Master Forward & Reverse Fishtails
Learn the roll that connects mind, body and staff.
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Course Drops Nov 28. Early price available to waitlist only.
If you want to move with more precision, patience and rhythm:
Fishtails are the next step.
This is more than a flashy roll.
Fishtails teach real control.
You’ll learn how to move the staff without gripping it. Relying on timing, alignment and sensitivity instead.
They sharpen your proprioception.Â
Your ability to feel where your body and staff are in space.
That means better control, smoother transitions and deeper flow.
It’s nervous system recalibration
Skin to staff instead of grip to staff shifts how you focus.
You train presence instead of pressure. Awareness instead of force.
What You’ll Learn
Fishtails aren’t just a move. They train your nervous system to slow down, feel more and move with intention.
This course teaches you how to:
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Build forward and reverse fishtails with clean mechanics and a repeatable structure
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Sharpen your timing, rhythm and body awareness through direct skin to staff contact
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Shift from thinking to sensing, with patterns that regulate your focus and calm your system
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Develop flow that feels grounded, fluid, and sustainable, instead of frantic or forced
This is movement that changes you. The more you feel, the better it flows.
Join the Waitlist NowBonus Class: Fishtail Lab
(Live with Michelle on Dec 7)
After the course opens, you will have the option to join a one hour LIVE Fishtail Lab on Zoom.
Learn fishtails in a space that feels supportive and connected live with Michelle.
Ask questions, get live feedback, join the community
This lab is only available to Zero to Fishtail students.Â
The replay will be added inside your course library.
Details will go to the waitlist first.
Join the Waitlist Now Fishtails sharpen your focus, timing, and control because you feel every part of the roll.Â
Is This You?
You want more than tricks.
You want flow that feels good, works on your body’s terms and builds control you can actually use.
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Flow artists & staff spinners who want full-body control and smoother transitions.
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Performers, movers and martial artists building technical precision with artistic feel.
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Overthinkers & high achievers craving focused, nervous system reset through movement
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Beginners+ spinners ready for their next challenge: clean, connected rolls.
What's Inside...
Zero to Fishtail: The Complete Fishtail System
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Welcome
3 lessons- First Step to Mastery = A Solid Foundation
- How to Succeed at Staff Spinning
- FISHTAILS: Fishtails 101
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WARM UPS
2 lessons- Wrist Warm Up Exercises
- Shoulder Warm Up Exercises
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MODULE 1: Basic Building Blocks
3 lessons- LESSON 0: Basic Flow
- LESSON 1: Handrolls (Windshield Wiper)
- LESSON 1.5: Handroll Review
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MODULE 2: Forward Fishtails
4 lessons- LESSON 2: Forward Handroll 8's
- LESSON 3: Forward Half Fish 1 - Backside Entrance
- LESSON 4: Forward Half Fish 2 - Frontside Entrance
- LESSON 5: Full Fishtail - Forward
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MODULE 3: Reverse Fishtails
4 lessons- LESSON 6: Reverse Handroll 8's
- LESSON 7: Reverse Half Fish 1 - Frontside Entrance
- LESSON 8: Reverse Half Fish 2 - Backside Entrance
- LESSON 9: Full Fishtail Reverse
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MODULE 4: Fishtail Hybrids
3 lessons- LESSON 10: Wrist-Elbow Hybrid
- LESSON 11: Elbow-Wrist Hybrid (BONUS LESSON)
- LESSON 12: Fishtail Hybrids
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MODULE 5: Fishtail Application
3 lessons- Lesson 13: Fishtail Warm Up
- Lesson 14: What Tools Can You Fishtail?
- Lesson 15: Adding Fishtails to Flow
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TROUBLESHOOTING
2 lessons- Forward Fishtail Troubleshooting
- Reverse Fishtail Troubleshooting
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SIDE QUESTS V2
11 lessons- Side Quest: You Gotta Warm Up First!
- Side Quest: 100 Figure Eights to Flow Master
- Side Quest: 100 Handrolls to Glory
- Side Quest: 50 Handroll 8’s in a Row (Forward)
- Side Quest: Forward Fishtail Mastery
- Side Quest: Reverse Fishtail Mastery
- 🔥 MegaQuest: The Fishtail Wizard
- Side Quest: The Hybrid Gatekeeper
- Side Quest: Add Fishtails to Real Flow
- Side Quest: The Weirdest Tool You Can Fishtail
- 🧙‍♂️ FINAL BOSS QUEST: Become a Fishtail Wizard
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BONUS
3 lessons- BONUS LESSON: Wrist-Elbow Layout
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- Fishtail Lab (REPLAY)
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WHAT'S NEXT?
4 lessons- The End is JUST the Beginning...
- Thank You đź’ś
- 1000 Reps to Mastery
- Tips for Practicing
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Side Quests (don't use)
19 lessons- 0. Warm Up Your Wrists
- 0.5 Warm Up Your Shoulders
- 1. Basic Flow
- 2. Handrolls
- 1. Handroll 8's (Forward)
- 2. 50 in a Row Handroll 8's (Forward)
- 3. Half Fish 1 (Forward)
- 4. Half Fish 2 (Forward)
- 5. Full Fishtail (Forward)
- 1. Handroll 8's (Reverse)
- 2. 50 in a Row Handroll 8's (Reverse)
- 3. Half Fish 1 (Reverse)
- 4. Half Fish 2 (Reverse)
- 5. Full Fishtail (Reverse)
- Final Fishtail Boss Quest
- Wrist Elbow Hybrid
- Elbow Wrist Hybrid
- Forward Fishtail - Wrist Elbow Hybrid
- Reverse Fishtail - Wrist Elbow Hybrid
About Michelle C. Smith
World Champion baton twirler turned stunt performer and movement coach, Michelle C. Smith brings decades of movement mastery to her staff spinning system.
Their background spans world competition, film stunt work, and high-performance coaching. This gives her a rare blend of precision, artistry, and storytelling through movement.
Michelle’s staff spinning method breaks down complex mechanics into clear, teachable progressions that make advanced skills accessible to anyone—from martial artists to performers to total beginners. Her focus is on sustainable, embodied mastery. You don’t just learn faster. You move with purpose, fluidity, and joy.
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