He's a Fire Ninja Angel with skills like an alien

12 Feb 2021
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Angel first came here with Sky (Ninja 4 Rent) a couple of months ago, he had never been before. He had found himself stranded in koh tao as he had ran out of money, so started doing fire performance for a bar to make money. Angel and Sky have been travelling for last two and a half years performing together.

When did you start performing?
I was what you call a ‘Burner’, people from the Burning Man festival, I hung out with pagan tribes in San Francisco, Tribal people in general. Fire performance is big for them and at the time it was more of a hobby for me. Then I realised I could use this skills better rather than others that I have here in Thailand. I learnt more and got up to speed in Koh Tao and worked on making it more of a show.

What are your dance influences?
I was a martial arts instructor for 10 years, I taught Tai Chi and I Chin Jin, I also taught Reiki. I feel this influenced my style. I also do weapon training like, rope dart.

What do you think is special about your performing ?
The Martial arts aspect and a lot of precision. Also the crowd interaction, we pull people out and do things with the guests, plus I perform things with Sky.

What do you feel your performing brings to People?
Fire is the only element you can’t touch, with water you can swim, air you can burn incense, earth you can pick up and feel etc. It’s a way to interact with an element and power that we could not interact with. We like to do it in a way that is playful and get people involved with it. We have a bizarre idea of ageing in the west, where for example you hit 30 or 40 and limbs start falling off but in Eastern tradition you are training your body until you die.

What do you teach?
In america I would teach Tribalism, being in your core and teach our culture and power dynamics. Now mostly it’s Tai Chi & Qi Gong, Fire Poi, Fire Snakes and Staff. I could teach weapons but I don't as you need to have someone for a long time plus I don't want to get involved with that over here!

Where is your favourite place here and what do you do in your free time?
Chilling mainly. We are always training but sometimes I will get to play games. I haven’t been here long so don’t really have a favourite place yet but I really like the food market in Thong Sala.

What is the best thing you have been involved with?
In my most recent memory, it was when we were in Nepal and the earthquake happened but luckily we were away from the actual bad things. I was able to write a field guide about sanitation, structuring camps, dealing with bodies and illness etc. I was glad to help in this way.

Where do see yourself in 10 years?
The trip is writing itself I don’t really know. I had no plans to be wandering circus performer 2 years ago. We are clearly going somewhere but I don’t know exactly where. That’s why I date a girl from the future cause she can tell me.

What is your life philosophy?
Better, Faster, Stronger, Each day train to become a little more then you were yesterday. Greatness happens in inches not by miles.


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