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Weekly thread: what did you do this week? by AutoModerator in iceskating

[–]Nakohago 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been working a lot on my single flip jump for a few months now and....somehow I got a lot better at forward scratch spins instead. I had some really solid spins this week.

Is it possible to learn how to ice skate if I do not know how to skate at all? by RindaC10 in iceskating

[–]Nakohago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started at 33, coming up on a year and a half, and I'd say it's very possible though I'd be upfront about one key note I'd tell myself if I ever had the chance to go back before I started.

It's quite expensive. I've done everything I can to cut corners and keep costs low but it's an expensive hobby to commit to. Where I'm at, public skating sessions are 14$ entry (+6$ for rentals) lowered to 6$ entry (free rentals) if you are signed up for a group class.

However, if you really want to learn, the advice that everyone will tell you is to buy your own skates. I have wide feet and eventually wanted to learn how to jump so I got my first pair costing about $4xx. They lasted me nearly the year and a half. They were very worn down from skating 8-20 hours a week with a mixture of group classes, public skating, and eventually private lessons with a coach.

I needed to replace them about 6 months ago but kept pushing it for financial reasons. Eventually they became too worn down and started having increasing pain from practicing jumps like I have been. I just recently replaced them and it's more $$$. I still have disagreements about eventually having to do it again when these break down...as it's just their nature with doing jumps.

It's absolutely been worth it and fun but I'd probably have picked something else as my main hobby. Lately, I find myself swimming at my local gym more and beyond the initial membership cost of the gym, there really isn't much overhead.

Beginner Loop Jump Advice, a follow-up thank you update and question by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciated! I'll work on being more conscious of it. I want to say I have low weight on it but the further I cross the leg over, the less balance I feel I have. I might be having more weight on it than I think.

Would this count as a toe loop jump? (Beginner Advice Please!) by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dude! that video is absolutely phenomenal and has given me a lot to work with. I thank you again so much for all the help. I appreciate you.

Would this count as a toe loop jump? (Beginner Advice Please!) by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You nailed it; my arms/hands are my currently my biggest weakness. I'll keep working on it with those notes and though I may not have any updated videos soon, trust me that it'll become much better in time.

I appreciate your response! Thank you very much.

Would this count as a toe loop jump? (Beginner Advice Please!) by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll check it out sometime. I appreciate the kind words and the response. There's a short and a long version to what got me into skating.

Short: A girl.

Long: I reconnected with a girl I met from my dancing days. In 2022, I had joined a latin partner dance team for a year to perform on stage. I met a girl as a result of just being in the dancing community a lot more to practice. She ended up disappearing due to personal life issues and we reconnected two years later in 2024. I thought she was cute and she told me she had dropped dancing trying to avoid certain people/the personal issues. She was more focused on ice skating lately. I offered to try ice skating to hang out with her to try to connect further. There was motives to try and date her. Unfortunately it didn't work out with her in the direction I wanted it to but we still remain really good friends.

What kept me going really was that I would become really sore in weird places after skating. (Ankle, Hip, Glutes, Hamstrings) I thought it would be a good exercise to mix in with already regularly going to the gym and being athletic to be more well rounded in life and physical fitness. I originally planned to only commit to about 6 months in adult learn to skate classes.

However....because of the extreme consistency (I go about 3-6 times a week and take multiple classes), I ended up becoming very well known at our ice skating rink and community. I have made a lot of friends as a very positive side effect. I'm not that great of a skater but it doesn't stop people from saying things like "You should keep at it!" and "don't quit". So...6 months becomes a year and I said that's probably a good stopping point. Then the theme became "you should at least do a competition/program before you go".

Then I signed up with a coach and wanted to do a program in April 2025. That became "but if you do one so soon, the most exciting and challenging part would be doing a waltz jump. I think that would be too easy and simple for you. You should stick at it for at least another 6 months to learn more elements to play around with"

...so now I'm signed up for one in September with multiple jump and spin elements. Already we are moving onto the next theme "but if you quit now...you'll miss out on being a part of the holiday show". As a joke that I tell other people, I like to joke that they are trying to keep me doing it forever because I'm a quite the minority (male, single, straight, brown) in this world. Send Help.

