Bones brings a lot to the table when it comes to Myachi Mastery. He's got sick foot skills, amazing creativity, solid grinds, great multi-Myachi work, the kind of personality that forces people to have fun against their will, a passion to learn new stuff, an insatiable appetite for perfection, a sophisticated sense of humor, an eclectic interest in skill toys, a really cool mop and some of the best portal tricks in the game. But if I had to choose one attribute that was his most valuable from a Myachi perspective, it would be his initiative. He's not just an ideas guy, he's also a guy who gets it done.
A perfect example of this took place a bit more than a week ago. I logged onto Facebook and saw that I'd been invited to a new FB group; Ultimate Myachi. I was immediately intrigued and checked out the page. It was something that Bones had dreamed up and done. The idea was to play a version of Ultimate Frisbee (which is technically just called Ultimate and the people who play it aren't shy about reminding you of that) using Myachis and Battle Paddles.
The first game ever took place on Monday in Central Park. Unfortunately, the scheduling did not allow me to make the first game so I can't give you the play by play that the game deserves, but from all accounts it was crazy fun. Bones, Kid Myach and Mav were all present and several local maniacs showed up for it, including one we hadn't seen for years (shout out to Caffeine). They all gave the game hugely positive reviews.
From what I understand, there was a huge learning curve involved in the first game so it took a minute for everyone to get the hang of the rules, the strategies and the fast paced catches on the paddle. But by the second half there were some highlight goals, steals and passes that everybody was talking about the next day.
We'll be playing again next week and anyone who is within driving/walking/subwaying distance of Central Park is invited. We'll be bringing plenty of Battle Paddles so don't worry if you don't have a set. We're already expecting a much bigger turn out for the second go-round so it's entirely possible that we'll have two games going side by side next week.
Bones hasn't set the date next week (he's probably waiting for me to write the schedule for next week, which I'll be doing tonight), but when I have the date it'll be posted here. Or you could just join the Ultimate Myachi page on Facebook. Then you'll know as soon as I do.
Consider this blog to be a bit of a preview for the game. I hope to post a more detailed breakdown next week that will include the rules of play, some pics and some video of a game in action.
And if you have a fun idea for a Myachi game or a Myachi sport, let me know. While we've got a group of maniacs together who are looking for a workout, we'd love a chance to try something new. If you have any ideas, leave them in the comments section below. Or go all Bones with it and just make a FB page, announce the game and do all the leg work to make it happen. That's even better.
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