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Mach One- Whip Artistry 

4/26/2014

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I'm a big fan of following your dreams and allowing your passions support you.  Lets face it, life is way too short to do anything other than that.

This is the reason I am so thrilled to share this new website created by my friend Daniel.  I'm very proud of him for putting himself out there so he can bee seen.  He told me that he wants to teach everyone how to "meditate at mach one".  Now, that is an idea that I can get behind!

Mach One- Whip Artistry has a little bit of everything to do with whips.  History, links, a blog and the opportunity to find and take some fun classes from Daniel. 

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Here is a little info from the site.

"MACH ONE Whip Artistry provides both informational presentations on whip history, function and artistry, as well as hands-on whip training in the form of one-on-one lessons, ongoing group classes, and intensive one and two day workshops.

While the content of the courses will predominantly follow a unique approach to the whip that we have developed over the years, the structure of any of these courses or presentations can be tailored specifically to the needs of the students."


Beginner/Introductory courses will generally cover the following topics. 
  • Brief overview Whip history, design, and use
  • The Anatomy of an Australian construction bullwhip
  • The physics of a cracking whip
  • Whip safety for whip performer, audience and fellow performance partners
  • The basic "Do's and Don'ts" of whip cracking
  • General whip care and maintenance for both nylon and leather whips
  • Selecting a good whip:  What makes a good whip, How to evaluate a whip, What to look for, what to avoid

Beginner/Introductory courses will teach the following whip handling techniques
  • Grip, posture, stance
  • Whip curvature and cracking orientation
  • "The Box" and "The Railroad Tracks" visualizations, (i.e. "How to not hit yourself")
  • The two types of whip cracks, and "The 360 Degree Rule"
  • The different planes of motion
  • Crack combinations, "changing planes" and building routines
  • Cracking with the non-dominant "off" hand
  • Introduction to target cutting and wraps
  • Basic whip "Tricks"

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Congratulations and good luck on this adventure, Dan!

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5/2/2014 10:18:24 am

So, I saw that you'd added the link to your links page, but had NO idea you'd posted this to your blog.

I come here every couple of days to see what you're up to and see the beautiful new toys you're shipping out to all the lucky folks who get whips from you. Imagine my surprise JUST NOW when I read this.

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement, dear lady. It means the world.

I can also say, (and have to you, but I don't want to let the cat out of the bag too soon...There are some wonderful things that are so tentative and so fragile at first, that you can only speak of them in whispers for fear that they will break,) that since the site has gone live, there has been a pretty significant boom in what I'd wanted to do with MACH ONE, and it seems to be going in a direction I had only dreamed of, but never actually hoped for or remotely expected.

I'm sure you can relate.

Needless to say, I plan to be keeping you quite busy braiding. ;)

All the very best to you and the family,

-Dan

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