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Login/Join to ParticipatePosted:I thought i would start a thread for people interested in fire staff juggling,i am really interested to see any videos of people throwing two or more staffs,and in particular anyone taking it in new direction.
I am currently working on routines with two and three staffs and contemplating a serious attempt at the four staff shower,
I am currently working on routines with two and three staffs and contemplating a serious attempt at the four staff shower,
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Posted:flash 3=55500 
ok so..just fill the"0" with another 5
ok so..just fill the"0" with another 5
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Posted:but if we meet at uber -we can work out stupid patterns in theory -go home -practise -come back to play and rock 
SO EVERYBODY COME TO UBER for and 
SO EVERYBODY COME TO UBER for
and _told the fishfable to wes peden
_heard gloria gaynors "i will survive" 3 times live allready....in the same 20 min performance!
Posted:oooh, sooo tempting. I think it's time I went and had a little chat with my boss 
Oh, and I have to get myself out of a wedding to go to play (fortunately not my own!)
Oh, and I have to get myself out of a wedding to go to play (fortunately not my own!)Delete
Posted:Hey all... Good to see you all here.
About the 5 staff juggling. I've seen an american baton twirler on video from the 93 IJA competition if I remember correctly doing continuous 4 baton horizontal shower and 5 baton horizontal shower flash. And the best of all was that she did the routine to "No limit" by 2Unlimited..
It is really important to take care of your shoulders. I [censored] up mine juggling heavy triple staffs for 3 hours last summer. And since that I've had problems with them and 3 inflammations. One just a month ago. I guess I could've gotten away with less but i was stupid enough to keep busking for 2 more weeks and didn't treat the problem until very late with docs orders for inflammation pain killers and physiotherapy and massage. And because of this I haven't juggled staffs at all for ages. But even contactstaff and especially feicha which I'm studying now is hard on the shoulders and I keep stressing about my shoulders a lot. I recommend other training for muscles also such as a gym or swimming. Just to get a bit more strenght and stamina in all the upper body muscles. And stretch.
The video should be ready pretty soon from what I've heard. I've seen most of the material and you will love it. Some different styles and a lot of interesting things.
I hope to get back to staff juggling later this year and will probably work on doubles contact throws, catches and transfers. But at the moment it's feicha all the way.
See you somewhere hopefully and take care... A.
About the 5 staff juggling. I've seen an american baton twirler on video from the 93 IJA competition if I remember correctly doing continuous 4 baton horizontal shower and 5 baton horizontal shower flash. And the best of all was that she did the routine to "No limit" by 2Unlimited..
It is really important to take care of your shoulders. I [censored] up mine juggling heavy triple staffs for 3 hours last summer. And since that I've had problems with them and 3 inflammations. One just a month ago. I guess I could've gotten away with less but i was stupid enough to keep busking for 2 more weeks and didn't treat the problem until very late with docs orders for inflammation pain killers and physiotherapy and massage. And because of this I haven't juggled staffs at all for ages. But even contactstaff and especially feicha which I'm studying now is hard on the shoulders and I keep stressing about my shoulders a lot. I recommend other training for muscles also such as a gym or swimming. Just to get a bit more strenght and stamina in all the upper body muscles. And stretch.
The video should be ready pretty soon from what I've heard. I've seen most of the material and you will love it. Some different styles and a lot of interesting things.
I hope to get back to staff juggling later this year and will probably work on doubles contact throws, catches and transfers. But at the moment it's feicha all the way.
See you somewhere hopefully and take care... A.
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Posted:"pain is the alarm that something is wrong"
Virckrow.
Take care of your body..it's the only one we have!
(Untill we decide to implant organs or one day machine)
Virckrow.
Take care of your body..it's the only one we have!
(Untill we decide to implant organs or one day machine)
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Posted:The biggest problem with staff juggling, is that most of the patterns stress high outside throws, creating over time an inbalance in the arm muscles. I would highly recommend anyone who is serious about doing staff juggling to do general strenth training for the arms/shoulders for injury prevention.
'There are two mantras in life, yum and yuk. I choose yum.'
