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Flying Water Muppet
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
Definative version at: https://mcp.tepookatoys.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=11
So you wanna learn to spin staff?
1) get a staff to practise with. Possibly you aready have one. Any bit of metal or wooden tube will do, it should be approximately your chin height, bigger or smaller doesn't have much of a difference. Weighting doesn't really matter at this point.
For learning contact however, the staff you use IS important. But we're not doing that right now so it's okay.
Learn this FIRST:
The Rotor
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - Rotation simple devant soi
japanese video clip
mot's gif tutorial
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 3244
This is 'the rotor', one of the very basic moves of staff spinning.
Try it both ways... it doesn't need to be incredibly smooth and fast for you to move on, it'll come in time.
Then Learn this:
The Figure of Eight
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - Mouvement de bras
japanese video clip
mot's gif tutorial
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1253
This is the "Figure of eight" (fo8 for short) it goes from one side of your body to the other, it's very important that you learn this both ways in both hands. Keep your grip quite light, and feel the momentum of the staff, rather than forcing it around.
These are the two BASIC's of spinning staff. After you have done these a bit, you can hop about in the rest of this tutorial if you like. Everything else is some form of passing figure of eights, or turning or doing one of the two behind the back, or in combination.
Or the Other way around!
At this point, you can skip around in the following sections, learning what you like, in whatever order. This is not an ordering of difficulty, or a heirarchy, it's just a list. Learn what you like.
Once you've got say, forwards f08 in your right, reverse in your left, you can move on to something like this:
passing around the body:
mcp firestaff tutorial
Everything else: (online that is...)
that's the way I teach anyway, if you're having trouble with the figure of eight, try learning this instead:
rotor btb pass:
mot's gif tutorial
threeworlds gif animation
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1260
Passing behind the back is useful as it leads into moves like this: (passing behind the back, then behind the head.)
pinwheel
threeworlds gif animation
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1265
Passing continuously behind the back. (rotor behind the back)
continuous btb
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
Passing a figure eight between the hands:
figure 8 passing patterns
threeworlds gif animation
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - La Weave
mcp firestaff tutorial
Even simpler than a figure of eight:
one beats
mcp firestaff tutorial
Once you've got figure of eights, you can move them to the other side of your body, or turn around with them, or just go crazy!
turning figure eights
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1262
Simple throws:
throws
homeofpoi video tutorial
fireninja video clips
french gif tutorial - Rotation, double tour
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
Moving the rotor up to the horizontal (above your head) plane.
horizontal rotor
threeworlds gif animation
homeofpoi gif tutorial
Adding in extra beats to the figure of eight, this is called shotguns / snakes / double spins.
shotguns
mot's gif tutorial
french gif tutorial - Double rotation devant derrière
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1276
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
passing a figure of eight behind your back.
BTB figure of eight passing.
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1268
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
what it says on the tin, getting extra beats out of the staff using fingerspinning.
fingerspinning
mcp firestaff tutorial
imakokode's video tutorial
What it says on the tin, patterns you can make just by passing the staff from hand to hand.
passing combinations:
mcp firestaff tutorial
References: (and further study)
mcp.tepookatoys.com
www.motsplace.com
www.tete-en-lair.com - FRENCH
www.homeofpoi.com
www.threeworlds.com.au
www.geocities.jp/performerjin - JAPANESE
www.fireninja.com
feuershow.de + ENGLISH + GERMAN + SPANISH
Imakokode YouTube Tutorials - FRENCH + ENGLISH + JAPANESE
EDITED_BY: mcp (1224469593)
Definative version at: https://mcp.tepookatoys.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=11
So you wanna learn to spin staff?
1) get a staff to practise with. Possibly you aready have one. Any bit of metal or wooden tube will do, it should be approximately your chin height, bigger or smaller doesn't have much of a difference. Weighting doesn't really matter at this point.
For learning contact however, the staff you use IS important. But we're not doing that right now so it's okay.
Learn this FIRST:
The Rotor
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - Rotation simple devant soi
japanese video clip
mot's gif tutorial
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 3244
This is 'the rotor', one of the very basic moves of staff spinning.
