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General / Diabolo for a job!

« on: November 28, 2004, 04:38:43 PM »

meh, dont worry, pretend I didn't post it  

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Videos / MattF, seán_ and Matt_H Diabolo Video

« on: November 28, 2004, 09:33:13 AM »

Sorry, I didn't mean it like that and you know it!  

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General / Diabolo for a job!

« on: November 28, 2004, 09:24:57 AM »

no, my friend does  

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General / Diabolo for a job!

« on: November 27, 2004, 10:27:53 PM »

Yeh, I guess I wouldn't be too worried about times with no income, I've got a friend who used to build computers for his friends and their friends etc. He was happy, but he wanted to move on and get a higher income. He got a job in a computer building company and he seems very stressed and doesn't have time for much.

Oli

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Videos / MattF, seán_ and Matt_H Diabolo Video

« on: November 27, 2004, 09:35:34 PM »

Hey, nice video! There's some simple tricks there that inspired me!
Plus, it gave me an idea for a crazy trick:

Infinite suicide with 2 diabolos! Put it in a sprinkler, do a suicide out and wrap it again before it comes out of the sprinkler. And obviousely repeat.
Do any of you think it's at all possible becuase its way beyond my ability!

Oli

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General / Diabolo for a job!

« on: November 27, 2004, 09:22:56 PM »

Hey all!
I've just come back from bluewater and I had a great time, I just practiced and performed around "Airborne Kites", a shop that sells juggling stuff, and the director saw me and offered me a job! Wehey! But not until I'm 16 (June)     When I'm 18, I want to do a degree in circus skills up in London. And maybe see what turns up. My dream job would be to teach juggling (in all its' forms).

Do any you diabolo/juggle for a living? Is it feasible?

Thanks
Oli

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Videos / Niels, 10 year old Belgian

« on: November 27, 2004, 09:15:29 PM »

Diabolos were a rage? I'd never seen anyone diabolo, even the guys at the shop didn't know how to do it. I don't really know why I bought one! That kid is great! I wish I had started young     Now what I can do seems so rubbish! Not gonna give up though!

Oli

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Tutorials / The 4 sprinkler entries: a short tutorial

« on: November 26, 2004, 09:45:43 AM »

I didnt know there were so many ways of getting into sprinkler!

Hmm, what I really want is a few simple 2 diabolo tricks slowed down and explained (arm stalls, vortexes, magic knots etc)

If you could do that, it would be great!

Thanks
Oli

P.S. Is excalibur hard? I can nearly get it horizontal and spinning

Oli

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I'm New / Re: Introduce yourself

« on: November 25, 2004, 12:52:04 PM »

Name: Oli!
Location: Kent UK
Age: 15
Website: I wish

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
.25

2. What or who got you started?
Dunno really, just saw one in a shop and bouight it, the guy wasnt even performing!

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
Teaching other people, definitely. Would be my dream job.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
2, maybe 3

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
I always practice out in the road (it has a barrier so no cars go down it), because there's more room, so I guess I'm always performing.

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
Flowersticks, Balls, Clubs, Rings and boxes. OOh bounce juggling balls aswell!

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
jazz and circus
Deluxe wooden
clean

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
2

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
sprinkler or 1 diab genocide

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
Probly vertical diabolo (excalibur) Or triple sprinkler

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
Speedwraps, arm stalls and infinicides

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?
The mad french posse (especially after I met Vux)
Norbi
Tijn (I love the inverse trapeze held behind the back to blind backwards whip I WANA LEARN IT!)

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I'm New / Re: How do you speed up your diabolo?

« on: November 25, 2004, 12:07:44 PM »

Yeh, I guess you're right. Has anyone here come up with an original way of speeding their diabolo up?

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I'm New / How do you speed up your diabolo?

« on: November 25, 2004, 10:17:31 AM »

I always use wrapped orbits, but I have heard that chinese acceleration is better, should I try and learn it, or keep with what I am happy with?

Which way do you lot use?

Thanks
Oli

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Gear / Off-balance diabolos

« on: November 23, 2004, 07:30:00 PM »

Sorry, I'll think more before I post next time  

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Gear / Off-balance diabolos

« on: November 23, 2004, 06:31:07 PM »

Does anybody know the price of the new finesse diabolo? Or when it's coming out? Or where I can get it from (UK)?

Thanks
Oli

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Gear / Off-balance diabolos

« on: November 23, 2004, 04:21:56 PM »

I use Henry's jazz diabolos, but I find that when I'm doing a 2 diabolo shuffle, they get out of line really quickly. So I'm constantly having to correct them even though they are spinning quite fast.

Also, when I use the wrap start, I have to point the wrapped diabolo inwards because it naturally turns outwards when it's in the wrap.

I have tried other diabolos and they seem to stay straight better.

Is there a way to fix my diabolos (if there is anything wrong!).
If not, then any reccomendations on a couple of new ones?

Thanks you guys
Oli

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Tricks / Re: Starting and correcting 2 diabolos

« on: November 20, 2004, 05:44:01 PM »

I spent abosultely aaaaages working on a 2 diabolo throw in, I was so frustrated! After about 2 months, I tried a wrap start and it worked first time! So try out different ways of starting.
Oli

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Tricks / stopover/trapeze (was 2 Diabolo Tricks)

« on: November 20, 2004, 12:54:29 PM »

Thanks you lot, I'm sure ill get it in the end!

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Tricks / stopover/trapeze (was 2 Diabolo Tricks)

« on: November 19, 2004, 05:06:17 PM »

Ok, thanks. I'll keep trying, I went back to 1 diabolo today and learnt genocides (wehey!).
I'm sure I'll get it in the end.

Oli

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Tricks / stopover/trapeze (was 2 Diabolo Tricks)

« on: November 19, 2004, 09:49:05 AM »

Hey everyone, first post for me.
I learnt 2 diabolos about a month ago, but I've been learning tricks very slowly. I need some help!

I can just about do sprinkler, speedwarps, sidesun (not very well)and 1 up.

I want to learn trapeze stalls, but I'm just not getting anywhere with them, any tips? And any other tricks you reccomend?

Oli