Kennedy and Controversy
Channel: TheGuyWhoSkisWithPoi
Date: 2015-02-10

The back story behind the controversy over kennedy:
The original notation that was sent to me was "correctly" written down. However, upon reading the notation I identified what looked so much like an error that I altered the notation to move the chop from the juggler A line to the juggler B line (This also changes the direction of the substitution - a change in the manipulator line, which I hadn't noticed that I made while editing this video). This revision seemed the more obvious direction for the chop, given the orientation of the manipulators for the following instruction. I taught this version from the revised notation and thus the controversial kennedy started to be a thing. There seems to be no other videos of the pattern available (until now). I understand that my first video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N3_GH7qYEo has caused some controversy, particularly in Germany. My apologies to all involved.



Aidan notation for both patterns:

"ps":= pass self
"ss":= self self
"SA-B":= Substitute from juggler A to juggler B
"IA-B":= Intercept from juggler A to juggler B (note that at an intercept instruction the juggler that was the destination of the club and the manipulator that performed the intercept change places)
"CM-N":= Carry from manipulator M to manipulator N

Kennedy notation:

A: ps |ss |cs |ss | Becomes juggler B
B: ps |ss |ps |ss | Becomes juggler A
M: SA-B |SB-B |IA-B |CM-N | Becomes manipulator N
N: SB-A |SA-A |SA-B |SN-B | Becomes manipulator M



Controversial Kennedy Notation: 

There is one round of four count and then the pattern begins

A: ps |ss |ps |ss | Becomes juggler B
B: ps |ss |cs |ss | Becomes juggler A
M: SA-B |SB-B |IA-B |CM-N | Becomes manipulator N
N: SB-A |SA-A |SB-A |SN-B | Becomes manipulator M

Starting positions in the video:
A patterned red shirt (right)
B dress (left)
M is blue shirt (middle-right)
N plain red shirt (middle left)