Introduction of Mark Guerrero and a New Symbol for Skateboarding

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
September 27, 2005

>> Mark wrote: So far, my ability to use the notation method to  
>> capture a person’s body movement is quite poor.  But I will get  
>> better!  So far, I have read one of Valerie’s first books, “Sutton  
>> Movement Shorthand – Book One: Classical Ballet”.  Even though I  
>> understand the basics of the method, I lack the know-how on how to  
>> capture the complexities of a person’s body as they perform a  
>> skateboarding trick L.  If anyone knows how I can learn how to  
>> capture the movement of a person’s body, that would be much  
>> appreciated!


Hello Mark!
Welcome to the SignWriting List! And thank you for your introduction ;-)

I am amazed you have one of my first books written in 1973, I  
believe..I didn't know anyone could even get that book anymore!

List members....I have been impressed with Mark, who one day wrote to  
me on email to ask me if we could write the movements of  
skateboarding, which is a popular sport here in Southern California ;-)

Here, in California, we see young people skateboarding down the  
street all the time, and there are amazing olympic-skilled  
skateboarding competitions in special arenas. The movement is a  
little like writing ice skating movement, but the props are  
different. Instead of ice skates, there is this special board with  
wheels, that twirls and turns in the air with the person, while they  
jump in the air...it is quite an amazing sport...Have any of you seen  
it?

Years ago I wrote ice skating routines in Movement Writing, and the  
stick figure had a little skate on his foot, so placing a skateboard  
under the figure is not that different.

When we write the whole body moving, we call that Full-Body Movement.  
Writing skateboarding is writing Full-Body Movement with a specific  
prop...namely the skateboard.

So I will rename this thread Full-Body Movement. We can discuss how  
to write the whole body turning, bending down, twisting, and how to  
write this in our software on the web called SignPuddle. Plus, I can  
place the new Skateboard prop in the IMWA (the International Movement  
Writing Alphabet ;-)...

So Mark, look for the next message in this thread, called Full-Body  
Movement...This will be fun!!


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On Sep 27, 2005, at 9:20 PM, LitleGu at AOL.COM wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> My name is Mark Guerrero, I am 23 years old, and live in  
> California, USA.  I have come across the Sutton Movement notation  
> method due to my interest in skateboarding.  I have been  
> skateboarding for the past 19 years of my life and have recently  
> wanted to use a notation method to capture skateboarding moves and  
> tricks.  In my search for such a method, I found Sutton Movement  
> notation.
>
> Over the past couple of months, Valerie and I have been talking  
> about creating a way to capture the movement of a skateboard.  For  
> the past two weeks, I have been creating a skateboard symbol(s).  I  
> emailed Valerie what I have come up with so far and would be more  
> than happy to share it with all of you.
>
> So far, my ability to use the notation method to capture a person’s  
> body movement is quite poor.  But I will get better!  So far, I  
> have read one of Valerie’s first books, “Sutton Movement Shorthand  
> – Book One: Classical Ballet”.  Even though I understand the basics  
> of the method, I lack the know-how on how to capture the  
> complexities of a person’s body as they perform a skateboarding  
> trick L.  If anyone knows how I can learn how to capture the  
> movement of a person’s body, that would be much appreciated!
>
> Well, it has been great introducing me to everyone and I look  
> forward to potentially meeting some of you J  .
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark

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