hey, i was wondering.....how does the very basic japanese whip work?
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Unfortunately, Japanese whips or slack whips are difficult to explain in words. It is much easier to give a demonstration. If you were at the EJC in Ptuj there was a great workshop on slack tricks by a Czech diabolo player (Rezi?). I shall attempt a description of the two basic slack whips. (From a right handed view point). 1. Slack whip to trapeze:- From an open string (Normal position) - Lift diabolo upwards gently. Diabolo should NOT leave string. - Bring right hand stick into the string on RIGHT side of diabolo from above. - This should form a loop of slack string around the right hand stick. - This loop travels over the top of the hand stick and catches the diabolo around the far cup. - The diabolo should now be a trapeze position. 2. Slack under whip - Lift diabolo upwards gently. Diabolo should NOT leave string. - Bring right hand stick into the string on RIGHT side of diabolo from below. - This should form a loop of string around the right hand stick. - This loop travels under the hand stick and catches the diabolo around the far cup from underneath. - The diabolo should be in a position that looks like a trapeze, but isn't. - Throw the diabolo over the top of the left handstick and let the string drop off the right hand stick. - You should now be in a right backside position. I hope that this is useful and makes some sense. These tricks are much easier to learn from somebody showing you, so you should go to a convention or a local club and ask someone to show you. The first thing that you should practise is making the loop and understanding where the loop is formed. A good way to practise this is to take just the sticks and string and try making the loop around the right stick and catching it over the end of the left stick. This puts you in the Cat's Cradle position. Once you get the hang of making the loop, try doing it with the diabolo on the string.As for string length, I'm sure whatever you usually use will be fine. It would probably be harder with a very short string, but any reasonable length should work.Hope that this helps. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. Good Luck, Nick.
they make a right side J-whip motion, and it ends up in a left-side trapeze
Doublewhips.. you're making 2 loops right after each other? or is it just wrapping around twice?
i think you go for an overwhip catching the left stick and the diabolo but the string falls off the right stick
sean - How do you make the loop big enough to get around both cups?
OTHERThrow a C-whip over the left hand-stick... and it creates a loop that you can then poke the right stick through...... you can then do 2 counterclockwise suns to end up in a cradle. (will do video when i can)
Also.. In teaching others the basic J-whip and C-whip, they sometimes throw a the loops on the other side...like.. they make a right side J-whip motion, and it ends up in a left-side trapeze... I have been unsucessful in finding the best way to do this... Anyone.. Any Pointers?
Can't work this one out - are you talking about a right C-whip over left stick only or stick & diab ? From trying to work this out I got a web horizontally between both sticks a few times, but the timing is hard to get consistent (from a right C-whip over left stick only and catching back roung right stick).
So the key to the right-thrown left whips... is letting it slip off, so the loop travels to the left stick... goes around the left stick, and catches on an axel? And it must be done fast so the loop doesn't degrade?
you have ...Hopefully that clears up that business. Smile
Please post any other whips / techniques ideas etc as I love them at the moment even though my arm aches from whipping.
I can do the J-Whip and two others now! Thank you all for your very helpful tips, it helped a lot!I'll try the Trash' Whip now! Maybe I'll make a video in the next days to show you how I do it now!