the Pain of the Disco Ninja

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 26 May 2007 05:19

This is old article I hadn't seen before, maybe someone else would like to read it.

http://www.sfweekly.com/2002-10-02/news ... sco-ninja/

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 26 May 2007 05:34

wow! awesome awesome read. thanks for sharing that johnny! its so sad that i'll never get to play with some of these legends.

Psilocybe · Post by **Psilocybe** » 26 May 2007 10:07

Thats quite the article. So Vu invented legbeater? Thats awesome.

What else did he invent, and where can I get some videos?

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 26 May 2007 23:30

Thanks for the link, Johnny

I'll see about posting some videos of Tuan in next week's "Classic Video Thread" (in the Videos forum). There are a couple of Tu for download at the moment.

Torn · Post by **Torn** » 27 May 2007 11:41

Wow this text really is intense in some special way...while reading it I could actually feel the sensation of footbag like never before. I love the sport but my dedication depends too much on my mood sometimes - I'd love to exercise more and get better but when I'm down it just doesn't feel good. Luckily I am very happy atm and so nothing can stop me from getting a good shredder during this sommer

But back to topic: I never knew about Tuan Vu but this article really is ingenious - Thanks for sharing that one

Keep shreddin

RawSko · Post by **RawSko** » 27 May 2007 17:07

I shred with him at Funtastiks 06! What a cool guy.

They announced that the tournament he was competing in was going to be his last before he retired. So we all got real stoked for his routine and then the music he had all set for it wouldn't play on the stereo, so they just threw in something else of their choice (Peter Irish's choice, I believe). It was hardcore.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 28 May 2007 18:49

Wasn't that Scott Davidson?

Tuan Vu is one of my footbag idols. I got seriously intimidated when I started playing with him, it was insane, but we had a nice chat after Funtastiks last year. I got several pictures with him at the after party! That was seriously fun.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 30 May 2007 08:25

best footbag article ever written.

zeroman13 · Post by **zeroman13** » 30 May 2007 12:35

That was a great article! Thanks Johnny for the find!

ObArA'BaRs · Post by **ObArA'BaRs** » 30 May 2007 15:12

RawSko wrote:I shred with him at Funtastiks 06! What a cool guy.

They announced that the tournament he was competing in was going to be his last before he retired. So we all got real stoked for his routine and then the music he had all set for it wouldn't play on the stereo, so they just threw in something else of their choice (Peter Irish's choice, I believe). It was hardcore.

Ahhhh....the beautiful memories. Thanks Ben
Davidson busting out to Iron Man was the shit

sen · Post by **sen** » 30 May 2007 15:27

That was a great read. Thanks for bringing it up!

RawSko · Post by **RawSko** » 30 May 2007 18:21

Wasabi wrote:Wasn't that Scott Davidson?

A bunch of people's music didn't work. I know that it was at least Scott and Tuan, anyway. there may have been more... kinda crazy that so many people's tracks weren't working. I wonder what was wrong with the sound system. They made Tuan shred to "Love Potion #9." That's a cool song though. I dug it