Try it both ways... it doesn't need to be incredibly smooth and fast for you to move on, it'll come in time.
Then Learn this:
The Figure of Eight
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - Mouvement de bras
japanese video clip
mot's gif tutorial
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1253
This is the "Figure of eight" (fo8 for short) it goes from one side of your body to the other, it's very important that you learn this both ways in both hands. Keep your grip quite light, and feel the momentum of the staff, rather than forcing it around.
These are the two BASIC's of spinning staff. After you have done these a bit, you can hop about in the rest of this tutorial if you like. Everything else is some form of passing figure of eights, or turning or doing one of the two behind the back, or in combination.
Or the Other way around!
At this point, you can skip around in the following sections, learning what you like, in whatever order. This is not an ordering of difficulty, or a heirarchy, it's just a list. Learn what you like.
Once you've got say, forwards f08 in your right, reverse in your left, you can move on to something like this:
passing around the body:
mcp firestaff tutorial
Everything else: (online that is...)
that's the way I teach anyway, if you're having trouble with the figure of eight, try learning this instead:
rotor btb pass:
mot's gif tutorial
threeworlds gif animation
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1260
Passing behind the back is useful as it leads into moves like this: (passing behind the back, then behind the head.)
pinwheel
threeworlds gif animation
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1265
Passing continuously behind the back. (rotor behind the back)
continuous btb
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
Passing a figure eight between the hands:
figure 8 passing patterns
threeworlds gif animation
threeworlds gif animation
french gif tutorial - La Weave
mcp firestaff tutorial
Even simpler than a figure of eight:
one beats
mcp firestaff tutorial
Once you've got figure of eights, you can move them to the other side of your body, or turn around with them, or just go crazy!
turning figure eights
homeofpoi gif tutorial
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1262
Simple throws:
throws
homeofpoi video tutorial
fireninja video clips
french gif tutorial - Rotation, double tour
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
Moving the rotor up to the horizontal (above your head) plane.
horizontal rotor
threeworlds gif animation
homeofpoi gif tutorial
Adding in extra beats to the figure of eight, this is called shotguns / snakes / double spins.
shotguns
mot's gif tutorial
french gif tutorial - Double rotation devant derrière
mcp firestaff tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1276
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
passing a figure of eight behind your back.
BTB figure of eight passing.
mot's gif tutorial
mcp firestaff tutorial
feuershow.de - Quicklink-ID: 1268
Imakokode YouTube Tutorial
what it says on the tin, getting extra beats out of the staff using fingerspinning.
fingerspinning
mcp firestaff tutorial
imakokode's video tutorial
What it says on the tin, patterns you can make just by passing the staff from hand to hand.
passing combinations:
mcp firestaff tutorial
References: (and further study)
mcp.tepookatoys.com
www.motsplace.com
www.tete-en-lair.com - FRENCH
www.homeofpoi.com
www.threeworlds.com.au
www.geocities.jp/performerjin - JAPANESE
www.fireninja.com
feuershow.de + ENGLISH + GERMAN + SPANISH
Imakokode YouTube Tutorials - FRENCH + ENGLISH + JAPANESE
EDITED_BY: mcp (1224469593)
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
geek, level 1
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
Posted:
somebody PLEASE sticky this to the top of the page?
*Bows down to meg. Again*
somebody PLEASE sticky this to the top of the page?
*Bows down to meg. Again*
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
Agreed. Thankyou Meg
I might even have a go... (I should probably get a staff first)
Agreed. Thankyou Meg
I might even have a go... (I should probably get a staff first
) BRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
for someone that scares off newbies........
you certanly do alot for them
nice one meg
for someone that scares off newbies........
you certanly do alot for them
nice one meg
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
I am both bad cop and good cop.
I am both bad cop and good cop.
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
Oooh! I LOVE a woman in uniform!
Oooh! I LOVE a woman in uniform!
"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
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Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
you are so straight!
you are so straight!
