Lessons
21 lessons · 150 sections
PATH 01
Basics
Grip, timing, reels, and basic patterns.
01Grip, timing & directionFind the balance point, free up your grip, then learn the four relationships that organize double staff spinning.↗02Hip & shoulder reelsSend the staff through front and rear spaces, then combine hip and shoulder reels in each timing relationship.↗03IsolationsAnchor one staff end and circle the other around it, then explore the timing and plane variations.↗04ExtensionsUse full arm reach to carry the staff around a large circle without pinning a tip.↗05AntispinCounterrotate each shaft against its hand circle, using the thumb or pinky end as the horizontal reference.↗06InspinAdd same-direction shaft turns while the hand travels around, producing longer curved paths between familiar inward-end positions.↗07HybridsCombine unlike patterns, then separate the direction of the hands from the direction of the staffs.↗08R-types and chu-chusKeep one staff orientation fixed while its hand moves, then combine that translation with shoulder and hip reels.↗09Archer weavesKeep one hand extended and the other beside the opposite shoulder, then thread a staff on each side of that shoulder. Drex teaches this weave in split-time opposites.↗10Basic transitionsConnect timing and direction combinations at shared positions, then change driving style and prop facing. Finish by using those connections to enter choo-choos.↗11Basic 3DAdd toward and away points to the usual up, down, left and right diamond. Practice changing planes in each timing/direction combination.↗12CrossersTurn shoulder and hip reels into crossers by keeping the arms crossed across the body. Learn together-same and split-opposite versions, then enter from a hybrid.↗13Basic antibrids in one minuteA compact reverse-direction drill: learn the hip reel and antispin separately, combine them through the hand/end connection, then switch sides.↗
PATH 02
Antibrids & body tracing
Antibrids, cranks, boxes, and tutting.
01Body tracing cranksCombine a lower antibrid with an upper shoulder reel and isolation, then link the same pathway on both sides of the body.↗02Behind-the-back cranksUse the isolation half of a crank to redirect a hip reel behind the back, then return to the front without reversing the antispin staff.↗03Basic antibridsConnect a staff end to the other hand visually, learn the hip-reel and antispin pairing on both sides, then fold the pathway into cranks and shoulder variations.↗04Antibrid boxesTravel around the hips and shoulders by orbiting one hand around the other, then swapping the reel and antispin jobs at straight-line alignments.↗05Hand tracer boxesBuild a folding box by pairing an end isolation with an antispin. The important meeting points are a staff tip and the other hand, rather than two staff tips.↗06Basic antibrids in one minuteA compact reverse-direction drill: learn the hip reel and antispin separately, combine them through the hand/end connection, then switch sides.↗07Winter tech: performance studyA continuous performance study of grid tracing, antibrids, and linked flow. Drex demonstrates combinations without a spoken technical breakdown or named move chapters.↗08Tutting frameworkDrex presents Rico, also known as Solriso's, compact 3-by-2 framework: anchor one hand at the opposite shoulder, fold between sides, then add antispins, depth, and right-angle relationships.↗