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Think I understand you. Are you saying that the 2 main points of rotation can be the elbow or the wrist or are you saying there's 2 ways to make the wrist rotate.
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One thing that occurs to me is a struggle I had before doing opposite direction inwards split time figure 8s. I was never able to isolate the movement in the wrist as it meant my planes began putting the sticks into my shins. I was never able to get around it and to this day there's loads of forearm movement when I do do this move where as outward reels is pretty much all in the wrists.
monkeys ate my brain
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
monkeys ate my brain
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If you want to spin staff patterns with the complete minimum of body movement then try looking up some of the club swinging stuff. Thread with links in "Other Toys" section at HOP.
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I'd just like to add that I think a lot of this rotation stuff starts with having a good shoulder roll. One mantra, I picked up from HOP, for improving movement is "shoulder, elbow, wrists, fingers".
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my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter
Written by: mo-seph
There's also double snakes, which I probably can't describe well, but you let the lock travel up; so in front you lock at the wrist, and then let it carry on in the same direction which locks up to the elbow. You then have to pivot your arm round your shoulder so your elbow goes up and over and releases behind you. The back one you let the staff keep going behind you till it feels like it's going to pull your arm off, and then twist your body to bring it out the front.
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Written by: Klaymen
Anyway, yeah 6 beat, i still don't believe you! :P
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Written by: Josh
eh - well all I can add to this is that a standard snake has only 3 beats. I dunno what you guys are doing to make it 4 but its not a standard shoulder snake.
Josh
Written by: me, just now
A snake is a move which introduces an extra beat in a pattern, by creating a joint lock, which is then translated so that it can be released on the other side of the body.,
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monkeys ate my brain
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh