Thursday at camp...

[flexagon]

Today's flows and exercises, holy crap. I cannot believe I based these things.

• Low (supported) foot-to-hand, to box, to high foot-to-hand (!), to reverse throne (!!!), waterfall, walkover out.
• Star to low hand-to-hand handstand (!!!!).
• Straddle bat, helicopter to free shoulderstand, helicopter to straddle bat. Only with super hands-on spot.
• People wandering in a group, with someone randomly shouting "I'm falling" as everyone else hauls ass to save them.

Two-highs were a big challenge for some people today, but I had done them before, so I was able to give my flyer a good secure experience with that. I'm glad... I'm getting tired today, emotionally but physically too. Starting to miss the things I don't have here, where I don't get to do a lot of backbends and I don't get to fly except for super briefly with my same-size trio. All the basing is stiffening me up. As for that emotional exhaustion, well, I never realized before just how much bases care about their flyers and don't want them to come to harm. It's a bit spooky. But I've just logged more hours flying and spotting E than I have flown any single other person, and a lot of it's been right on the edge of what we can do, so I think it's understandable.

Last night, playing around in the common area, I was basing barrel roll and trying to teach it, and we didn't have a spot. Managed to come down sideways and hit my anklebone on a wooden floor. It's just a bruise, but it made me realize how careful I should be in the context of an intensive. A real injury last night (and my ankle did feel tweaky for a bit) could have cost me 8-9 hours worth of training. I feel like I got off with a warning.

Comments

[dancing-crow.livejournal.com]

As a designated base for the family, and a heavy-and-strong individual, I know hear what you say about basing. I like that I can support people, and I take huge pleasure in their stability on and over me. Flying takes more practice than I have been given, and a surprising amount of my courage to do.

I will be interested to hear if your basing experience translates to your flying when you get home.

[flexagon]

I will be interested to hear if your basing experience translates to your flying when you get home.

It definitely will -- but we'll have to find out exactly how! :)

Flying takes... a surprising amount of my courage to do.

Oh yes, this is super common among those who almost always base. Still, I think it's great to fly as often as you can, just the simple things that are possible with the bases you have. Playing the opposite role is quite the eye-opener.

As for practice/training, your comment is really interesting. With just a few exceptions, I've always found flying any given trick to be physically easier than basing it.

[nevers.livejournal.com]

so much fun stuff! i'm really happy for you. but i know the feeling of exhaustion. it's especially hard when you have a consistent physical practice that you aren't engaging in.

[flexagon]

Thanks for reading, seriously. It's been great having you on my flist this week -- knowing that if my hurried posts made sense to nobody else, at least they'd make sense to one person.

Home again now... today will bring some remedial / rebalancing weightlifting and lots of stretching out. Or at least this is the plan.

[nevers.livejournal.com]

i know the feeling! i'm really glad i was able to witness your week.