DeletePosted:i have a quick session attempting the five staff shower every now and then,its just to make four seem a fraction easier,i have never made five catches and dont know if i ever will,protecting my shoulder and cleaning up three and four are much more important to me(so is foot juggling )but its fun to try it sometimes,
as for endurance competitions,my physio has instructed me not to hold any pattern for long without a break as this is very bad for the muscles in the shoulder.so i think cleanliness and presentation are where the focus should lie(imho)
i am planning to go to feurkunst,the bjc and play this year and look forward to seeing some of you along the way,
i cant wait to see this video and definatly think we should put it on the IJDB video section,
)but its fun to try it sometimes,as for endurance competitions,my physio has instructed me not to hold any pattern for long without a break as this is very bad for the muscles in the shoulder.so i think cleanliness and presentation are where the focus should lie(imho)
i am planning to go to feurkunst,the bjc and play this year and look forward to seeing some of you along the way,
i cant wait to see this video and definatly think we should put it on the IJDB video section,
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Posted: Written by: tim_marston
as for endurance competitions,my physio has instructed me not to hold any pattern for long without a break as this is very bad for the muscles in the shoulder.so i think cleanliness and presentation are where the focus should lie(imho)
Right.outside throws uses mostly the abductors muscles(that are are connected to the scapula and the back)..theese groups are not used often(in the biginning) so it's very important to stretch and also to start with less and then getting with more hard training but GRADUATLY.
Muscles like that are hard to be brokne but if that happend is real a mess to be repaired again.
I agree with you,tim: presentation is almost very important and that's why i like Antti style:he don't move himself from the place he stand
as for endurance competitions,my physio has instructed me not to hold any pattern for long without a break as this is very bad for the muscles in the shoulder.so i think cleanliness and presentation are where the focus should lie(imho)
Right.outside throws uses mostly the abductors muscles(that are are connected to the scapula and the back)..theese groups are not used often(in the biginning) so it's very important to stretch and also to start with less and then getting with more hard training but GRADUATLY.
Muscles like that are hard to be brokne but if that happend is real a mess to be repaired again.
I agree with you,tim: presentation is almost very important and that's why i like Antti style:he don't move himself from the place he stand
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Posted:Darimoth is right. The only two true arm abductors (muscles that lift the arm away from your body to the side) are the deltoid and, to a much lesser extent, supraspinatus (which is more of a rotor cuff muscle). Any connection to the spine is via other muscles, but can equally cause problems
It's important to remember that what the shoulder gives us in mobility and range of movement, it takes away in terms of stability. It's also a b***** to repair (that goes for pretty much any shoulder injury), so let's all take care
It's important to remember that what the shoulder gives us in mobility and range of movement, it takes away in terms of stability. It's also a b***** to repair (that goes for pretty much any shoulder injury), so let's all take care
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Posted:Irinus there's also underspinatus,small rotondo,big rotondo(cannot translate that),but mostly are deltoid and superspinato
are you into medical lerning?
ps nice site for anathomy!really clear and silmple.
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are you into medical lerning?
ps nice site for anathomy!really clear and silmple.
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--Late biosas---
tired to watch videos,let's go juggling in the street.
Posted:Hi, yeah I'm a sort of medical student. I'm not sure which additional muscles you are referring to (if underspinatus = infraspinatus then it's a lateral rotator), but we've got the main ones, so I guess that's the important thing
If you can get hold of a program called ADAM, then that's a really good dissection-style program
If you can get hold of a program called ADAM, then that's a really good dissection-style program
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Posted:as well as muscle damage,my physio is also concerned about repetitive strain injury and bone damage,i have very little understanding of this but have taken her advise and completely altered my training methods,my shoulder feels much better and my progress hasnt been affected,
as for cleanliness antti is always a good one to watch,however i always look to old school jugglers to really understand the meaning of cleanliness,
as well as being able to perform a trick clean with no fire,i aim to be able to perform it at night on fire in front of a crowd,as part of a routine that for me is the definition of clean fire-staff juggling
as for cleanliness antti is always a good one to watch,however i always look to old school jugglers to really understand the meaning of cleanliness,
as well as being able to perform a trick clean with no fire,i aim to be able to perform it at night on fire in front of a crowd,as part of a routine that for me is the definition of clean fire-staff juggling
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Posted:Hi guys, could you possibly tell us how you've both altered your training methods to sort your problems out so that we can benefit from your experience (though it would probably be good to stick a little disclaimer before any advice you give).
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Posted:i used to train an individual trick for long periods of time,repeatedly going for long clean sets,
i now work through a series of tricks using different muscle groups,i also dont try and hold any pattern for too long,hopefully this will allow each indivual muscle to rest and therefore puts less stress on each,
i have more short rests during a training session and pay more attention to any aches and pains that may occur,finally i try and have a day of rest every week,
but im no expert and would really appreciate anyones knowledge
i now work through a series of tricks using different muscle groups,i also dont try and hold any pattern for too long,hopefully this will allow each indivual muscle to rest and therefore puts less stress on each,
i have more short rests during a training session and pay more attention to any aches and pains that may occur,finally i try and have a day of rest every week,
but im no expert and would really appreciate anyones knowledge
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Posted:i yust put my earphones on,take "some" sticks and juggle..when one drop it's over.
i just try for short time the trick,movement,catch i was doing when it drop and..back again,change the song,taking some staff and again!
i just try for short time the trick,movement,catch i was doing when it drop and..back again,change the song,taking some staff and again!
