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Hey,

I'm kieron donnelly! I'm reallt egar to learn escapology!
So if you would could you tell me how to practise using just household goods? if yes please reply to this tread!
Thanks,

Regards,

Kieron donnelly/darren curwen

That's a bit of a vague location you've got there!

Welcome to talkmagic, I'm not into escapology myself but I'm sure someone will caome along and help you soon enough.

Look forward to hearing more from you

Nick

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Seeya round ze boards!
good luck!

I can see a fight brewing soon panther!

panther feel free anything to make my unoficial greeters job easier.

houdini pm me and i will give you some advice and some links if i can find them its the icon at the bottom of my post that says pm put escapology in as the subject

I learnt my escapology mostly in fetish clubs, one place where people are happy to tie you up with ropes and chains (they're less happy when you escape, but hey, I like to be challenged!), not necessarily the best route for everyone but it worked for me. I also got friendly with an (off duty) policeman there who introduced me to the workings of handcuffs and standard application techniques, and a friend's Posey straightjacket (with pesky armloops) completed my education.

You can buy loads of gimmicked stuff and basic rope and chain releases, but if you're basically fit and can find someone to tie you up there's no substitute for real practice, save the gimmicks for later as the performance aids they're supposed to be; if you leave yourself reliant on gimmicks you're taking chances if they ever jam or things don't go according to plan.

A good thing to start with is the 100 foot rope escape (aka mummy tie); you'll need a full length of the thickest, best quality rope you can afford or acquire (I got mine for a tenner in the B+Q clearout box, and it doubles as an area marker for street performance), then you just let your audience committee tie you up with it any way they choose. By far the best text I've found on this is in Burling Hulls "33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases". It's only a fiver and a great introduction to the art.

While you're at it, even if you want to avoid the fetish scene it's worth looking up a few bondage safety principles so you don't end up losing a hand; there's plenty on this topic on the web, basically you're best off using nylon rope (not cheap clothesline that'll give you friction burns), if you feel your fingers tingling loosen the tie (safewords!) and NEVER wrap it around your neck under any circumstances (strangulation aside, there's also the matter of the carotid artery which feeds oxygen to the brain, touch that the wrong way and out go the lights).

PM me if you want any more help.

I dont know if it is of any intrest but I know how to make a simple bag escape, quite easily. Pm me for details. Good luck on your quest, I'm sure escapology is a fasinating subject.

Welcome,

Escapology is a fascinating subject. Its a personal fave in terms of history and tradition but I've never really performed it. If it helps a good place to start are Dover Houdini books. You can get these on amazon.co.uk.

All the best and hope to hear from you on the forum soon,

Fish

Welcome to talk magic!!!
I hope you enjoy it here and find the forum useful!!

THanx For All The Help I Have Learnt A Lot A From Everyone theres still a LOT OF stuff i need to learn like i want to know how to pick locks could you please help me and my mate kieron donnely


Thanx

Darren Curwen

Woah lock picking. Two items to get you started "Tension Wrench" and "Pick". Get a starter set from various online dealers, fairly cheap. Do not buy a "Pick Gun", May sound cool, but can be slightly faulty.

Um start a thread about this on the main forum, if you want to discuss this further. (misc. forum please.)

Thanks.

do a search for the mit lockpicking guide its free and got me started.

magicdiscoman wrote:do a search for the mit lockpicking guide its free and got me started.

Great Stuff. I know how to pick a lock although have never tried.

personaly i prefer to bypass the locking mech completely, wizard or shim the lock rather than pure picking.
i also have used gimmick x's and the like for cuff and shackle escapes in the past but prefered a quick release articale for saftey when performing in my youth, just as well once nearly drowned forever shy man.

I'm interested in the sas method for handcuff escape if any one can point me in the right direction

panther1004 wrote:

magicdiscoman wrote:do a search for the mit lockpicking guide its free and got me started.

Great Stuff. I know how to pick a lock although have never tried.

I have, with drastic outcomes, the lock was attached to the fizzy drinks cupboard in the school kitchen, and the paperclip i was using snapped