DevilStix : the Art

[Abelmisi]

Devil Stick

 

 

 

Devil stick (also Devil Stick, devilstick, devil-stick, Rhythm Stick, etc., or plural forms) manipulation is a form of gyroscopic juggling, or equilibristics and is generally considered to be one of the 'circus arts'. Sometimes called "devil-sticking" other terms often used are: "twirling", "sticking" and "stick juggling".

 

 

 

A "set" of devil sticks is made up of three pieces - the baton and two control sticks - but it will often be called a "pair of sticks".

 

 

 

Typically if a center stick is not tapered (i.e. a straight dowel or rod) and possesses tassels at its end, then it is known as a "Flower Stick" (as the tassels, when the stick is spun, will twirl outwards and resemble an open flower). This term is also now used to describe a straight center stick with any weights (not just tassels) at its end and sometimes refers to hybrid sticks which are both tapered and have weights. Tapered sticks without end weights are known simply as Devil Sticks. Flower sticks can also be properly called "Devil Sticks" as that is the more general term. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_stick ]

 

 

 

 

 

Devil Sticking is an old hobby of mine and I thought it would be cool to share this kind of thing with you guys. You can learn the basics in a couple of hours and from there the possibilites of advancing further is endless. A basic Devil Stick kit (the control stick and the button) starts at around $15 but you can even make it by yourself! It can give you hours of fun so it's very well worth it. :) It also improves your balance and coordination skills. Well, enough of the talk let's get to the pictures and videos! :

 

 

 

My sticks:

 

 

 

(As you can very well see, one of the control sticks broke on my older one, and it was quite used too already, so of course I had to get a new, (and a better) one. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

New one (messed around with the camera) :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other devilstick pictures:

 

 

 

Dude using Fire Devil Stick:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Devil Sticks:

 

 

 

http://images.google.hu/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DG

 

 

 

 

 

Videos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have questions or anything else on the subject feel free to post! :P

[TotalTalker]

Looks pretty good, and like ti also needs a lot of practice lol.

 

 

 

The video got a bit boring after a while though I must admit, but impressive :

[Abelmisi]

Looks pretty good, and like ti also needs a lot of practice lol.

 

 

 

The video got a bit boring after a while though I must admit, but impressive :

 

 

 

Doing it is hella lot more fun than watching it dude. :)

[TotalTalker]

Looks pretty good, and like ti also needs a lot of practice lol.

 

 

 

The video got a bit boring after a while though I must admit, but impressive :

 

 

 

Doing it is hella lot more fun than watching it dude. :)

 

 

 

Im sure it is :P

 

 

 

How long have you been doing it?

[Abelmisi]

Looks pretty good, and like ti also needs a lot of practice lol.

 

 

 

The video got a bit boring after a while though I must admit, but impressive :

 

 

 

Doing it is hella lot more fun than watching it dude. :)

 

 

 

Im sure it is :P

 

 

 

How long have you been doing it?

 

 

 

I've had the older stick for two years, the orange one I bought yesterday. :P

[TotalTalker]

Cool lol :

 

 

 

The last picture looks quite good. Is that someone using one that is lit up in the night or something?

[Abelmisi]

Cool lol :

 

 

 

The last picture looks quite good. Is that someone using one that is lit up in the night or something?

 

 

 

Fire Devil sticking

 

Firesticking is an inherently hazardous activity. Appropriate fire precautions should always be taken when using burning fuels.

 

 

 

Fire devil sticking includes the same categories of play described above. Fire devil sticks mainly have an aluminum core, which makes some much lighter and/or much heavier then standard devil and flower sticks. Flaming devil sticks have wicks on the ends allowing them to be set afire, using a variety of flammable liquids as fuel. The most commonly used fuel is paraffin oil or kerosene as it is known in the US. Different substances can be added to the fuels to gain different coloured flames. For example copper chloride will produce a blue flame. However, advice should always be sought from an expert before mixing chemicals. Firesticking is an inherently hazardous activity. Appropriate fire precautions should always be taken when using burning fuels. Serious burns, and damage to property, can result from mishandling burning materials.

 

 

 

Fire Devil sticking is sometimes used to add an element of danger to performances. When photographing these performances, long exposure times are used to catch the trails of motion.

 

 

 

I hope that answers it. :XD:

[kelem_ryu]

They are quite popular in the underground techno scene in vienna. Popular to the point i don't like them because every other of these guys and girls has them and plays around with them quite unskilled. It's like with this yo-yo hype some years ago, when suddenly everybody and their little sisters had a yoyo.

[TotalTalker]

So they are sort of like a flare?

 

 

 

That would be cool, until the point of where you burn your hands off :shock: