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Karate Kid trick

Postby iknowwhatiknow » Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:41 am

My brother suggested that I teach Rory to do the 'Karate Kid' move, because he thought he looked like he was halfway there with the wings trick. Essentially it's just two old tricks cued at once wave and wings (though the cue is now modified to me standing in a 'guarding' pose), but it's taken a while to get him to do them simultaneously. Once he starts to put his wings higher (we're getting there, slow and steady) it will look much more impressive.

I think it's cute.

It's still only halfway there, (he puts the wings up well before the foot) but I hadn't seen anything like it online, and thought I'd share. Thanks for watching!

Also - it looks odd that he puts his wings up before I say the cue - but that's because he's responding to the hand cue, which I guess I did before the verbal cue.

"If I think I can figure things out, is that curiosity or arrogance? I know what I know." - Topher Brink, Dollhouse.
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Re: Karate Kid trick

Postby idlepirate » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:26 am

Thats a great idea :) looks great. You should try catch a photo of him in that pose and play around with it hehe
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Re: Karate Kid trick

Postby Kathleen » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:30 pm

That's very creative and cute! Nicely done. :mrgreen:
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Re: Karate Kid trick

Postby entrancedbymyGCC » Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:13 pm

Pretty cute!
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Re: Karate Kid trick

Postby MandyG » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:05 pm

Great idea for a trick! Looks pretty cute already, can't wait to see it when it's perfected!
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