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
no thread is safe..............
not one
no thread is safe..............
not one
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
I'll drag it back on track it then...
This'd be really good for me to unlearn everything I know to get a new perspective on the whole process of learning...
Especially being someone who can do a Jesus but not an Angel Roll...
Cheers Meggy Moggy Owly... 
I'll drag it back on track it then...
This'd be really good for me to unlearn everything I know to get a new perspective on the whole process of learning...
Especially being someone who can do a Jesus but not an Angel Roll...
Cheers Meggy Moggy Owly...
"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
now i have to wait for the weather to warm up, cause i am a wimp and have a hard time with staff wearing gloves
now i have to wait for the weather to warm up, cause i am a wimp and have a hard time with staff wearing gloves
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Thanks Meg
Thanks Meg
Getting to the other side 
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
damn fine work from meg again can you do an intermediate one for me
damn fine work from meg again
can you do an intermediate one for me A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Walking on whims...
687 posts
Location: Eastbourne, UK
Walking on whims...
687 posts
Location: Eastbourne, UK
Posted:
Thanks very much.
I wanted to learn the staff, but lacked tutorials of any kind. I had some poi and began spinning those... but staff twirling is what interests me. I'll pick up my bamboo stick and get to work on all this!!!
Thanks Meg
Edit:
Heh, mastered these pretty quickly! Time to buy myself a staff DvD methinks.
EDITED_BY: McAlpine (1170363001)
Thanks very much.
I wanted to learn the staff, but lacked tutorials of any kind. I had some poi and began spinning those... but staff twirling is what interests me. I'll pick up my bamboo stick and get to work on all this!!!
Thanks Meg
Edit:
Heh, mastered these pretty quickly! Time to buy myself a staff DvD methinks.
EDITED_BY: McAlpine (1170363001)
Skatto
"Fly like a mouse,
Run like a cushion,
Be the small bookcase."
For goodness sake, don't aggravate the otters!!!
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compfuzzled
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Location: hastings, England (UK)
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
Posted:
carrot and the stick of fearsome megness
Written by: mcp
I am both bad cop and good cop.
carrot and the stick of fearsome megness
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
wait a bit dude - trust me
Written by: McAlpine
Heh, mastered these pretty quickly! Time to buy myself a staff DvD methinks.
wait a bit dude - trust me
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
geek, level 1
5,300 posts
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5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
Posted:
ditto...
ditto...
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
a staff what??? is there such an item worthy of the name?
a staff what??? is there such an item worthy of the name?
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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old hand
716 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
716 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
not yet but from what i understand there will soon be more than one available.
not yet but from what i understand there will soon be more than one available.
"Don't do it naked!"
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Walking on whims...
687 posts
Location: Eastbourne, UK
Walking on whims...
687 posts
Location: Eastbourne, UK
Posted:
So I shouldn't buy the Staff DvD from HoP?Alright, you're the experts, I'll wait around a little while and keep surfing the internet and practicing.
I'm gonna miss finger twirling when I get a bigger staff... it adds so many more beats. :-(
I'm sure there is a less newbish way to do that though...
So I shouldn't buy the Staff DvD from HoP?
Alright, you're the experts, I'll wait around a little while and keep surfing the internet and practicing.I'm gonna miss finger twirling when I get a bigger staff... it adds so many more beats. :-(
I'm sure there is a less newbish way to do that though...
Skatto
"Fly like a mouse,
Run like a cushion,
Be the small bookcase."
For goodness sake, don't aggravate the otters!!!
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A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
Posted:
Whoo hoo, Fabulous, Just got my first staff (my poi are takin a back seat) and all enthused to learn new things. Thanks for all the details, time to get to practising
Whoo hoo, Fabulous, Just got my first staff (my poi are takin a back seat) and all enthused to learn new things. Thanks for all the details, time to get to practising
I smile because i have no idea whats going on!!
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Destroyer of kitchen appliances
180 posts
Location: Liverpool, UK
Destroyer of kitchen appliances
180 posts
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posted:
This is fantastic! *bows down to teh awesomeness*
This is fantastic! *bows down to teh awesomeness*
My brain is about as useful as a chocolate teapot, but unfortunately not as tasty.
