August 8Th #2 How to cut top of the head
How to cut top of the head
Stand with the 2 o’clock foot position, pull out hair from the top section of head.
1) The 2 o’clock foot position:
the left foot moves to 12 o’clock position.
The right foot moves to 2 o’clock position while right heel aligns with left foot heel line.
This is what I call the 2 o’clock position.
The below photos will further illustrate
2) the right side view 3) the back view 4) left side view
2) the right side view 3) the back view 4) left side view
1) If you are either tall or have long arms, you will obviously put more space between yourself and the cutting head.
2) If you are a short person as I am, your left shoulder will move forward to compensate so that your left arm will be parallel to the cutting line.
3) In this case, your right foot will open up toward three o’clock position, though the left foot will remain at 12 o’cloc
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I will demonstrate the procedure: (keep in mind that I am not a tall person)
1) Stand close to the chair, left elbow aligns with the cutting line, and pull out the hair.
2) The left shoulder doesn’t move forward as much as a put more space between yourself and the cutting head.. The left hand is parallel to the cutting head
.3) The foot position is set at 2 o’clock position.
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The below photo will show illustrate the hand position from different angle.
1) As you look at the frontal view, left hand is parallel to top of the head.
2) With the right side and left side view, you will notice the left foot is at the center of chair, the left shoulder moves forward toward the cutting line, and left arm and elbow have aligned to the cutting line.
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The photos below show how the cutter’s body position changes as the haircut
progresses from the front to the back. ( You notice that the her upper body keeps the same posture though there’s movement in lower body.)
progresses from the front to the back. ( You notice that the her upper body keeps the same posture though there’s movement in lower body.)
Weeraya has taken three seminars. Let’s see how she is doing.
1) Keep in mind that she is left handed. The over all impression is good.
2) Though we can’t see her right hand, her left hand is close to the cutting line. It looks good.
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3) Foot position: Unfortunately, her right foot is not at 12 o’clock position and her left foot position points to 3 o’clock position. With this stance you will most likely have a tendency to twist your upper body. Because of the awkward body alignment, without conscious effort, you will put extra effort cutting the line parallel to the head.
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How’s Faith doing?
1) I am giving an advice that her left hand is vertical to the head instead of parallel to the head!
2) Because her shoulder didn’t move forward, her left elbow is behind the cutting line.
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3) Her left foot is not sufficiently placed close enough to the chair, the tendency is that her whole body inclines forward.
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#4) I show her to move the left elbow to the cutting line. This is a great improvement
from what she started with, don’t you agree?
from what she started with, don’t you agree?
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5) There’s much improvement on position of her left arm and elbow, though her left hand is more vertical than ideal parallel to the top of the head.
Anna and Faith works at the same salon,
though this is the first time she is taking my seminar.Thus the culling line will be slanted.
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3) I am pointing out that her left hand is not parallel to the head.
4) Because her left shoulder is not sufficiently moved forward, you see her right heel is lifted and her upper body inclines forward.
4) Because her left shoulder is not sufficiently moved forward, you see her right heel is lifted and her upper body inclines forward.
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For Yolanda,
this is the second time she is taking my seminar.
1) Her left arm is on the cutting line even though her left shoulder has moved forward?
2) Her left shoulder has not still moved forward, though her left elbow is on the cutting line, and her left hand is parallel to the head.
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3) With further examination, I found out why the discrepancy.
It was due to her foot foot position.
Though her left foot is at 12 o’clock position, her right heel is opened to more toward one o’clock position.
Therefore she overcompensates by inclining her whole body forward. This will create left side of head is cut shorter than right side of the head.
4) Her left elbow is on the cutting line. Her angle of left angle is more triangular than my elbow angle which is a bit more mild angle.
4) Her left elbow is on the cutting line. Her angle of left angle is more triangular than my elbow angle which is a bit more mild angle.
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Sandy
is attending my seminar for the first time.
1) Though she has seen the other students’ work, I decided to explain to her the proceduer once more.
2) Her left hand is more vertical, that I ask her to correct it
3) Then I ask her to proceed to pull out the hair to the cutting line.
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4) Her body stays rather flat to the head, and the arm hasn’t moved to the cutting line.
5) Foot position: Her left foot is at 1 o’clock and her right foot is at 2 o’clock. Her whole body plane is shifted to the side.
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6) Therefore, her left hand fails to be parallel to the cutting head.
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This is Connie Chang.
Connie
has been taken my seminar for four times.
When she comes to my class, she will always bring her friends to join her.
When she comes to my class, she will always bring her friends to join her.
She is pretty busy at the salon that she seldom has time to review what she learned. Therefore,
her trick is to come to my seminar and get some coaching and advice.
1) Let’s check and see how she is does the top section from the front proceeding to crown. Observe her body motion, arm placement and foot placement (position).
What do you think?
One thing I am concerned is that her left shoulder is not sufficiently moved into forward when she starts to cut the very front section.
Perhaps, it is so because she left space between the head and her body.
Therefore, her whole body is bending forward?
Let’s check in more detail:
2) If you compare my body position, it is more apparent that her body is bending forward.
3) If you look at the top of her body, her shoulder is NOT forward instead her body compensates by bending her body.
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4) The real culprit is the foot position!
If you look at the area l shot (comparing with the right illustrated photo), you see the tip of her both feet pointing the same direction, inside of proper 2 o’clock position.
