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CharlesBRONZE Member
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand


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Yeah right. thats what I always thought too.Until last week.Was practicing some fire when the local group of hardcore mountain bikers cam eup as they usually do and one of them borrowed my unicycle.Then one of themoffered me a go on his bike. It was then that I realised I'd been unicycling for two years now and had never ridden a bike during that time ever.I fell off almsot straight away, the pedals have no friction going backwards, there's these wierd handlebar things that u use to turn instead of twisting at the waist and the brakes are stuck on them too!I honestly couldn't and kept running into things.Has anyone else had something they never thought they would lose as a skill and then been proved wrong later in life?!?!?------------------Charles (AKA INFERNO)newdolbel@hotmail.comhttps://juggle.co.nz/fire/fire.html

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RoziSILVER Member
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia


Posted:
Agreed on the bike riding. I learnt to ride as a kid, and that took long enough, but it was an investment I was prepared to make, because apparently you never forget.However when in Thailand, attempting to cycle around one of the old city sites, I discovered that it is soooooo not true...R.

It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.

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phunkyold hand
877 posts
Location: Edmonton, AB


Posted:
Actually, i haven't had a practice session in poi for a good 3 months now. I picked them up today because i have an audition for this new club thats opening up in our city. Anyways, long story short, i hit my nuts with my poi for the first time in like 8 months... gawd.------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong== []Dro Spinner ====== []Dhunky ===

fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land


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Pro Spinner Phunky hit in the nuts??? confused .........what is the world coming to? wink

Geologists do it in the dirt................ spank


fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land


Posted:
Ohh....and as for forgetting stuff you though you'd learned for good? BTB Weave.I learned it a while ago on a 'new move spree' but haven't used it since. Until last weekend. I spent the whole weekend re-learning how to beat myself violently in a desperate attempt to slip back into a move I'd put so much effort into learning in the first place. It's very strange, as I knew I could do it but somehow couldn't quite co-ordinate my limbs. Hasn't happened before......strange.

Geologists do it in the dirt................ spank


Gruffmember
106 posts
Location: Gloucester


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I was in Lourdes with HCPT and was doing a juggling and magic show that i took round to the various hotels in the evenings to entertain the children, With the finale to my act being a straight jacket escape.I use a jacket that is not gaffed or faked, thus making it a wee bit of an effort to escape. Hundreds of times in practice and performance with no problem at all.Fourth and final show of the night - Could I do it? COULD I HECK!!! I had to get a proiest to let me out. AAARRGH!

phunkyold hand
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Location: Edmonton, AB


Posted:
heh, ok in my defence i was trying a VERY HARD SUPER DUPER DIFFICULT ADVANCED BETWEEN THE LEGS MOVE that you lowly amatuer spinners will never ever comprehend smile------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong== []Dro Spinner ====== []Dhunky ===

fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land


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yeah yeah...... wink

Geologists do it in the dirt................ spank


CharlesBRONZE Member
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand


Posted:
Oh, sorry Phunky, (bows and scrapes the ground where you have walked).I guess I'm not doinf them right because all of my lowly BTL moves are easy now, especially the doubles moves... grin grin grinYou must be pulling something very spectacular to make them hard again...------------------Charles (AKA INFERNO)newdolbel@hotmail.comhttps://juggle.co.nz/fire/fire.html

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phunkyold hand
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Location: Edmonton, AB


Posted:
Damn straight i am :P------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong== []Dro Spinner ====== []Dhunky ===

phunkyold hand
877 posts
Location: Edmonton, AB


Posted:
*looks at move section*------------------[]Dhuong-Vu Truong==== []Dhunky ====

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