Thank heaven for Todexon 7
I've been very busy
since I got back from Prague, however I felt it was my duty to make a report this time especially as it was my first foreign competition. So, beginning right from the end...
it was AWESOME! HUUUGE PROPS to all those guys who organized this event - good job! The same goes to Prague for... just being beautiful...
! But returning to the beginning and in more chronological order it looked more or less
like this...
Thu, 4 V 2006 - here's where our journey begins...
At first I should say a few words about the people I went with: Wojtas (who plays Freestyle too), his girlfriend Maja, Zuza and Marcin. Except for Wojtas I met them that day (oh, I saw Maja before... once
) but I truly can't imagine a better company for such an expedition!
We decided to meet at the railway station exactly at 7.40 am, but I was there already at 7.25 am
. Together we bought tickets both ways valid to Sunday
, what unexpectedly (later) turned into my defeat...
Anyway the trip wasn't very exciting as it took us almost 7 hours (8.17 ~ 15.00?) to finally get to Prague. Thanks to Wojtas and his map
, we arrived safely to the "Na Korabe" Camp and registered there - I got bungalow number 7 (then I knew, the 7th Todexon belongs to me
). Place looked very nice, and now I can say it was indeed. Than we wanted to see on our own eyes what's so special about Prague and taste the famous Czech beer
. I'm afraid no words can possibly describe how great it was...
pure heaven
I think I'll keep that for myself.
Fri, 5 V 2006 - day two of wandering through the Prague...
We woke up early, about 9 o'clock in the morning but untill we ate breakfast and girls got ready...
it was already eleven! Next 6 hours we spent on sightseeing and... searching for places, where Vasek played of his last video and where he hit Rubberman... (
!!!). I came back to the camp at about 5 pm with Wojtas. We saw an entirely diferent place from what we had left
. Many people, some of them I've already knew, some even famous, some playing Footbag Freestyle or just sitting drinking beer... so I put on my Lavers
, took my bags and after I had completely ignored stretching and warming up
, I started to play. And began to feel a terrible pain in my thighs and hips
. Furthermore it was getting stronger and stronger, but I couldn't get the message to stop playing immediately and was pushing Barragings and Ripped Warriors though it cost me more exertion than usual... Damn I am S T U P I D !
Later I lerned it was sciatica. There was a players meeting after the shred and it looked more like sitting in a pub. Finally the registration started and every player got a wristband and... 50 BAGS!
Haha, few guys registered as a players and paid 450 Kc specially to get those bags!
I figured it out that I can made one 32 panel bag from 3 Starbursts
. Someone else had an idea to sell them during a show in town market and another guy though it's good for Golf. And I have to confess it really was a good idea
. I went to the camp with Goku because we were starving! After we had eaten I went to sleep with an expectancy that the pain will disappear
.
Sat, 5 V 2006 - Todexon begins!
I woke up about 8 o'clock, maybe a bit ealier and felt the same pain as I had had when I gone to sleep the previous day
. Just Great! I had waited for this event almost since I got into Footbag and now just had to give up?!
After the breakfast I sam Jakob Wagner hanging around and doing some physical experiments with a huge magnifying glass.
I was sure he'll know how to solve my pain problem. After a few strange yoga exercises my terrible pain disappeared!
That was absolutely brilliant!
We went to the Abaton club, where the whole tournament was held. As a contestent I got a purple wristband so I could enter to the room for the players only
, where we could leave our stuff, with buffet
and lots of place to shred and warm up or just play 4-square. I went upstairs and saw another big room with a stage. I was like 'oh no, I won't pass these qualifications!
' when I found out who's in my group. Max Kerkhoff, Michal Ostrowski... I wasn't optimistic at all
! There was like six players in each of 4-5 (?) groups. Everything should start at 12.30, but there was a little
delay (fortunately for Budzik and Ners who arrived at 1 pm or even later).
Freestyle Open Qualification round started. I was second in the group C. My routine went really good, everything as I planned, to the music. I had like 3 drops and then ended my routine with some Spinning Clippers > Spin Pdx Whirl > Spinning Osis > Indside Kick > Controlled TOE... DROP!
I picked the bag and dropped a Marius...
After my performance many good players told me it was superb, but I still wasn't optimistic
, as usual
. I couldn't believe I dropped that Marius... yees, it is a hard trick but I never drop on it!
I really thought I'm not gonna play in the semifinals, but then came the results...
1. Olaf Piwowar 10 p
2. Michal Ostrowski 15 p
Yep, I won my group
. That really suprised me!
Than I was allocated to the group with Honza Weber and Damian Budzik and started as penultimate, before Webslinger. I thought that nobody else is dangerous and the only way to get to the finals is to beat Damian
. My routine wasn't that good as I expected, and I dropped that fucking Marius again
(haha, the first thing I did after I went off the stage was hitting Marius > Mobius). Shit happens...
Anyway I was third, but Honza wasn't 1st at all - Budzik played like crazy and won not only with Honza but also with everybody else...
except for Vasek of course, who generously
decided to play.
Meanwhile there was
Shred 30 and Sick3. Honza won the shred, Riku was second after he played dropless! I played shred 30 for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!
I don't even blame myself for doing so many drops... but it made me motivated to prepare something next time
. Vasek didn't compete.
Women Freestyle... weeell sorry
, but I didn't see it (most probably was shredding outside than).
While we were shredding outside, Dexter came and asked me if I wanna compete sick 3, so I accepted
. Hit Scorpion's Tail > Spin Pdx Whirl > Mobius as a very safety sick3 (better than nothing
) done in 2nd attempt (somehow I dropped Scorpion's Tail
in the first one) and than tried Marius > Mobius > Ripped Warrior. Was close, but I couldn't made that Stepping from Mobius. I'm able to do it, but I guess it's still too hard for a sick3
. Vasek won hitting Janiwalker > Superfly > FS Flurry with ease
(and tried Blurriest > Bedwetter > TATW, didn't catch it). Felix hit a beast - Surreal > Whirlwind > Spin Pdx Blender which gave him second place. Honza with his Fog > Pixie Spinning Osis > Food Processor was third
, Ales fourth with Flurry > Pixie Paradon > Backside Bedwetter. I can also remember Stefan Siegert hitting Frantic Legover > Dimwalk Swirl > Symp Bubbabeater on his last attempt (
should be higher!... ?).
Open Free Finals. I tried to remember as much as possible, but after 10 days I don't remember anything
except maybe for Vasek's routine which was, I'm pretty sure, dropless. I'm still waiting for any videos from the competition to bring memories... Anyway Vasek won, of course
. Next Felix, Honza and Tomek Ostrowski representing Poland
on the 4th place! Congratulations!
Finally there was a party after it had ended. I spent it with Zuza, Maja and Wojtas. Oh, and I remember that circle with Ales, Riku, Andrew and Ners... it was fun even though I was drunk
and played more using my memory than eyes...
Sun, 6 V 2006 - stay or not to stay...
This time I woke up at about 6 o'clock am with a headache, as I expected
. I could't sleep, mostly because of a decision I had to make
. My train ticket terminated on Sunday, my friends were leaving on Sunday, but there was a shred on Sunday...
and it was Sunday!
It was extremely hard, but I decided not to stay on shred
and the same go with Wojtas and the rest. It wasn't a nice trip back to Wroclaw - I didn't want to leave Prague
, I really liked this city. And didn't wanna leave all the footbagers
, who were shredding somewhere without me... I was sad, and still am
. The only thing that keeps me alive is
a hope, that I'll be able to go to Frankfurt.
I won't forget it
Last friday we played in the city hall, there was Hania, Piechu, Budzik, Ners and me playing Freestyle. Many cool things were hit. I can remember my Void > Matador first try (8O and first time when I tried to do a Nuclear set out of Drifter
), or Piechu's Whirlygyg > Spin Pdx Blender > Food Processor first try
and Montage > Whirlwind > Montage Rake fortunately dropped... but it looked promising.
Saturday session was probably one of the most surprising for me
. When I was on my way to Morskie Oko (where we usually play; it's close to Ners' home but over 1 - 1,5 hour from me
) Szymon wrote to me that he's ill and won't be able to play
. It was too late for me to go back so I took the keys from him and went to play alone
. Fortunately Dil come to play so I wasn't alone anymore. OK, what's so extraordinary about that day? Because it was the day when I decided to learn Blenders and had no idea how easy it'll turn out
. I don't use Whirls (and Pixie/Fairy), but I learned them at the beginnings so now I have the picture of how should one look like. It was amazing how I discovered what I'm doing wrong in one moment
, and hitting Blender using that remark in another - I didn't see it's gonna fall on my shoe... I just K N E W I T !
Tried with another with the same result - I felt like being able to hit whatever from that trick. Then hit my first Food Processor
in the first attempt and flipside Food Processor
right after that. Than Spin Pdx Blender
and dropped on its flipside version (but hit it later, also to some Ripwalks
). Also hit Mind Bender second try ever
. And Gangsta Party
at the end of that session. I guess it's just much easier to learn Blenders with my ankles...
Sorry for all the mistakes...
I tried to watch out but I haven't got enough time...
Hope to see you all in Frankfurt... if I make it!
Edit: I cut this post a bit, it took too much space...
