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Whip Demonstration at Ratha Con 2015
A little double-whip Florentine to start things off, (there's a video of this taken by one of the Ratha Con staff elsewhere on the site.)
There was a presentation immediately following mine in this room, and there would be dancing. I didn't want to leave a mess on the floor from target cutting, so I just used a zip tie to demonstrate how accurate the bullwhip can be.
The fall of the whip zeroing in on the target stand
letting everyone who came to the workshop feel how tightly and smoothly braided a good bullwhip is.
demonstrating a wrap with the help of my friend Tom Shaw.
Tom then suited up in a leather jerkin and fencing mask for period rapier combat reenactment so that I could demonstrate some whip techniques you NEVER see in the movies.
Deadpool is unimpressed.
Arm raised for a fairly standard "Hollywood" whip crack, as seen recently on "Game of Thrones": Dramatic, and extended.
Demonstrating range, distance, and recovery time with the whip. This was STRICTLY a demonstration of the POTENTIAL for the whip in dramatic violence for Stage and Motion Picture. Tom is a skilled combatant, and if we'd actually thrown down for real, he'd have wiped the floor with me.
Demonstrating the actual power of a short whip with a fast blow to the face. Tom was in armor so I could demonstrate some things that are rather impractical to safely perform on screen by anyone but a VERY skilled stunt performer.
The strike. Tom and I really did this impromptu, and we really didn't get a chance to "calibrate." After one demonstration, he came up to me and said "you know...I'm fine...I'm not hurt...but there was a strike you made to my arm that I sure did feel!" I was just demonstrating a technique, and not putting any strength behind my cracks. The sleeves of that jerkin are made of 4 oz. leather. The whip is a VERY powerful tool, so you should ALWAYS be careful!
The heavy handle of a whip can also be used as a sap or a flail
The whip also works very effectively as a Garotte.
After the presentations, I gave a few folks a chance to crack a whip.
When teaching, I ALWAYS begin with that "Hollywood" crack, (typically referred to as a "Circus" or "Cattleman's" Crack.) Note the eye protection. ALWAYS wear eye protection.
Forming the loop.
Talking about the natural curvature of the whip, and how to use it.