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Glowstick Twister Nunchaku for Beginners

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Geoff aka Fred web he has been getting taught over the past eight months with Glowstick twisters initially, then Nunchaku I say Nunchaku in a loose term as these were only used for the weight here he will give you his thoughts about his learning curve with Glowstick Twisters and Nunchaku from first seeing a set of Twisters to what he can do to the present day

The very first time I saw Glowstick Twisters in action I was totally mesmerised and lost for words, it was on a summers night back in 2004 when a new friend of mine (Ian) suddenly pulled a pair from his inside pocket, illuminated the Glowstick, and began twisting and twirling, throwing, catching and scores of other tricks, and me knowing immediately he was not going to drop them or hit us (I wanted a turn). I had seen Nunchaku in action before but it never really caught my imagination like this did. After a ten minute show he offered them to me with a smile on his face and said, would you like a go. I accepted the offer, and right there the lessons began, step by step, which is what I am going to try to do with you. Step one; basic circles, step two; figure of eight, step three; over the shoulder, step four; behind the back, Step five; round the hand, step six; round the hand backwards, step seven; under the arm, step eight; under your leg, step nine; around the body, step ten; around the neck. Please read on to find more in depth instructions on each move. Once I felt like I was starting to get the hang of these moves, I started to incorporate one move with an other. which by the way takes weeks and weeks with a little practice each day or when you can, and if you have children teach them to, you will find you get a lot more practice time and Glowstick's are not harmful like Nunchaku but lots of fun. Even when the illumination of the Glowstick runs out, keep it in its handles as it keeps the Wright weight to practice with at any time. I don’t want to sound like an old martial art expert blabbering on with mindless information, so here's three key words to remember when practicing; FOCUS, CONCENTRATE, RELAX and hopefully after some months of practice and a few more moves you will be up to a stage where you can begin to really impress people. After eight months of practicing with Glowstick or Nunchaku I can now begin to feel a free flowing movement, this feeling is when there is no hitches or glitches in your performance, (this feeling is achieved by keeping the Glowstick or Nunchaku moving at one speed; ie, try not to go to fast or to slow, one speed is the key), To fast, and you will get confused, to slow is slightly more difficult. And remember to make mistakes is not a bad thing, (everybody makes mistakes) and all mistakes can be made into a new move by a quick correction, and continue what you where doing, (as you will see in the video) and remember the empty hand has got to be as quick as the object hand; BE READY TO CATCH.
The Nunchaku in this film where both home made and anybody with minor D.I.Y. skills would be able to make them, but be careful with Nunchaku they can be dangerous in the wrong hands “ You could do a lot of Damage to yourself “. Click here to see demonstration photos of Glowstick twisters being made, or check out e-bay for two sets of Glowstick twisters with video DVD of the administrator of this web site and my second mentor ( David ), either way you will have lots of fun with this great practice toy and lots of fun in the dark with dance music; ENJOY YOURSELF AND DON’T GET TO ADDICTED LIKE I HAVE.

INSTRUCTIONS

Videos to these instructions coming Soon.

Always hold the handle about one inch from the cord end
And if your hand tends to slip down the handle, begin to
Work Your fingers back up the handle to the correct position
Try to keep this in mind at all times because all basic moves
Are Achieved easiest in this position and are the foundations of
Becoming proficient with Glowstick Twister moves.

Step one: figure of eight,
The same instructions apply as in step Two but you have to be faster in swapping sides.
There are no complete circles on either side, try to count in seconds as you swap from side
to side.

Step Two: basic circles,
This move is a simple but important move, try to keep the circle Spinning at 90 degrees to the
floor as you swap sides, if this is not achieved try to manipulate the circle into doing so before
you swap sides again and remember to keep your arms out stretched to the side of your body

Step three: over the shoulder,
This move is similar to step one but with only one complete circle and over the shoulder you go
remembering to have your receiving hand ready to catch and your object hand as far over the
shoulder you can get and repeat on the other side.

Step four: behind the back,
This move is the same as step three but your receiving hand is behind your back

All Glowstick Twister Nunchaku Videos are around 120 kb in size

Step five: round the hand,
This trick is one trick where you actually let go of the handles and let the Glowstick
roll around your hand clockwise, and catch one handle then the other, remember
to hold the handle with your thumb pointing at the ground.

Step six: round the hand backwards,
This trick is the same as step five but start off with your thumb pointing to the sky and
roll around your hand anti clockwise.

Step seven: under the arm,
This trick is slightly more difficult but still achievable and one of a number of tricks that
allows you to change hands like steps 3&4, Start off with the holding the handle with
your thumb pointing to the sky and do one complete circle to the side of your body and
catch with your other hand under your armpit, remembering to keep the momentum of
the circle going. This part of the trick is achieved by the catching hand moving further
under your arm as you catch, and repeat the process.

Step eight: under your leg,
This trick is simple but very effective, starting off doing reverse circles at your side and
when you feel comfortable move your arm slightly backwards and direct the Glowstick
between your legs, catch and repeat.

Step nine: around the body,
Starting off holding the handle with your thumb pointing to the ground and make
clockwise circles parallel to the ground in front of you, and when you feel comfortable
move your arm out to the side and around the back, and catch with your other hand
and repeat with your other hand.

Step ten: around the neck,
Start off the same as step nine but doing anti clockwise circles, and when comfortable
move your object hand up and across your body so that it is around your neck, and
cross arms with your catching hand, and catch.