Rafael Moves

October 29, 2006

Virabhadrasana III

Filed under: Yoga

Balance and flexibility are always a good tool for improving juggling (and other) skills. The better this capabilities are, the more you can concentrate in actually making a move, and not in forcing your body into a position.
For that reason, the last week of every month, I will visit an Asana targeted mainly toward balance, although flexibility might appear once in a while. This first month, the chosen asana is Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III), which is a balancing variation of the basic Warrior asana.



Next week, more juggling; the end of next month, more yoga.

October 22, 2006

441

Filed under: Juggling

This week’s move is another siteswap. 441. Throw one ball from the hand having 2, up, for being catched again with the same hand, do the same with the other hand, and then transfer the last ball to the empty hand. Repeat.


When you can do this fluently, you can try to keep the shape drawn by the balls to be a box. The sight is really appealing.

October 15, 2006

Fake Mess

Filed under: Juggling

Week three’s move: fake mess.
Juggle siteswap 423, but cross and uncross the arms continuously while doing that. This move looks complicated, but is in fact quite simple to do.



More to come next week.

October 8, 2006

Elevator

Filed under: Juggling

Welcome to week two. This week’s move: elevator, also known as fake columns.
Simply juggle two in one hand, and use the other hand to do the movement of the columns, following one of the balls that are being thrown. This part’s siteswap is 42.
Once you can do it with each hand, do it alternating hands at each throw. The siteswap of the alternating variation is 423.



More to come next week.

October 1, 2006

501

Filed under: Juggling

Without big introductions, lets just start going. I will go growing up difficulty (according to my own measures), and trying to diversify the moves in here.
Suggestions or help, post a comment.
First week: 501. The only two-ball move that I know not to be trivial. Here it is done first very high, then taking down the height and back up again.



The name is just its siteswap. Come back next week for more.






















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