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Author Topic: The Spin Zone: Demos/performances  (Read 470378 times)
Darth Cephalus
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« Reply #60 on: June 03, 2015, 03:24:13 AM »

It is this one
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« Reply #61 on: June 03, 2015, 03:27:34 AM »

In terms of personal satisfaction and achievement it looks like a cool flourish to learn.   

But in terms of the actual duel in the movie, that scene was just plain........... dumb.   A prime example of everything that was wrong with the prequel movies.

George:  "Let's do something cool.  Can we have them do something cool here?  Maybe spin wildly at each other?"
Yes-Man McCallum:  "Sure George, that would be great.   Let's do it."

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« Reply #62 on: June 03, 2015, 03:35:17 AM »

To be fair, that gif is on repeat to make it look silly. They did the move throughout the film but usually only once at a time. As far as I can tell, it is actually a spin that exists in Wushu and is the first part of a plum flower. Mostly in the movies, they use it to deflect blasters, which seems legit to me. Like most of the spins we use though, doing it in battle, especially that close to the other person, would be unwise. That is why it is artistry rather than combat.
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« Reply #63 on: June 03, 2015, 03:40:27 AM »

To be fair, that gif is on repeat to make it look silly.  

Yeah, I know the gif is repeating.  But in the actual movie they did stand there motionless for several seconds while they did it.  I didn't count how many rotations but it was probably a half dozen or so.

It seems completely pointless in combat like that.   If a Jedi did that against a lesser opponent as a form of posturing (think puffer fish), intimidate the opponent into not even bothering to fight him...  that would kind of make sense in their whole philosophy of defense only (avoid a fight whenever possible, etc.) but why would two equally matched opponents do that at each other like that.    It did seem silly in the movie.

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« Reply #64 on: June 03, 2015, 03:41:45 AM »

I absolutely hate the term "Obi-Ani" and I know of others who hate it as well. As such, I have begun calling the move the "shoulder roll" in order to get away from that name. That was the scene I was referring to in that other post, but I simply don't feel that name should be used anymore. The only reason I used it in the first place was because most people know what move you're referring to when you say it.
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« Reply #65 on: June 03, 2015, 03:45:55 AM »

Yeah, I know the gif is repeating.  But in the actual movie they did stand there motionless for several seconds while they did it.  I didn't count how many rotations but it was probably a half dozen or so.

It seems completely pointless in combat like that.   If a Jedi did that against a lesser opponent as a form of posturing (think puffer fish), intimidate the opponent into not even bothering to fight him...  that would kind of make sense in their whole philosophy of defense only (avoid a fight whenever possible, etc.) but why would two equally matched opponents do that at each other like that.    It did seem silly in the movie.



I think it was used in the movie as a means of gaining momentum for each strike they did. It was pretty pointless and only made to look flashy, which I suppose looks cool to those who don't know or care too much about the practicality of such things. I have seen the move used in a practical way only once and that is when turning with the move to deflect a glancing strike to the back before countering.
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« Reply #66 on: June 03, 2015, 05:54:57 PM »

Tried doing another tutorial. Just basic pointers and tips for building up to dual wielding. I know i'm probably repeating other tutorials out there but i keep getting asked for advice.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulwZ_XnHI_c" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulwZ_XnHI_c</a>


then i was practicing this weird move. Right hand is doing the plumb flower in reverse while my left is doing the plumb flower forwards. Alternating Natch!
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_8_5oRYR4U" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_8_5oRYR4U</a>
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« Reply #67 on: June 26, 2015, 11:54:53 PM »

Just another quick vid where i'm trying to tie some new moves in to my learned set.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yda-NHp-o8" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yda-NHp-o8</a>
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« Reply #68 on: July 02, 2015, 12:23:13 AM »

Lightning storm = Sithy Lightsaber practice Cheesy

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« Reply #69 on: July 02, 2015, 03:25:18 AM »

Sooo smooth DARTH CH3M15T...and a suitable background indeed Smiley
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« Reply #70 on: July 02, 2015, 10:36:50 PM »

Sooo smooth DARTH CH3M15T...and a suitable background indeed Smiley


Thank you. And yes i had to seize the moment there to get those shots.

Heres some more dual wield. video isn't edited too greatly as theres numerous fails in there when i was tired and cutting it all together.
Working on some more single saber work later also and maybe part 3 of my tutorial for later on in the pipeline.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk4aLvhz-VU" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk4aLvhz-VU</a>

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« Reply #71 on: July 06, 2015, 08:18:56 AM »

Some single saber practice
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPApcDOlQV8" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPApcDOlQV8</a>
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« Reply #72 on: July 08, 2015, 11:28:02 AM »

More Epic Dual Wielding
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogp1M_vLFTs" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogp1M_vLFTs</a>
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« Reply #73 on: July 16, 2015, 04:11:08 AM »

I finally got caught up on these. Tine has been scarce lately as my son is starting to crawl, so my computer time is limited to a few minutes a day. The rest is guard duty. At any rate, good videos. The work shots are great because we can see the moves in a raw form taking shape. It also gives us decent bloopers like when you almost lost your head at about a minute into the single saber video. The main thing I like in these videos is that you are putting in more footwork and body spins and are getting pretty good at them. I have been trying to work on this myself, but it looks like you are a lot more comfortable with them currently than I. Might have to do with my confined practice area. Gives me something to shoot for.
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« Reply #74 on: July 29, 2015, 05:22:10 AM »

So, I was playing with some foam swords when muscle memory made me spin them both. At the same time. I quit trying to spin two sabers at once because I just hit myself a lot with my awkward right hand and that sucked. However, I continued alternating hands while single spinning because it looked cool, you guys told me to, and I trust your expertise because you all look so awesome spinning! Naturally, I grabbed my sabers and went outside to find out whether I could do this dual spinning with them. I recorded it so I could laugh at my flailing around excitedly (and now you can too). I decided to post it because I wanted to thank you guys. It's silly and there is so much flailing but the fact I can do it at all is so cool! Those tutorial videos and the advice are the reason I am able to spin at all. Thanks so much to all of you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXVEr58ErpU&feature=youtu.be

Also, I saber spin to get my cardio. This is amazing exercise when you do it for 10+ minutes straight. Just put on some dance music and go! Since I already had my amazing recording apparatus (my phone propped on a water bottle) ready, I recorded the tail end of my workout as well. Includes tripping on random fabric in gravel. Cheesy

P.S. Please pardon the pajamas in these videos, I didn't plan to record!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlJLAvD3-dQ&feature=youtu.be
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