Behind the Head Catch

[Darth Cephalus]

This is a new thing I am trying to pick up. It involves tossing the saber from the outstretched right hand and catching it behind or slightly over the head with the left. I picked this up from a M. C. Smith video. I am trying to carry it through into other moves. This footage comes from my second practice session with this move.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqxG5zXP-k" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqxG5zXP-k</a>

[Landen Se-Sentien]

Very nice!

I'd need a helmet, though. Lol.

[Taegin Roan]

That actually looks really cool. I don't have near enough skills to even attempt that yet.

[Darth Cephalus]

3rd day of practicing my new flip. I am trying it here with a stop and with carrying the move through. I also throw in a few other things just to see if I can pull it off on the fly. Next step is to train the other hand, then to try it with the crossguard.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6gkwJniVXQ" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6gkwJniVXQ</a>

[Taegin Roan]

Good night. If I had a Stunt sabre, I would totally start learning that. I don't trust myself enough to use my saber with sound though. How many time did you not catch it when you started learning it? (if you don't mind me asking)

[Darth Cephalus]

Oh there were 3 or 4 misses just in that practice session. I have the unedited one up on Facebook if you are curious. When I started this move, I started with a Nerf sword. When I moved to lightsaber, I made sure I was standing on soft grass. That saber in the video is $500+ but a tumble on a soft lawn is nothing that I am going to stress about.

[Taegin Roan]

I guess a sword would be good to start with, I hadn't even thought of that. Sadly I don't really have a nice lawn, even in the summer. But I wouldn't mind doing it on normal dirt/ground if it were just a stunt. I'll have to think about it. I was wondering about that saber, it looked really small. Looks really cool though. I probably wont do too many throws, since they aren't really practical in a fight, but they still look cool.

[scifidude79]

Awesome new move, DC. 

Very nice!

I'd need a helmet, though. Lol.

I was thinking along the same lines, I'd whack myself in the head for sure. 

[Master Resolute]

awesome. well deserved point. I think I'm throwing it too much above my head and not behind my Back/Head. Good stuff!

[Landen Se-Sentien]

Oh there were 3 or 4 misses just in that practice session. I have the unedited one up on Facebook if you are curious. When I started this move, I started with a Nerf sword. When I moved to lightsaber, I made sure I was standing on soft grass. That saber in the video is $500+ but a tumble on a soft lawn is nothing that I am going to stress about.

Good information. Did you have any other steps between the Nerf sword and the saber? I think knowing the progression would help a lot.

[Darth Cephalus]

Nope. Day one with a nerf. Day two with a saber. Day three consolidating and starting on off hand. I actually recorded the nerf thing too. Ryan Venturous and I are starting to do a thing on Facebook. Once we get our act together a bit more, you will be able to see it all there.

[Darth Cephalus]

And with a staff

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Bit of random staff stuff from last night. Includes the flip catch thing in both directions with a staff, some angel rolls, some other flawed contact stuff that is not working for me as well as I would like with this saber, and some faltering attempts at a steve. As Enso pointed out to me, I lose momentum with this thing on my anger rolls and steve. Part of that is my technique and part of that is the balance of the saber.

[Taegin Roan]

Yeah... I'm not even close to good enough to even think about giving that a try. Plus I don't have a saberstaff   Anyways, very nice as always.

Point to you