Squueee!
member
121 posts
Location: Paris
121 posts
Location: Paris
Posted:
Up for introduce more basic staff tutorials.
I did some short videos from basics spinning movements, transferts, throws and more to come.
There is 3 languages avaliable on you tube:
English :
Tutorial I : Spinning movements part. 1
Tutorial II : Spinning movements part.2
Tutorial III : basic transfers
Tutorial IV : Basic throws
Français :
Tutorial I : mouvements de spinning 1er partie.
Tutorial II: mouvements de spinning 2eme partie
Tutorial III: transfers de base
Tutorial IV: lancés de base
Japanese
Imakokode staff tutorial I
Up for introduce more basic staff tutorials.
I did some short videos from basics spinning movements, transferts, throws and more to come.
There is 3 languages avaliable on you tube:
English :
Tutorial I : Spinning movements part. 1
Tutorial II : Spinning movements part.2
Tutorial III : basic transfers
Tutorial IV : Basic throws
Français :
Tutorial I : mouvements de spinning 1er partie.
Tutorial II: mouvements de spinning 2eme partie
Tutorial III: transfers de base
Tutorial IV: lancés de base
Japanese
Imakokode staff tutorial I
>> all is full of love <<
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journeyman
84 posts
Location: USA
journeyman
84 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
Wow nice videos! I've been looking for tutorials such as these, very clear!
As a very beginner to staff, I totally appreciate videos like these!
Thanks
Wow nice videos! I've been looking for tutorials such as these, very clear!
As a very beginner to staff, I totally appreciate videos like these!
Thanks
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comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
That's are all great guys!
That's are all great guys!
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
newbie
6 posts
Location: Buffalo, NY
6 posts
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posted:
I downloaded pretty much everything that I could get my grubby little hands on, and I've started organizing it into groups that I can learn from. I really like the basicness of Imakokode's Tutorials, and I just tried my first ones tonight.
I've noticed a few problems that might not be affecting others. For one, I'm 6'4, and trying this in a basement. Bad idea, considering the height (or lack thereof) of the ceiling. In addition, it seems that my "girth" is causing my pathing to be a bit wider than I would like. Guess this is good motivation to keep me wanting to slim down.
But I tried the first four moves in the first video - man, it took me a bit to figure out the mechanics of the extra wrist beat, but once I got it, it was like a shot to the head. I can DO this!
I downloaded pretty much everything that I could get my grubby little hands on, and I've started organizing it into groups that I can learn from. I really like the basicness of Imakokode's Tutorials, and I just tried my first ones tonight.
I've noticed a few problems that might not be affecting others. For one, I'm 6'4, and trying this in a basement. Bad idea, considering the height (or lack thereof) of the ceiling. In addition, it seems that my "girth" is causing my pathing to be a bit wider than I would like. Guess this is good motivation to keep me wanting to slim down.
But I tried the first four moves in the first video - man, it took me a bit to figure out the mechanics of the extra wrist beat, but once I got it, it was like a shot to the head. I can DO this!
"And he sang to them...until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness." - JRR Tolkien
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
BUMP!
Okay, updated to new forum format, added quicklinks into feuershow links so they go directly to the tutorial.
Added Imakokode's tutorials and added his youtube page to the references.
Oh what's this? A cheeky plug for my basics DVD: https://manipulation.firestaff.net
BUMP!
Okay, updated to new forum format, added quicklinks into feuershow links so they go directly to the tutorial.
Added Imakokode's tutorials and added his youtube page to the references.
Oh what's this? A cheeky plug for my basics DVD: https://manipulation.firestaff.net
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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Putting the "FUN" in fundamental since 1981
787 posts
Location: Dover, Delaware USA
Putting the "FUN" in fundamental since 1981
787 posts
Location: Dover, Delaware USA
Posted:
Thanks for the posting and sticky, I'm picking up my first staff from the post office in the morning. *missed the delivery man today traveling back from VA for Thanksgiving*
I went with the full length mistletoe (5ft 1/4in length since I'm 5'9", should be about right to get started) from the shop on here and can't wait to get started.
