The "De Longis Rolling Loop” system is effortless, efficient and accurate and affords the performer a variety of safe choices for multiple angle strikes or body envelopments. The whip is a wonderfully rewarding adventure and journey and well worth the commitment. Progressive step-by-step lessons quickly build Whip Skills to confident professional level excellence and performance.
View his Whip Master Reel - https://www.imdb.com/video/vi945273113 to see him cut the wick from beneath a candle flame, slice effortlessly through a hand-held wine glass, sever targets from horseback at full gallop from the fingers of an opposing rider and smoothly envelop his partner's throat as gently as a caress.
De Longis created his unique “De Longis Rolling Loop” methodology based on decades of bladed weapons training in European swords with Maestro Ralph Faulkner and Filipino Martial Arts and bladed weapons with Guro Dan Inosanto. He often refers to the whip as a super-sonic telescoping blade. His method utilizes structure and alignment to produce explosive energy with a minimum of effort. He applies the bladed weapons principle of 'proportionate movement' so the whip always operates within the physical dimensions of the wielder making it extremely difficult for an adversary to close. It also makes it easy to film both actor and whip in action for film and television since both partners are always in frame together no matter how close the camera shot.
At the heart of his system is the martial principle of 'maximum return with minimum effort.' His unique De Longis Rolling Loop method is safer, more efficient, accurate and more visually pleasing – a huge plus for film, stage and television work. His technique safely generates and focuses the 768+ mph velocity of the whip to literally stab the intended target rather than merely slashing, applying the explosive power of the whip with pin-point accuracy.
De Longis Whip trained Harrison Ford (Indianna Jones CRYSTAL SKILL), Michelle Pfeiffer (BATMAN RETURNS), Brendan Fraser, Placido Domingo, Anjelica Houston (BUFFALO GIRLS), Ellen Barkin (WILD BILL), Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman of MYTHBUSTERS, the Whip Fighters in THE RUNDOWN and DEAD FOR A DOLLAR and a host of others in the entertainment industry, as well as a legion of professional and amateur performers and martial artists.
MASTERING THE BULLWHIP Vol 1 - Anatomy Of The Bullwhip
MASTERING THE BULLWHIP Vol 2 - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
MASTERING THE BULLWHIP Vol 3 - The Supersonic Flexible Blade
MASTERING THE BULLWHIP Vol 4 - Accuracy, Targeting With A Partner, Preparing the Horse