Freedom Footbags

Archive for February, 2007

Penske: Latest Video

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Jim’s been practicing hard here at the Freedom Shredquarters. The first run includes a cameo by master shredder Lon Smith! You can see this latest video on YouTube, or right here (if your browser permits it):

For the best quality (where you can watch this frame by frame) you can download the video […]

Trials (Extreme/Street) Footbag

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

A lot of people who are watching the sport of freestyle footbag for the fist time often think that players are just doing a very few tricks over and over. While sometimes this is the case, this is often far from the actual truth of the matter. It takes many, many hours of […]

The Story of Freedom Footbags, Part I: From Hackyslacker to Genzu Blades

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

I started this blog with the intention of answering what seemed a simple question…
What does it take to really get good at footbag?
… But as I began to answer this seemingly simple question, I realized that there was far more to it than I had originally anticipated. The following story outlines some […]

Moir’s Moves — New Video Series

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Jorden Moir just posted a short (2 minute) video to the footbag.org video gallery. He’s been keeping busy practicing hard with his feet and his hands. He also happened to break Allan’s (the Freedom Footbags webmaster) PS twirl record in this video:

Moir’s Moves, Part A (footbag.org)
Via Youtube

Inspiring stuff, to be sure. According […]

Incredible New Vasek Footage

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Check out these incredible new videos recently discovered on World Footbag Champion Vasek Klouda’s website, www.vaska.cz. The video comes in two parts and was filmed in Paris, France while Vasek was traveling to Africa for the K-Swiss commercial.

Vasek in Paris, Part I
Vasek in Paris, Part II

These are some of the most awe inspiring […]