My Girlfriend Cracking a Whip

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My Girlfriend Cracking a Whip

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Here's a slow motion video of my girlfriend (and fellow admin of Pinoy Whip Enthusiasts on Facebook) cracking a 7-foot nylon bullwhip I made.

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:shock: All I can say is, treat her well. She'll kick your ever loving backside if you don't, and it sure looks like she has all the skills and attitude to do so! :CR:

AMAZING video! :clap:

I'm so impressed, I shared it on my FB page. Mesmerizing!

HIGH regards!! Michaelson :M:
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Impressive combination work, I'd like to see it in real time too.


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Wow. :shock:

I like her style. Not only is she bad*** with that whip, but she's holding a smoke while she's at it.

With all due respect, my kinda gal. :notworthy:
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Awesome video, but I agree with Jeff that the slow-mo makes it difficult to appreciate the fluidity of her style.
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....you got big shoes, er....boots to fill, Marco! :P

Make her mad and she'll put a whoopin' on ya! :whip:
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I converted it in slow motion because the cracks sound better. Yeah, my GF did say it kinda made the video jumpy when I slowed it down.

As for being bada**, yes, she is! She competes in rodeo events here in the Philippines; lassoing cows and taking them down, bull riding, etc... :whip:

We met because of our interest in whips - since they use whips to herd cattle, that's how she got into whip cracking.



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Wait, Michaelson has an FB page??! :shock: I never pegged you for the type to have one. Hehe. :lol:
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If my daughters hadn't insisted, I wouldn't have one, but what ever. :roll: ;)

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Michaelson wrote:If my daughters hadn't insisted, I wouldn't have one, but what ever. :roll: ;)

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My mom was the same when we convinced her to join Facebook. Now she's hooked on all the games! Hahaha!
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I've never been a gamer, so that has never been a issue for me. :lol:

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Here are a couple of pics of my GF cracking a whip:

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This was a photoshoot before we became a couple...

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She won 2nd place in the freestyle whip cracking event...

The whips in those pics are basically abaca rope whips. Dunno exactly how they're made, but they're big and heavy.
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Yeah they look heavy, like big ropes you'd see on an old ship. And I thought my 10' Jacka wears me out. She's gotta have some strong arms.
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Before I introduced paracord whips over here in the Philippines, these were the types of whips they used:

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Abaca rope whips... dunno how they are made. But I guess it's by gradually removing strands.

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Another Abaca rope whip, plaited version.

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Nylon rope whips (spliced construction... they taper by removing strands)

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Nylon rope whips (plaited version).

It was only until I created out group, Pinoy Whip Enthusiasts, that people here started to use paracord.

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Very cool vid...helps that your gf is easy on the eyes too. ;) How large is your whip enthusiast group now? How many of them have gone to paracord?

-->From a Pinoy American. :)
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There are now more than 300+ members scattered from all over the Philippines plus 10 or so foreign members.

As for how many switched to paracord, I don't know. But I think only a handful have switched, but most have expressed interest. But we only have one paracord whip maker here in the Philippines. Well, one who makes and sells anyway. There are a few like me who have made paracord whips, but don't make 'em professionally.
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