Straight into a Full Run-Through
My daily solo practice routine (before competition)…
The Greatest Blessings Upon Our Failures
My field is computer science, particularly research and development in one branch of AI, and there, too, as in aerial, competition exists. The most famous arena is probably the vast coliseum known as Kaggle. There is something exhilarating in the fairness of a stage where…
Midnight in Tokyo 🗼
I loved those hours I spent practicing alone in aerial studios in midnight Tokyo. There were two studios I used to rent in the dead of night.…
A Study in Spin 2
Spin sequences admit of infinite variation (see the previous article, A Study in Spin), yet once one begins from the purpose of the stage and the demands of the performance, it more or less determines itself what kinds of spin skills ought to be used, in what order, and in what posture, on what axis…
From Zero to an International Prize in a Year
This is a straightforward record of the 13 months from the time I began aerial silks to the time I placed in an international competition, written in the hope that it may be of some use to someone else learning or teaching aerial.…
Worldline 1%
An aerial competition is no different from any other sport, any other contest, and, depending on how one chooses to see it, from human history itself. Talent and effort may raise the odds of victory, but they do not guarantee it. In the end, the one who wins is not always the most talented, nor..…
A Study in Spin
Spin is often used to convey freedom or a sense of release. And certainly, there is something in a rotating body that can intoxicate even the one watching it. But inside that impression, the actual design is considerably more sober.…
Who is Real?
To regard aerial silks as a sport or performing art that takes place only in the air is, I think, mistaken, or, if not mistaken, at least incomplete.…