Author Archives: D. J. Carmen

About D. J. Carmen

Software developer, fire spinner, musician, occasional artist, and wandering soul. Depending on the day, you may find me working on my latest project, walking about the park, or skipping stones by the river.

Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, March 9 by D. J. Carmen

Crazy tossy hook sticks. Let me say it again: crazy tossy hook sticks!!! Go figure. I mention that yesterday was blah, and what happens? I pull out the double cane and get reminded that there’s a whole realm of technique … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, March 8 by D. J. Carmen

It’s a rather boring week in the land of practice. I’ve been doing a bit of single-cane, double cane, and staff. Nothing really stands out, though. It’s all just basic technique practice. Perhaps I’ll have something more exciting next week.

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The Buffalo Free Market

Posted on 2012, March 4 by D. J. Carmen

Yesterday was started with a pleasant surprise, I had woken up exactly when I’d planned to, 5am. So I got dressed, packed up my violin, and went on an exciting 4 hour drive to Buffalo, NY through car tossing winds. … Continue reading →

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Basic Meteor

Posted on 2012, February 24 by D. J. Carmen

If you’re not a fire spinner, this video may be dreadfully dull. For me, it’s an ah hah! moment. As in, “Why haven’t I tried this before?” I know. I know. I got obsessed with “developing my own style” and … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, February 22 by D. J. Carmen

Today was so warm, I decided to work on my juggling. Still in the 3-5 catch range for 3 balls. You’d think waiting for a ball to fall into your hand would be easy. Noooo…. And throwing from side to … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, February 21 by D. J. Carmen

A modest day in the world of practice. Walking out to lunch, I worked on my single cane technique. Horizontal, vertical, in front, behind the back, etc. Then I realized I could toss the cane while in a ceiling plane … Continue reading →

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Happy Something or Other

Posted on 2012, February 14 by D. J. Carmen

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, I…  Well I pulled out my brand new fire staff and started practicing. First a bit of traditional: backwards, forwards, one-beat, two-beat, three-beat, and more. Then contact: conveyor, angel rolls, and whatnot. My technique was … Continue reading →

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Lunchtime Practice

Posted on 2012, February 10 by D. J. Carmen

Today, I practiced simple synchronized motions in double-cane style. There were butterfly wings, scissor isolations, cane-on-cane balances, and hook-stick spins. While the comfort with which I worked the double-canes was gratifying enough, the true excitement was from the lack of … Continue reading →

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A few self-observations

Posted on 2012, February 6 by D. J. Carmen

Instead of just saying something, I often try to paint pictures with my words. When I get excited about something, I get extremely passionate about it. Sometimes it leads to burn-out. Sometimes it makes me later question my sanity. And … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Strength

Posted on 2012, February 6 by D. J. Carmen

Went to Bex’s (Sense of Motion) Honoring the Body workshop yesterday. It was a pilates heavy workshop on warm-ups, exercises, and stretching for fire spinners that focused on the upper body. Good thing to. Between the core body training and … Continue reading →

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