Hope to get better acquainted with you guys soon and studying up on all of the preceding straight away
Thanks for the posting and sticky, I'm picking up my first staff from the post office in the morning. *missed the delivery man today traveling back from VA for Thanksgiving*
I went with the full length mistletoe (5ft 1/4in length since I'm 5'9", should be about right to get started) from the shop on here and can't wait to get started.
Hope to get better acquainted with you guys soon and studying up on all of the preceding straight away
~Rock on!~
"As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough"-Waking Life
(All you RLers this is epitome_of_lame *waves hello*)
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stranger
6 posts
Location: Australia
stranger
6 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
i just started and this site helped me a lot, good job mate and thanks
i just started and this site helped me a lot, good job mate and thanks
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'Twas something with sticks, no?
2 posts
Location: Netherlands
'Twas something with sticks, no?
2 posts
Location: Netherlands
Posted:
I really like the tutorials by Imakokode. (sp?)
I'm currently working on the two and three beat forward. Basically I am doing something, but I'm still trying to analyze wether it's good, wrong, or another move entirely^^.
I guess it's a sloppy two beat, because I think I do bend my wrist a little but extra, but instead of a three beat, it just makes a two beat that goes a different angle than yours.
I'm wondering, is a 'proper' two beat allways... 'flat'? I'm not sure about the corrent term, but I've noticed that your two beat is always almost parallel with your arm. My 'sloppy' 2-beat really isn't.
Oh, and is the Figure 8 wich is in the 'learning' section basically also a 2-beat variation?
Thanks a lot!
I really like the tutorials by Imakokode. (sp?)
I'm currently working on the two and three beat forward. Basically I am doing something, but I'm still trying to analyze wether it's good, wrong, or another move entirely^^.
I guess it's a sloppy two beat, because I think I do bend my wrist a little but extra, but instead of a three beat, it just makes a two beat that goes a different angle than yours.
I'm wondering, is a 'proper' two beat allways... 'flat'? I'm not sure about the corrent term, but I've noticed that your two beat is always almost parallel with your arm. My 'sloppy' 2-beat really isn't.
Oh, and is the Figure 8 wich is in the 'learning' section basically also a 2-beat variation?
Thanks a lot!
Messing around with:
Devil sticks / Staff / Diabolo.
See Kwok Choi from the Crippled Avengers - that will be me in raves in Atlanta, Georgia
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, 30319
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, 30319
Posted:
Originally Posted By: strugzfor someone that scares off newbies........
you certanly do alot for them
nice one meg
I love your avatar pic
Originally Posted By: strugzfor someone that scares off newbies........
you certanly do alot for them
nice one meg
I love your avatar pic
I love watching and emulating the performers twirling their at !!!
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Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
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A figure 8 is just a 2-beat yup. Not watched the tutorial you're using, but in general you have two vertical planes - wall and wheel. You'll most likely be learning in wheel. For this imagine you are a chariot and the orientation of the wheels at your sides, when spinning your staff you should keep it as close as possible to in that orientation. In practice it will move 'off axis' slightly as you bend your wrist and move it from one side of your body to the other, but the more you minimize it the better it will look.
For wall you just move everything except your body by 90 degrees, so that instead of moving the staff from side to side, you move it from front to back, and the circle looks good to someone standing in front of you
A figure 8 is just a 2-beat yup. Not watched the tutorial you're using, but in general you have two vertical planes - wall and wheel. You'll most likely be learning in wheel. For this imagine you are a chariot and the orientation of the wheels at your sides, when spinning your staff you should keep it as close as possible to in that orientation. In practice it will move 'off axis' slightly as you bend your wrist and move it from one side of your body to the other, but the more you minimize it the better it will look.
For wall you just move everything except your body by 90 degrees, so that instead of moving the staff from side to side, you move it from front to back, and the circle looks good to someone standing in front of you
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