I'm not sure if it is that surprising, as it is very unusual to see anyone
at a juggling convention doing old skool foot juggling (I don't think I
have ever seen anyone practising it at a convention). So on the whole the
type of people who post on rec.juggling (largly hobbyists) just don't do
it. Which is a shame as I think it is pretty rad.
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I would learn it myself but my flexibility is so poor that it would be
much harder for me and look rubbish even if I could do stuff.
I think it would be worth playing with even if it does look rubbish.
I keep meaning to have a go myself but don't really know where to start
I'm hoping this thread will throw up some ideas
Well the cloth on the whole seems to have weighted edges to it (or appears
that way on video) so you could sew in curtain chain to the material.
That sounds about right based on cloth circles I've made for hand
spinning. It makes sense that you would do the same thing but with
a larger diameter cloth.
Do you have a chair? Know where to get one or how to make one? They look
fairly simple but I was just wondering if there is anything you should
know about correct spine position so as to avoid being a bit messed up
when you get old(er)?
I've seen video, mainly of archive material, where they don't use
a chair, but rather a triangular cushion attached to a cloth mat.
I've seen similar things for sale in various hippy shops over the years
but never bought one. I like to keep my house tie-dye free.
I've also seen performers who support themselves with their arms
but I wouldn't want to learn like that. Seems like a recipe for
fatigue/back pain to me.
I have seen very little in the way of footage of the learning process
and what little I have seen was of Chinese kids with sodding great
pots/jars - they had a cage over them, presumably to stop them
hurting themselves when they drop the pot.
I guess that's not needed for a cloth, but it might be a useful
idea for when you move on to other objects. I'd at least have
spotters.
Arron, do you have any access to anyone at circus space who might have
some insight into this stuff? I'd love to hear more about this sort
of thing, and possibly have a go myself - although I'm sure my attempts
would look much worse than Arrons...
If you find anything cool please post it here!
Ooh! Yes please!
-Paul