Richard Hartnell lives at the Vulcan in Oakland, California. His career in object manipulation now carpets the USA’s west coast and stretches across the Atlantic Ocean into several European countries. In 2008, Richard was a co-founder of the Bellingham Circus Guild in northwest Washington State. In 2009, he relocated to the Vulcan, a collective of movement artists in Oakland, California. He presently …
You may have caught it at Kinetic Fire in 2014, but here it is a gain. In order to do this trick, you must work on your point balance by focusing on the mid point of the hoop and stay under it while it balances on the back of your hand. Keeping your arm straight and lifting up letting the …
Ken Hill shows us a different way to catch the nunchuk on our bicep versus our hand. He then adds a transition slicing the nunchuk over to our back shoulder. This is a really neat move to practice your ninja like skills. Try it out with your contact poi, too.
Dave Statik with a great contact poi trick/tutorial. Statik goes over the ins and outs of the 9 square Contact Poi Roll framework. Some of you might have seen Jeremiah Johnston recording this at Kinetic Fire 2014, but here’s the recap for you. The goal is to combine contact rolls and flowers. It is essential to use multiple stacking …