The Spin Zone: Demos/performances

[Master Resolute]

ok, so i went for it on this one. Tried a little bit of the flipping...that's going to be a new skill set i have to master. I really need to work the left side more, injuries prevent me from training. That side fatigue's rather quickly. Still conditioning though. Train train train!!

Any pointers appreciated. Left a lot out. Im fastest with the behind the back and plum flower spins so that's what you'll see. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltd1RB87rps

[EchoEternal]

Great videos! You're great at this!  The combat experience makes you look much cooler and more stable than I do while spinning, as my balance is awkward and my movement looks a lot like stumbling because I am much more aware of the saber's positioning than my body's positioning. Seeing the way you move is helpful in this way, I can try to mimic this. Also I should hold my hand up near my chest like martial artists do. I have recently noticed that I hold my hand up there, but limp-wristed, and it looks pretty silly flopping around like that. XD I don't think I have much in the way of pointers, you have a strong handle on the spinning already, and can just add more moves to plum flower and obi-ani. Throws just require practice. The higher throws are accomplished by switching to reverse grip during the senseless so that you can backhand it pretty high. Saberproject on Youtube shows some of these in convenient slow motion in their Youtube videos.

[Master Resolute]

Thanks. And I'll try the reverse grip flip tonight. I actually started adding Palm spinning during the plum flower. Need to speed it up, but it adds a full rotation to the top and obi ani ( bottom ) parts of the spins. I think I can add a flip as I bring it back to front as well. Having fun exploring.

[Darth Cephalus]

I find with the tosses that you can get more heft from a reverse grip toss but more rotation from a regular grip. You snap it over your thumb. I do a lot of practicing indoors so rotation is more important to me than heft. I am loving the freestyle by the way Ryan. Just as a pointer/suggestion, you do a neat thing with your first plumb flower in the video where instead of the top spin, you pull the blade across quickly behind your head while keeping it horizontal. It is a stall almost and it looks good. You never did it again so I was thinking it was unintentional. If it was, you might try doing it on occasion intentionally as a variation. The butterfly kicks are looking good too. I would never be able to pull off those things.

[Master Resolute]

Thank you kindly sir. As for the horizontal sweep, it's from the Chinese broadsword. I wasn't sure if it looked good cause it does force you to slow down quite a bit. Still trying to speed it up. And for the life of me I can't halo spin with just the lightsaber....staff no problem....but this lightsaber....!!!!!

Almost have the palm spin transition for the obi ani mastered. It'd be much easier with a staff. Thanks for the tips on flipping. Still messing with it....almost knocked myself out earlier..... 

[Darth Cephalus]

That happens. The worst are the horizontal over-head flips. They are easy to miss and will brain you if you can't get out of the way quick enough. CH3M15T posted a few some time ago, so I was trying them out.

[Master Venturous]

Halos with a single saber are more awkward than with a staff, but still doable. They are easier with a staff because obviously you have more of a handle to grab, but you can still use the same technique to grab the end of a single saber as it comes behind the head. Not sure if I've ever done any videos on doing it with a single blade, but you can apply the same technique to it as you would with a staff.

[Master Resolute]

Got it to work tonight. Also got the palm spin added to the obi ani. Extra rotation On the spin. When I ice pick grip the obi ani it's easy to generate an extra spin in front, so now I'm adding a flip ( trying to ) when holding hammer grip.

I find it very meditative when moving in continuous motion.

[Master Resolute]

Did a warmup and tried adding some flips in. Left in my mistakes. Still feel like im muscling it, cant seem to find a flow with it yet. I will, just have to keep at it!

You'll see at the end the palm spin during the obi ani i was talking about. When i get the lightsaber staff i should be able to do a double palm spin. Cant wait to try it. Still smoothing it out a little bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWShpY3a530

[Samhain138]

Sharing some practicing I did today.  I didn't get to work the reverse grip throw in there like I was doing before I recorded.  The camera started to die as I was about to go for it, you'll see I look at the camera and slow down a bit at the end because of that.  Thought I'd share anyway though.  I was mostly trying to figure out ways I can change directions and switch hands.  All that good stuff.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwD1agUIK_4&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwD1agUIK_4&amp;feature=youtu.be</a>

[Darth Cephalus]

Some single saber test footage. Partly to try out my new gloves, partly to play around with the echo feature of my editing software. Set to Neon Tiger by The Killers.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXhChLt32Y" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXhChLt32Y</a>

Also realized I posted this one to the wrong thread. I had it over in choreo so I am moving it here and taking it out of there

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kApB120VDdo" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=kApB120VDdo</a>

[Master Resolute]

Very nice. What did you use to get that effect with the blurred/streaking motions? Looks amazing!

[Darth Cephalus]

That was the echo effect in after effects. I found it installed on a computer where I teach, so I decided to play with it.

[Cpt James Flint]

It's nothing special, but my gf snuck a little video of me and my first night with my Emerald Bellicose and my stunt Apprentice V4 for the first time!
https://youtu.be/gbIvEVFcnWA

[Samhain138]

I shot this to send a friend and show him about where I'm at with spinning.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePViKLxRD04&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePViKLxRD04&amp;feature=youtu.be</a>