Russian Roulette is an exciting and relatively uncommon washing machine. It creates a smooth and visually striking flow, while offering several technical challenges that make it rewarding to explore and practice.
One of the movements in this sequence closely resembles a part of the Butterfly Knife washing machine. When the flow is broken down into smaller steps, the similarity becomes clear.
Russian Roulette starts from Hand Bird. A brief Side-Orion appears as a transitional position, from which the flyer rotates into Side Star. In Butterfly Knife, this Side Star is not held, and the flow continues directly into Reverse Couch.
If Russian Roulette feels too challenging at first, it is helpful to practice Butterfly Knife beforehand. In that sequence, the rotation into Side Star can be trained more easily from a stable Side-Orion.
In Russian Roulette, the same rotation appears dynamically from Hand-to-Hand Bird, which makes the entry significantly more demanding.
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Used Poses
Bird on hands – Handbird
The base holds the flyer in bird position on his outstretched arms. There are several ways to get into this pose, watch the videos. Flyer: …
Side Orion pose
The Side Orion pose is very similar to the classic Orion. The only difference is that the flyer is rotated 90 degrees, so instead of …
Reverse Inside Star
Base and flyer are in a perpendicular position, the flyer’s upper body is facing the base’s free leg, her face is with her back to …
Front plank, bird – the first step
Before you start practicing, it’s worth looking at what you need to pay attention to when taking the plank pose. The photos, descriptions and videos …
Used transitions
From Handbird to Reverse inside star
The rotation from HandBird into Reverse inSide Star is a complex and exciting movement. A similar transition appears in the Butterfly Knife washing machine, where …
From Reverse Inside Star to Front Bird
This is a simple and smooth transition where the flyer rotates from side star into bird, landing gently on the base’s foot. Side Star Tutorial …
From Bird to Bird on hands
Bird to Bird on Hands: It looks simple, but it’s not.As the flyer, you have only one key job: stay tight like a board.For the …
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