--Late biosas---
tired to watch videos,let's go juggling in the street.
Posted: Written by: darimoth
I agree with you,tim: presentation is almost very important and that's why i like Antti style:he don't move himself from the place he stand
I hardly think that not moving can be considered 'presentation'*
In staff juggling, as in any kind of 'toss juggling, being able to stand still indicates that you can juggle cleanly, and is a necessary first step to being able to present your art. But there is a world of difference between playing a trick cleanly and really 'presenting' it.
Presentation includes things like costumes, choreographies (of sorts), consious body movements and stage presence. Technical juggling is arguably only 10-20% of a performance.
*not that I am suggesting Antti doesn't know about presentation. Any one who watches his contact staff routine would see that his is, by a significant margin, the best-presented staff routine on the market at the moment
I agree with you,tim: presentation is almost very important and that's why i like Antti style:he don't move himself from the place he stand
I hardly think that not moving can be considered 'presentation'*
In staff juggling, as in any kind of 'toss juggling, being able to stand still indicates that you can juggle cleanly, and is a necessary first step to being able to present your art. But there is a world of difference between playing a trick cleanly and really 'presenting' it.
Presentation includes things like costumes, choreographies (of sorts), consious body movements and stage presence. Technical juggling is arguably only 10-20% of a performance.
*not that I am suggesting Antti doesn't know about presentation. Any one who watches his contact staff routine would see that his is, by a significant margin, the best-presented staff routine on the market at the moment
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DeletePosted:"the best-presented staff routine on the market at the moment"
lol you live in a small world
one of the better ones okay
but THE best ????????????????
the best known in the spinning world maybe
watch around more
but with the rest i do agree
and greatings to alll vienna
Y tell the bastl he is a slacker for not coming to berlin (-:
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lol you live in a small world
one of the better ones okay
but THE best ????????????????
the best known in the spinning world maybe
watch around more
but with the rest i do agree
and greatings to alll vienna
Y tell the bastl he is a slacker for not coming to berlin (-:
cu
'There are two mantras in life, yum and yuk. I choose yum.'
DeletePosted:I know that,i was meaning you should have your character,your dress and all the tihngs a performance(complete one )need to have...and also that the juggling itself can be nothing if not in the right CONTEXT(it include all the thing Y sayd)..but still beeing able to clean the routine,whitout moving to run after the statff flying away,it's a starting poit because it mean that you can ALSO run after the staff by porpouse(that's could be a part of the performance,a caracher situation).
i think it's a matter of who's thecharacter you are acting,so when you decide that you go on with the presentation and dressing and so on.
For my goal would be great just have a good control of the routine:)
Y i have seen the avatar,are you the one in the ubervideo who do piruettes while throwing double in same time?(the orange colour of the staves suggest that)..if that is you---> WOW,compliemnt!:)
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i think it's a matter of who's thecharacter you are acting,so when you decide that you go on with the presentation and dressing and so on.
For my goal would be great just have a good control of the routine:)
Y i have seen the avatar,are you the one in the ubervideo who do piruettes while throwing double in same time?(the orange colour of the staves suggest that)..if that is you---> WOW,compliemnt!:)
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--Late biosas---
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Posted:... and to stop the routine, you simply catch them one by one, much like clubs? Or you do some passing routine with a second performer... guess it's kind of tricky, handling three or more staff (assuming you only have two arms - on the Hindu-side, however... ) 
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"the best-presented staff routine on the market at the moment"
lol you live in a small world
one of the better ones okay
but THE best ????????????????
the best known in the spinning world maybe
watch around more
but with the rest i do agree
well, to the best of my knowledge, there are few others who could work in the market that Antti's routine could. If there are better, cool ... can you name any, I'd love to see them.
Of course, I haven't seen your routine yet Josh :P
"the best-presented staff routine on the market at the moment"
lol you live in a small world
one of the better ones okay
but THE best ????????????????
the best known in the spinning world maybe
watch around more
but with the rest i do agree
well, to the best of my knowledge, there are few others who could work in the market that Antti's routine could. If there are better, cool ... can you name any, I'd love to see them.
Of course, I haven't seen your routine yet Josh :P
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Posted:Technical juggling is arguably only 10-20% of a performance.
not sure i agree with the figures lol
not sure i agree with the figures lol
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Posted:No Tim, i didn't expect you to
But I stand by what I say. People don't watch a show to see technical juggling, most of the time they don't understand or care about it. They want to be entertained, or in some way stimulated, but most of the time they don't get that from technique.
I have seen a street performance that was little more than an man eating a banana. Theres no technique in that, or there wasn't in the way he did it, but the presentation was so creative, so funny, so inspiring, that it was one of the most entertaining shows I have ever seen.