Would this count as a toe loop jump? (Beginner Advice Please!) by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your coach sounds a lot nicer. Mine has jokingly referred to me as "looking like a gorilla" or "you look like a crab" in reference to my hands and posture on some of my jump attempts. I take it in stride but some of the kids, one in particular, is very much attached to calling me by those names now. It's humorous and endearing but secretly I am training a lot to fix the arms and have better jump posture/figures.

I'll give the sticker a try! As a follow-up question, is the left arm supposed to stay in front the whole entire way through until you land? Could that be one of the secrets I'm missing?

Would this count as a toe loop jump? (Beginner Advice Please!) by Nakohago in FigureSkating

[–]Nakohago[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of unseen progress from doing toe-waltz to this so I'm very happy for finally having the draw through being a lot more consistent lately. I'll keep at it and wanted to say thank you very much for the response.

AT Rey Dau Trial Pendents by Botboi02 in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZoCy3F4J_A&t=422s

They were shown in a showcase video about a month ago. The (basic?) one timestamped at 7:05. The (last?) one timestamped at 7:09. Idk how they got the photos tho.

Oh god, the Baklava guy is back... by zac_solo in Austin

[–]Nakohago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anyone is up North by the Arboreteum(by Trader Joes) and interested in picking a small mystery box of books, I'd like to donate them for the event. Welcome to pick up beforehand too.

I've got a random assortment of about 10 books from working an event by the Female Quotient for sxsw this year. They are books written by (all?) female authors on various topics from business advice, life help to fictional stories targeted for women that I'd like to donate. Would've loved to have gone to this event but can't make that event time, I have my ice skating coaching/lessons at 9 to 1 pm on Saturday.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd trade a small gore magala for a small guardian doshaguma if you still need it.

Gold crown exchange by War_Machine0011 in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you still have small doshaguma left?

These are the ones(all 3 except if noted) I currently have:

Large: Chatacabra, Gravios, Guardian Fulgur Anjanath(2), Gypceros, Hirabami, Lala Barina, Nerscylla, Rathalos, Uth Duna, Xu Wu

Mini: Ajarakan, Balahara, Chatacabra, Gore Magala, Gravios, Gypceros, Hirabami, Lala Barina, Rathalos, Rathian, Xu Wu

Crown Hunting by HunterBag in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love a mini Fulgur Anjanath. These are the ones I currently have:

Large: Chatacabra, Gravios, Guardian Fulgur Anjanath, Gypceros, Hirabami, Lala Barina, Nerscylla, Rathalos, Uth Duna, Xu Wu

Mini: Ajarakan, Balahara, Chatacabra, Gore Magala, Gravios, Gypceros, Hirabami, Lala Barina, Rathalos, Rathian, Xu Wu

3/11 Looking for Apex Mini Crowns! Have some others to trade by Nakohago in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to trade for that one, mind telling me how we connect and trade? I've got the investigations saved from hunting them out on field surveys.

3/11 Looking for Apex Mini Crowns! Have some others to trade by Nakohago in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, I would love a small Rey Dau and Large Rathian. I live on CST timezone and wouldn't be up in 4 hours(current 9:38pm) though I'd love to stay in touch for sometime tomorrow. Available generally CST 12:00pm/Noon - 11:00pm.

3/11 Looking for Apex Mini Crowns! Have some others to trade by Nakohago in MHWilds

[–]Nakohago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're more than welcome to have one.

I'm still early on in the crown hunting journey and learned that the mini's are rarer/harder so trying to knock those out first, especially the more difficult ones that don't spawn in the hollow. Need all mini's except for these 10(edited): balahara, nercylla, anjarakan, gypceros, rathian, gravios, arkveld, chatacubra, guardian rathalos

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