Contact Staff Kit – Geryon, practice and transport

This kit includes a 150 cm Geryon fire staff, a 150 cm training contact staff, two Large wick protectors and a Kuglarstwo staff bag. Choose the diameter of the Geryon, 22 or 25 mm, as well as the colour of the training staff.

Kit Staff Contact – Geryon, training and transport:

This contact staff kit brings together two complementary sticks to work on your movements: a fire-free training staff for practising your figures and a 150 cm Geryon Play fire staff for those who have mastered flaming manipulation. Two wick protectors and a transport bag complete the set to store your equipment after use.

Both staffs measure 150 cm. They allow you to work on rotations, balances and body rolls, with sensations specific to each model. The choice between 22 and 25 mm diameters only applies to the Geryon; the training staff is offered in a colour of your choice.

The training staff is a non-fire prop, without wicks: it must never be set alight. The presence of a training model in this kit does not exempt you from specific learning of fire-related precautions.

A contact staff for fire-free practice:

The training staff supports the learning of slow and precise movements. Its weight of approximately 770 g maintains rotation and helps work on the continuity of sequences. Its grip provides adhesion, while a coloured marker indicates its centre of gravity.

Its ends are fitted with 45 mm diameter rubber caps, which help protect the stick and its decoration. This model is suitable both for first contact discoveries and for repetitions by experienced practitioners.

The Geryon Play for fire staff practice:

Made in Italy by Play Juggling, the Geryon is designed for contact. Its inertia supports rotations and body rolls. Its two Kevlar wicks complete a set intended for experienced practitioners and fire performance artists.

A layer of EPDM foam covered with heat-shrink X-GRIP Play provides comfort and grip. The kit includes the Geryon with a total length of 150 cm, with a diameter of 22 or 25 mm of your choice.

NetJuggler's opinion on this contact staff kit:

The advantage of this set is that it brings together practice equipment, the fire staff and storage accessories. You have a stick without wicks to regularly work on your movements, then a Geryon for fire practice suited to your experience.

Both staffs have the same length, but their construction and weight distribution give different sensations. Take the time to find your marks with the unlit Geryon before any use with fire.

The two protectors limit soot transfer and the bag allows you to carry both staffs together. This equipment makes travel easier, while requiring you to wait until the equipment has fully cooled before storing it.

Two wick protectors and a bag included:

The kit contains two Large NetJuggler wick protectors, i.e. one protector for each end of the Geryon. Their drawstring closure keeps them in place and limits contact of the wicks with the training staff, the bag and your other belongings.

The Kuglarstwo staff bag, 155 × 20 cm flat, holds both staffs of the kit with the protectors fitted on the Geryon. Its zip makes it easy to access the equipment and its adjustable shoulder strap allows carrying on the shoulder. This soft cover has no additional pocket.

The wick protectors and the bag are storage accessories. They are not intended to extinguish the staff or to contain equipment that is still hot.

For what type of practice?

• For working on rotations, balances and body rolls in contact staff.
• For contact beginners wishing to learn with the fire-free training staff.
• For experienced practitioners wishing to combine a practice staff and a fire staff.
• For artists and companies transporting their equipment to training sessions, conventions and shows.
• Fire practice with the Geryon is reserved for informed adults who have mastered fire-specific precautions.

Optional complementary products:

To complete your equipment or explore other models, see our selection of staffs and manipulation sticks. Also find our juggling and circus kits to vary your practices.

Fire practice reserved for informed adults: the lit Geryon presents risks of burns and fire. First work on your movements without fire, use a suitable clear space and provide a safety person as well as an appropriate extinguishing method. The training staff must never be set alight.

Wait until fully cooled before storing: fit the protectors only on fully extinguished and cold wicks. Also check that metal parts have cooled before placing the Geryon in the bag. The protectors and the cover are not extinguishing equipment.