Conversly, watch any of the WJF people. These are (some of) the best technical jugglers in the world. 7 clubs, 11 rings, sometimes more. They do some of the most technically impressive juggling in the world, but show a non-juggler and they are often bored. Most people don't get it. They know its hard, but so what?
These are the two extremes. Most shows will fall somewhere in the middle, combining some technique with some sort of presentation. But the technique should only ever be part of the show, not the bulk of it, because it will ultimately leave non-juggling audienced bored and uninterested.
At least, thats my 2cents
But I stand by what I say. People don't watch a show to see technical juggling, most of the time they don't understand or care about it. They want to be entertained, or in some way stimulated, but most of the time they don't get that from technique.
I have seen a street performance that was little more than an man eating a banana. Theres no technique in that, or there wasn't in the way he did it, but the presentation was so creative, so funny, so inspiring, that it was one of the most entertaining shows I have ever seen.
Conversly, watch any of the WJF people. These are (some of) the best technical jugglers in the world. 7 clubs, 11 rings, sometimes more. They do some of the most technically impressive juggling in the world, but show a non-juggler and they are often bored. Most people don't get it. They know its hard, but so what?
These are the two extremes. Most shows will fall somewhere in the middle, combining some technique with some sort of presentation. But the technique should only ever be part of the show, not the bulk of it, because it will ultimately leave non-juggling audienced bored and uninterested.
At least, thats my 2cents
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DeletePosted:There's quite an overlap here with the technical vs dance vs performance thread for those that haven't had the pleasure.
Back at the boring technical discussion:
Antti, when you say that you were juggling 3 heavy staves in your previous post, are those your concentrate staves?
_Y_, I'm about to make myself some longer juggling staves (if I don't buy concentrates!). Do you happen to know the diameter of your 1m staves so that our sticks will be compatible when we meet at conventions this year? I want to get this right because aluminium is f*****g expensive at the moment!
Back at the boring technical discussion:
Antti, when you say that you were juggling 3 heavy staves in your previous post, are those your concentrate staves?
_Y_, I'm about to make myself some longer juggling staves (if I don't buy concentrates!). Do you happen to know the diameter of your 1m staves so that our sticks will be compatible when we meet at conventions this year?
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Posted:Y,fair point but your still WRONG...................
(sorry dude but that last line got to me!!!!)
there is a balance,
at the end of the day for me personally its more about delivering technical skills that also appeal to the non-juggling crowd,if the patterns are clean and make the fire look good people dont have to understand it to appreciate it,
the RHD three staff shower is a great example of technical juggling that is also a big crowd pleaser,
(sorry dude but that last line got to me!!!!)
there is a balance,
at the end of the day for me personally its more about delivering technical skills that also appeal to the non-juggling crowd,if the patterns are clean and make the fire look good people dont have to understand it to appreciate it,
the RHD three staff shower is a great example of technical juggling that is also a big crowd pleaser,
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Posted:Hmmn, Tim, I can understand for you the technical skills level is more important for you personally, but when you really want to make a good street theater number out of it (unless your plans have changed last we met?) what counts is delivery. Ive met a number of street theater performers, and I learned pretty quickly in that scene technique doesnt count for so much at all, the guys who earn the stupidly bit hats (sure most of them also have some amount of technique in there too) are the ones who know how to properly deliver the stupid jokes and puns, and spontaneous/flexible to work the different types of crowds.
Just like Jason Garfield was jammering at the first WJF abot stupid street performers who juggle three apples, eats the one, and spends nearly half an hour explaining to the people how hard that is, well yeah, that guy really DOES earn more money on the street than a five club backcross.
Just like Jason Garfield was jammering at the first WJF abot stupid street performers who juggle three apples, eats the one, and spends nearly half an hour explaining to the people how hard that is, well yeah, that guy really DOES earn more money on the street than a five club backcross.
'There are two mantras in life, yum and yuk. I choose yum.'
DeletePosted:It is true that most streetperformers enter the stage with loads of tricks and end up cutting them off and concentrate on jokes the more shows they do. And I believe it doesn't have to be this way. People want to be entertained. And it doesn't necessarily mean making 10 minute jokes about rubberbands on your face while jumping a pogostick. I believe there is a place for real circus on the street. I always try to give the audience a world class performance besides talking trash and taking volunteers. And also keep the show tight. I hate watching 30 minute streetshows.
But yeah streetperforming is an art of it's own different from other stages. And only doing hardcore tricks won't get you much money. And a lot can be learned by watching streetacts. But if you are into streetperforming then have courage to do what you want and not what most of the performers do.
But yeah streetperforming is an art of it's own different from other stages. And only doing hardcore tricks won't get you much money. And a lot can be learned by watching streetacts. But if you are into streetperforming then have courage to do what you want and not what most of the performers do.
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