Buugeng

Buugeng (S Staff) are S shaped props which when spinning create a mesmerising optical illusion. The S staff design is asymmetric which means that any element can be spun in four orientations (ƧƧ SƧ ƧS SS). They can also be spun in both directions depending on the desired effect - curve side first, which is the most common way to spin buugeng or pointy end first for a different effect.
The techniques of working with buugeng are subdivided into several types:
- Traditional (basic rotations are made by the wrist)
- Finger spinning (basic rotations are made by the fingers)
- Contact (the buugeng rotates without directly holding it, for example rolling over the body)
- Isolations (isolating a point in space so that a curve of the buugeng circles around it)
- Throwing (different tosses and catches of the buugeng) - Multi manipulation (working with 4 or more buugeng)
Michael Moschen originally created S staffs. The main idea was to divide the circle in half and spin it. Dai Zaobab saw the presentation of S staff and inspired by this he created his own version of the prop, which eventually became canonical. He called it buugeng, which is a combination of two Japanese words "Buu" (art) and "geng" (illusion). Currently the terms "S Staff" and "buugeng" mean the same thing, although initially it was not so.