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What It Really Means To Be A Base - Part 1 |
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Today is the first part of a two part blog where we’re going to take a look at what I think are the unique responsibilities of being a base, and what it means to be a base in a partnership. |
What It Really Means To Be A Base - Part 2 |
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I think that 'Being a good person' for your partner, while a fairly broad responsibility, comes down to two things: treating them with respect, and understanding you're there to support your partner. |
So You Want To Be A Performer? |
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If you’re unable to dedicate your entire life to running away and joining the circus, I have some advice for you. It’s not perfect advice, and I’m unable to encompass all the facets and angles of becoming a performer and what that requires, but I’ll do my best. |
3 Training Mistakes To Avoid |
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I’ve been trying to think of an introduction to this for 30 minutes and have decided instead to just refer you to the self-explanatory title. Look up at it. And then look down to read the rest. Good day. |
The Difference Between Fun & Frustrating In Training |
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Ever have a training session where you’re trying new things, and you’re nailing all of them on the first couple tries and you feel like a total badass? And have you ever had a training session where the opposite is true? Welcome to the Hotel Skillington. Where every room has a ‘Skill Floor’, and a ‘Skill Ceiling’. But no mini-fridge. |
3 Tips For Better Communication |
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We’re constantly looking at the technique of the Acrobatics itself, but rarely do we look at the ‘technique’ of being part of a duo/trio/group. One major aspect of this is communication. Communication in a partnership is like a handstand, it’s a foundational element that everything else is built upon. Think of the following advice as the ‘push your shoulders tall’ of talking to your partner. |
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If you’re currently practising Hand to Hand, Handstands or potentially some higher level acroyoga, you will spend the majority of your training time without a coach or instructor. This is an unavoidable reality. Unless you’re in a full time program, or are able to afford daily private classes, we can’t escape the fact that you and your partner are stepping out into the great acrobatic wilderness without a guide. |
FAQ's
What Is Liquid Chalk?
Liquid Chalk, is one of the best inventions ever (Yes, sorry Edison) and an absolute necessity if you’re an acrobat, circus artist or someone with hands who wants to hold onto things. AcroGrip is a quick, effective and safe way to dry your hands, apply a layer of chalk and improve your ability to grip & remain gripping.
What Does It Do?
It applies a layer of chalk to your hand that helps dry out sweat or moisture, and increase friction allowing you to grip stronger, for longer.
How Do I Use It?
You apply a small, dime sized blob to your hands, rub it across your hands/wrist/feet/ankle/whatever needs to be gripped until you have a light coating, don't rub it all the way in like a lotion, then either blow on your hands or wave them around to help it dry, clap or brush off any excess and that’s it!
AcroGrip, like all liquid chalks, works best when your hands are dry. It's better to apply it at the start of a session, rather than waiting until it's too late and you're already sweaty. If you're somewhere super humid, or are a very sweaty person (like me!) you'll get the best result by toweling your hands a little first. Or just wipe them on the least sweaty part of whatever you're wearing like I do.
How Does It Work?
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What's In It?
AcroGrip is a (top-secret) combination of Chalk, Alcohol (The-rubbing-kind-not-the-get-blasted-kind), Rosin and what's called a thickening agent.
We're proud to use a higher chalk and rosin content than other brands. While this does make it slightly more expensive to manufacture it pays off in spades and we think it's worth it!
Our thickening agent (again, a top secret) is also different to what's in most other liquid chalks, and is much better at helping to keep the chalk and the rosin together, and on your hands.
How Is It Different To Regular Chalk?
It’s not! But also, it is! AcroGrip contains the highest quality chalk, the purest-most-breaking-bad-style magnesium carbonate, but with a twist.
Regular chalk, block or ball, is rubbed or patted on to the hand. Normally when you do that some of the chalk floats away, doesn’t stick to your hands or comes off soon after. Not ideal. Regular chalk is also not the best at dealing with moisture (sorry bro, but it’s true), so when you sweat that chalk is likely to turn to a paste, or just come off completely.
With AcroGrip and the way it works and with how it’s applied, the chalk in the mixture doesn't go anywhere and stays on your hands, and because of our custom formula is much more resistant to moisture than regular chalk.
This provides you with a better grip, that lasts longer, and that’s much stronger.
Where is it made? Is this some cheap Chinese knockoff?
AcroGrip is made and manufactured in the USA. We wanted to have complete control over the formula and the quality, and struggled to see how we could do that interacting with a country across the planet. So we chose to manufacture in the good old US of A.
We're not 'bottled in the USA' like some other brands (read; shipped from China in bulk and put into bottles in the US), we're entirely manufactured, bottled, and distributed all within the continental US.
Will it damage my hands?
Good news! Your hands will survive. You may find that after training with AcroGrip your hands are a little drier than normal, this is normal (and kind of the whole point). All it will take is a little warm water, soap and a touch of moisturizer to return them to their peachy, soft state.
Why does it smell like that?
Yeah....sorry about that. To be fair though, all liquid chalks smell like death.
We are working with our manufacturer to find a scent to make it as appealing to your nostrils as it is to your hands, without sacrificing the high quality of AcroGrip or it's use.
Can I Drink It?
Please don’t. That would not be a good idea.
I Don't Like It, I Want a Refund!
Firstly, that's not a question. But that's no worry, we'll take care of you. If you're unhappy with your purchase, just email us within 30 days of your purchase at contact@standingacrobatics.com and we'll sort you out with a full refund.