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invalidity Regular user 170 Posts |
I've fallen in love with the ninja rings and have been putting in a lot of practice since I got the DVD last week.
I've constructed a modified routine that removes the hardest moves and also table elements (with the exception of the table unlink and link sequence) so as to allow me to: a) perform the routine while perfecting the more complex moves to incorporate later and b) to allow me to perform in in a table-hopping setting. Do any of you here perform the ninja rings in your table hopping gigs? If so, how do you get around the moves which require the use of a table? I've gotten rid of the spin link, starting with a basic crash link instead but have not been able to get round the table unlink and link sequence. |
Ron Reid Inner circle Phoenix, Arizona 2732 Posts |
Hi:
I've done pretty much the same thing as you. I start with the crash link. However, I've eliminated all the table moves - I don't even do the one table move you've mentioned. I do more strolling magic than table-hopping, so I wanted a routine that's table-free. I put my routine together by watching the Ninja Ring DVD and Dan Harlan's video, which is similar to Shoot's but without any table moves. If I were you, I think I would eliminate the table link-unlink sequence because you never know how much table space you're going to have. Plus, I don't think you want to be banging rings on the table by the spectator's food and drink. Ron |
Darck Ninja New user SLC-UTAH 76 Posts |
I do really like the Ninja rings, But I think that Jay Sankey's Three Ring Circus is really the best for close-up. The routine I use with them is quite short, sweet, and to the point. There are no moves that don't build up to the final move. I NEVER use a table even if one is available, and I think that using ordinary objects that CAN BE EXAMINED, and fit in your pocket with no trouble are both really good virtues.
Magically, The Darck One
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. He who does not know it and can no longer wonder, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed." Einstein
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DAK Regular user UK 135 Posts |
The spin link is so visual and powerful and takes up hardly any table room. I would not abandon it! The table unlink I use if I've got space; if not I use my modified routine. But as I've said the spin link is sooo good. Spectators love it that I tend to always start the routine with it. I don't perform if table is cluttered anyway.
Kindest Regards DAK |
Ron Reid Inner circle Phoenix, Arizona 2732 Posts |
DAK makes a good point. You can alter the routine, depending on the circumstances and amount of table space. Personally, I don't think I'd want to do the spin link on the table - I'd be afraid of missing and having it fly on someone's plate or lap. But...I'm not real daring when it comes to stuff like that. DAK is right, though - it is a STUNNING effect.
Ron |
twistedace Inner circle philadelphia 3772 Posts |
The ninja rings are probably one of my favorite things to perform for the larger tables and play much much much better than Sankey's 3 ring circus. I've eliminated all of the table moves and have a very concise routine that builds and builds until the spec connects the last ring, then everything is disassembled. They play very very well in the restaurant environment especially because they're recognized as magic props; the noise attracts attention and people will be calling you to their tables because they'll know you're there.
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invalidity Regular user 170 Posts |
Twistedace, you make a good point about using the rings to attract attention. I remember reading someone's advice (I think it was Scott Guinn's) about doing a routine that is very usual and potentially plays for the whole restaurant just to establish your presence as a magician in the restaurant.
DAK, do you do Shoot's full routine complete with spectator linking the rings and one handed block links? Of all the moves, those two are the ones I have chosen to leave out for the time being. The one handed link will just take more practice. As for spectator linking the rings, I think I'll try it on my magician friends because then I wouldn't have to worry about accidental exposure. |
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