I find the best way for me to work out my neck is doing kip-ups.

YouTube - Kip Up Tutorial
YouTube - No hand KipUp[/quote]

If I had the agility, spine condition, and strenght to do a kip-up, I would stop doing asanas alltogheter and concentrate on meditative practices.
To use kip-ups to strenghten the neck muscles, in order to perform headtsand … seems a bit far fetched to me. But each to his own.