How to Spin a Staff Like a Professional - Intro to Staff Spinning + Free Book
In this class, I will teach the students staff spinning, safety and many different tricks. Great circus skill for hobby. Fun way to exercise that will improve hand eye coordination and fitness.
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2 classes per week, for 1 week
Multi Class Course
50 minutes
Class Duration
1-8 students
Class Size
£88
Per Student
Course Description
You do not need any experience to join this class.Every student once enrolled will get a free PDF copy of my published 112-page instructional book "The Book of Staff Spinning" by Johnathan Reynolds (worth $20 in the shops). This will cover all the material I will teach in class and more.
I will teach you by showing you how to do the tricks and will give you tips on how to improve your skills once you have mastered these tricks.
There will be a lot of class interaction.
Topics will include:
Session 1:
Introducing the Staff
Types of Staff
The Theory
Planes and Body Directions
Transitions
Session 2:
Basic Tricks : One Beat / Reel - One Beat Planes - Figure of Eight - Hip reel with Body Turn - One Handed Windmill
Turns
Rotors
Combinations
Behind the Back Rotor Pass
Two Handed Weave
Extra Spins
Nun Chuck Moves
Kick Ups
Balancing a Stick / Cane / Umbrella
Extra if we have time:
Transitions of the above tricks will be taught. (How to move from one trick to another with style)
Learning rhythm with music for fluid movement.
Please note I will not be teaching any tricks with fire in this class. Working with fire is very dangerous. I will cover this and explain why they must become master spinners before they can ever think about working with fire. Just so it is very clear, I will not be including the use of fire in this class.
Please note:
*If you do not see a time or date listed for a class that interests you, please message me with a few possible dates and times and I will do my best to offer a session that will work for your schedule.
Jonathan has been a martial arts expert since the age of 9, working with the staff as a weapon. From the age of 16 he worked with various circus teams to create the staff spinning art form. He has travelled the world performing for audiences including Formula 1 events, royalty and international superstars. He is a fully insured fire performer with many skills including poi, juggling and stilt walking, to name but a few.
The student will need space to spin a staff.
If you are taking this class inside please make sure the ceiling is high enough for you not to hit it, I recommend a minimum ceiling height of 9 foot or more.
The same goes for the space around you. Please make sure you have enough space to move around and spin your staff without hitting anything. This space should be approximately 8x8 feet.
If you can I would suggest taking this class in as spacious an area as possible; gardens and garages are great.
If you have limited space, not to worry, I will teach students much smaller tricks that don't need so much space. These are core skills and can be scaled up, so they're good to practice later in a more spacious area.
Please note there are risks involved with this activity, including injury if the student hits themselves with the equipment while practicing. To limit this the equipment/staff we first use to practice will be a staff with tennis balls taped to the ends so the student can learn without any real injury. (They may hit themselves in the head a few times with the tennis balls while learning, as everyone does.) I, the teacher, will not be responsible for any damage or personal injury caused by the student during or after this class.
Just so it is very clear, I will not be including the use of fire in this class. I will not be teaching any tricks with fire in this class. Working with fire is very dangerous. I will cover this and explain why they must become master spinners before they can ever think about working with fire.
