Introducing a FOX!

Greetings all i'm a fox by name, and by nature, unfortunatly not so Foxy by looks, so naturaly i take up a crazy hobby like spinning the fire staff to compensate.

First things first i'm not under any circumstances to ever be taken seriously, to take me seriously often results in massive levels of offensivnes taken.

Name: Charlie Fox, or Charles if im in trouble

Location: Oakland, Noo Zeeland

Hometown: Temuka (155km south of Christchurch for those Cretins of the north)

DOB: 21-02-1984

Age: 22

Sex: XY

Occupation(s): Full time supplier in RNZAF, part time Community work service Warden

Favorite Food(s): Chicken Tikka Masala, Souvlakis (Esp. Dimitris from the CHCH Art Centre food court!!!!!!)

Favorite Color(s): Blue

Toys: Cannondale R3000 Road Cycle, Drag Spec 1995 Mitsi Libero, My Trusty Lappy.

Hobbies other than the obvious: Drag racing at Meremere, Mountainbiking, Road Cycling, Running, Gymming, Reading.

Education: Highschool

Favorite Book(s): Anything by the three Davids, Drake, Eddings and Gemmel, and Sven Hassel.

Favorite TV show(s): Right now, House, My Name is Earl, Monster Garage, Top Gear, and when im near sky tele American Chopper.

Plans for life in general: Travel the world and pay for it by fire spinning... or take over the old mans Business...

Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Too many to list, from Bach and Motzart to System of a Down and Metallica

Favorie ice cream flavor(s): Cookies and Cream + Gold Rush.

And to be honest i have no real preference between Vegemite and Marmite, i've grown up without the luxury of being Fussy.

:EDIT:

My firespinning story

Since i was very very young i'd always done a Figure 8 motion with branches, or broom handle when playing fighting games with friends, it was a trade mark move of mine haha, and now, by far my most proficient fire staff move. However this did make it very hard for me to learn variances of the fig 8 with my other hand, or the right hand as the muscles/brain connection only wanted to do it one way...

Anywho I first saw the fire dance aspect at the gypsie fair when it came through Timaru, i was hooked as soon as i saw it, but at the time $80 was way too much for me to spend on a staff and i just never got around to making one in metal shop, the fact that its technically a weapon meant my metal shop teacher was anti it also...

Fast forward about 10 years and you have me on excercies based at RAAF Base Darwin for 4 weeks and attending the Night markets regularily, here i saw two stands, one of which was performing, pocket busting full of allowance money i buy one, and am subsequently given some basic instruction, front Rotor, Pirouette, and BTB Pass as well as the Piro/BTB combo in its various combinations.

From there i just kind of practiced and practiced what shed shown me, over time i learnt to control what i've always thought of as the flow of the staff to try different moves and things, and here i am to day, a self titled super novice.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
- A.A. Milne

Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!
- Anon (I think)

Forums > Introductions > Introducing a FOX!

Bulletin HOP