Deluxe Ring and Rope
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A beautiful, alloy metal ring penetrates, crosses, links and unlinks from a silk ribbon! Audiences are astounded!
Product included: full set of props + exclusive video tutorial: "EXIT"
I just received this today and the craftsmanship of the ring is very good. It is hollow, yet has heft, and is seamless. The size of the ring is good for two-handed moves, such as toss-ons.The strength of this product is the original techniques as taught by Man Ho. The double hitch knot I have seen before, but he gives good tips on the handling. There is another move that I have seen before, but he does a convincer that makes for great eye candy. There are 10 moves, and I especially like #3, which he says is his opener, a quick one-two off/on with the ring. He has several moves with a knotted loop, and he even lets the spectators tie the ends together. These are just outstanding and would be a great way to build increasing levels of impossibility into a routine.The subtitles are rough, but I had no trouble understanding. The video instructions are clear, with over-the-shoulder and slo-mo recaps of all the moves. If you're considering ring and rope, I highly recommend this product.
this effect transcends magic into art. requires practice, But is beautiful when executed smoothly.
Please don't buy this.First the Bad:The video instructions are not in EnglishThe subtitles have horrible misspellingsThe Good:Listen/watch the first 6 plus minutes for an intro to the props. This ring is exactly what I have been searching for, it is basically 6" outside diameter and about 5.5" inside diameter. It is lightweight solid aluminum and absolutely seamless (manufacturing explained in video). Two colors of the perfect ribbon are supplied in more than sufficient length. After the intro you can turn off the audio and pretty much ignore the subtitles and just enjoy the excellent, and I mean excellent, video instruction for the fantastic Ring and Rope effects offered. Some feel somewhat familiar, but there are little touches offered that I had not seen before. Towards the end there is a touch on the ring to girth hitch knot that really solves the problem I seem to have with that move! Again, please don't buy this, I want to keep this one all to myself! *****
I must admit I bought this product mainly for the ring, since I already do a Ring and Rope routine, so I was not really interested in the routine in itself.The author spends a little time in the beginning of the tutorial explaining why it was so difficult to produce a seamless ring. That seemed strange to me since seamless rings are pretty standard nowadays (Ninja Rings, Melero Rings, Messado rings, they all feature seamless rings). I suspect this is to justify the little defects this ring actually has.While there's no visible seam, the ring is not perfectly tubular: the creator explains that it has been shaped by hand and it shows, in fact there are some pretty visible dents in the ring and you can clearly spot where the seam is by touch.If I give this ring out to be inspected by a spectator, there's a pretty high chance they will spot these weirdnesses too and I think this defies the purpose of hiding the seam.Too bad for a "Deluxe" product.
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Matthew asks: Can the ring be examined closely by the audience? Is it completely solid?
Christian asks: Is the video tutorial "EXIT" a streaming (that we cannot download), or a donwload?
Sam asks: Is the ring hollow or solid?
Joseph asks: Does the ring have a visible seam? What is the diameter of the ring?
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