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johnfoss
July 16th 03, 09:41 PM
She is *gliding.* Come to UNICON next year and see her in person! It'll
be in Tokyo.


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tron
July 18th 03, 01:39 AM
Just curious, how long would you say it takes to get to that level? I
realize it all depends on how much practice you're willing to put into
it, and how effective practice is. For me, I learned WWing in some
time, then got to 1-foot WW for 10m with about 3 weeks of practice,
averaging an hour a day. Gliding probably came in another month, with
less practice on average. If I were to spend 1 hour a day diligently
working on a specific skill set (organized routine), how long would you
guess it would take me to learn stand-up 1-foot gliding?


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unicycleboy
July 18th 03, 02:08 PM
Ah yes the japanese, They seemed to amaze me at unicon 11 as well
certianlly a good inpiration for me because i like my freetyling. the
best trick I witnessed was a backwards glide into pirrotte then back
into normal riding been done by a little girl.

Trev


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johnfoss
July 18th 03, 08:30 PM
tron wrote:
> *Just curious, how long would you say it takes to get to that level?
> *
I'm not sure who that is, but I'm estimating her age to be about 16 or
less. She probably learned to ride in elementary school, so figure a
maximum of about 10 years. Less than most people would think! :)

> *If I were to spend 1 hour a day diligently working on a specific
> skill set (organized routine), how long would you guess it would take
> me to learn stand-up 1-foot gliding? *
Do you mean with your other foot waay up in the air, and your arms in a
ballet pose? It's impossible to say. People learn at incredibly
different rates, and the biggest factor is motivation, followed by
innate ability. If you really, really wanted to do that move, you should
have it down in less than a year.


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Unimoron
July 19th 03, 03:35 AM
Woah, she must be some hot chic.


....(Pardon me, very good flexibility! Now if I could lift my leg that
high...);)


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jagur
July 20th 03, 11:41 PM
Unimoron wrote:
> *Woah, she must be some hot chic.
>
>
> ....(Pardon me, very good flexibility! Now if I could lift my leg that
> high...);) *



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Ender
July 21st 03, 01:08 AM
I think there are videos of her or somebody as good as her doing some
pretty crazy stuff. I don't know where to find them though. I watched
one on my friends computer. anybody know where to download?

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jagur
July 21st 03, 05:19 AM
john_childs wrote:
> *Here is a link to a video that shows a rider doing that stand up leg
> outstretched swan move:
> <http://www.ichirin.ne.jp/video/sin02h-1.wmv> *
i saw this vid awile ago and forgot till now to mention that it appears
she has a cast on her wrist.

when she spins its on her outside arm,maybe its not a cast but some sort
of spinning aid?


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Unimoron
July 21st 03, 05:27 AM
jagur wrote:
> *dont you lift your leg that high every time you pee? ;) *



........I'd call you a jackass, but it would just be a shame. I needn't
ask you the same question.;)


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gingerfreek
July 21st 03, 11:59 AM
i saw the video for the unicon in japan, which had all of the freestyle
competition on- utterly amazing! i saw a japaneese man stand-up glide
into a pirruette then back to pedals again, it was crazy. there was one
12 year old japaneese boy who had reached level ten and only started to
ride at age 10!!!!:eek: apparently the youngest level 10 rider!

iain


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TonyMelton
July 22nd 03, 11:00 AM
gingerfreek wrote:
> *there was one 12 year old japaneese boy who had reached level ten and
> only started to ride at age 10!!!!:eek: apparently the youngest level
> 10 rider! *


I believe Spencer Johnson of TCUC was 9 years old when he passed level
10, in mid 2002.


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tron
July 22nd 03, 04:32 PM
Yeah, that video with the seat-out skills is awesome! I love all of the
stalls... especially those where he's just resting on the seat with no
contact with the wheel... stillstand coasting? Absolutely superb. And
now that I fixed my cottered 20" so I can ride it for more than 5
minutes, I wanna go try it again!


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paco
July 22nd 03, 06:49 PM
I don't know what the big deal is with these videos. I mean, they're
not doing anything hard. Let's see them do all those tricks with -two-
wheels; then I'll be impressed!


*Disclaimer* For those born with an irony deficiency, I'm joking. Okay,
flat out lying. I actually am quite impressed and extremely jealous.
Please don't hurt me for the two wheel comment.


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slugbath
July 23rd 03, 01:02 AM
That video clip (I only took the time to view the one easy link) is
amazing. I have never seen unicycling anywhere close to that in person,
having never attended a conference or ridden with a freestyle
specialist.

Why, my limited unicycling is so stodgy and pedestrian in comparison!


(andrea puddles off to her uni to practice some more dumpy hopping) ;)


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john_childs
July 23rd 03, 01:35 AM
slugbath wrote:
> *That video clip (I only took the time to view the one easy link) is
> amazing. I have never seen unicycling anywhere close to that in
> person, having never attended a conference or ridden with a freestyle
> specialist (or even indoors, for that matter).
> *

That's why you should try to attend a convention. :)
It's worth it. There is no substitute for seeing it done in person.

Or get yourself a copy of the video One Wheel No Limit. It's a video of
TCUC practice sessions and shows a lot of the freestyle skills. You can
get it at unicycle.com.

The Japanese girls have a very different freestyle style than US riders
and other freestyle riders. The Japanese women do a lot of spins and
standing on the crown. It's more flowing and more choreographed than
other freestyle routines. However the Japanese girls don't do a more
complete demonstration of skills in their routines like seated wheel
walking, seat on side, crank idling, hopping on wheel, and other skills.


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iunicycle
July 23rd 03, 04:41 PM
john_childs wrote:
> *
> However the Japanese girls don't do a more complete demonstration of
> skills in their routines like seated wheel walking, seat on side,
> crank idling, hopping on wheel, and other skills. *


Hmm, did you miss the Expert Women's Freestyle winner at UNICON 2002? I
know this was the exception to the norm for the Japanese riders, but
WHAT an exception. Or maybe I was just put into a trance by skills like
pausing at the top of side ride or riding backward with feet under the
pedals. And the music! Does anyone have an avi or mpeg of that? I was
unable to get my camcorder to the performance.


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john_childs
July 23rd 03, 05:27 PM
iunicycle wrote:
> *
>
> Hmm, did you miss the Expert Women's Freestyle winner at UNICON 2002?
> I know this was the exception to the norm for the Japanese riders, but
> WHAT an exception. Or maybe I was just put into a trance by skills
> like pausing at the top of side ride or riding backward with feet
> under the pedals. And the music! Does anyone have an avi or mpeg of
> that? I was unable to get my camcorder to the performance. *

No I didn't forget about the women's freestyle performance at UNICON. I
was commenting about the videos of the women's routines at
<http://www.ichirin.ne.jp/video/>. Those routines beautiful and flowing
and all that, but not your typical freestyle style that you'd see if you
went to a USA convention.

UNICON 2002 videos are at <ftp://ftp.unicyclist.com/Unicon11/>. The
video that you want is "013.avi". That was a unique routine and an
impressive demonstration of skills. The video is encoded with 'DivX'
(http://www.divx.com/divx/) so you'll need the DivX codec to play it.


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