If you look at the area l shot (comparing with the right illustrated photo), you see the tip of her both feet pointing the same direction, inside of proper 2 o’clock position.
Therefore the axiom of her body is shifted off to the right. If she continues to cut with this body position, the top section will not be finished with uniformly
5) left had is parallel line to top of the head.
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For James,
this is his first attendance in my seminar.
1) You will notice right away that his hand position is not quite right!I I try to show him how to do it, but he fails to do it.
I am quite sure you have noticed the reason. His arm and elbow is not at the cutting position.
2) His left shoulder has not moved sufficiently forward. Therefore he extends his arm.
3) Foot position: The tip of his both feet are pointing the same direction, indicating the body axiom has shifted away from the center. ( The proper position is 2 o’clock position)
4) Because his left hand is complete off from the parallel line, this will make hard to cut the entire top section parallel to the top of head.
Ha le
also taking my seminar for the fairest time.
1) As always, I will explain the hand position and the elbow position. I wonder if she understood,,,?
2) Her left elbow is on the cutting line, but her left shoulder hasn’t moved forward.
3) If we look at only the upper body, it looks like bending forward.
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3) Foot position: Though her left foot is at 12 o’clock and her right foot is at 2 o’clock, her left heel is going up. Because her left shoulder hasn’t moved forward, she bend over forward to align her elbow to the cutting line.
4) Look at her hand. With her body positioning, her hand end up being slanted.
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For Michell,
this is her second time taking my seminar.
She seems to understand in her mind, but her body hasn’t learnt.
She seems to understand in her mind, but her body hasn’t learnt.
1) The top of the head in the middle section, she appears to be just standing.
Her left shoulder hasn’t moved forward.
Her left shoulder hasn’t moved forward.
2) Let’s check her upper body. Her left elbow is behind the cutting line, not align to it.
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#3) Foot position:
It appears to be good. However her left foot doesn’t define quite 12 o’clock position. (She needs to take a full step forward) This naturally forces her to bend forward
.4) That is the reason, her hand is at the slanted angle, and her elbow is behind the cutting line.
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This is Brenda’s
first seminar attendance though she has attended my Long Beach show workshop previously.
1) When I told her to pay attention to her left hand angle,
2) She shifted her entire body to the side
3) Her left elbow and arm is behind the cutting line, she picks up the hair sideway because of awkward body position.
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4) For her upper body, her left shoulder did move forward, but her cut line is not still parallel to top of the head.
5) Foot position: Though her foot position is at 2 o’clock, her body is away from the cutting axiom because her feet spread out. (not a true 2 o’clock position)
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This section,
we will learn how it should be done with demonstration by our instructor Taka.
(This gave me an opportunity to take some pictures!)
1) He is showing the essence of cutting the Round Layered Haircut, standing at cutting model’s side.
2) Body position: He is standing feet apart, parallel to each other and parallel to cutting line. His left elbow and arm is not at cutting position.
3) Foot position: His foot is aligned parallel to each other. It should be so that his left foot should be placed a half foot forward in order to cut at ease.
4) Hand movement: As he is pulling out the hair from scalp, his left hand is at slanted angle.
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5) Here he is cutting different section from the top section, his left elbow and arm is still lagging behind the cutting line.
6) Because of that, the hair is cut on a slanted angle. ( I can’t see his foot position, he may well be standing both feet parallel to each other.)
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Taka and I have been working together for five years. Prior to this, he had more than five years in this business in Japan.
He has studied, practiced and understand my concept of haircutting.
However, when he is totally immersed in teaching, he totally forgot about foot position.
The same thing happens to me while I’m cutting client’s hair and while I am engaged in a wonderful conversation.
The big difference from other stylists is that we know how to remedy the situation/problem.
James, how’s your foot position? 2) And the hand angle?
HA Le
3) Foot position: The foot and the elbow position are satisfactory, However, instead of pulling the hair straight out, she pulled the hair rolling toward her, thus end up with slanted hand angle. ( too bad!)
4) When you are standing behind the cutting head, the foot position should be at 2 o’clock position. She seems to be standing both feet being parallel? As you ckeck the image in mirror, her tendency is to pull the hair toward her, instead of pulling straight out.
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1) For you, the chair is too high! Please adjust the chair to your comfortable height!!
I have observed that all students has the same situation.
The left elbow and arm is BEHIND the cutting line therefore the hand position is SLANTED creating cut line being one side shorter!!
Now the below photos show that left elbow and arm is ON the cutting line.
The foot position also shows correct position.
The foot position also shows correct position.
you see what to do the top of the hair
whey you need even hair cut ?
I have been emphatically mentioning about the precision of cutting straight line.
Why does it matter?
Why does it matter?
Most likely clients don’t seem to care that much about it.
Would it be so that the hair design is more important.
or, clientele service is more important?
What if the cut is perfect, but client is not satisfied with the haircut.
or, clientele service is more important?
What if the cut is perfect, but client is not satisfied with the haircut.
I know you have tossed these questions in your head many times.
Even a good hair cut doesn’t guarantee the satisfaction by clientele though you might put your whole heart to it.
A sound and good hair cut and clientele’s satisfaction is two different things.
It is as though comparing apples and oranges.
From the hair cutters’ position, we would like to be able to create hairstyle and design, or be able to copy the latest hair trend.
We would like to have a complete freedom to cut hair.
Hair cut is done with cutting and connecting small section of straight lines.
Normally the straight line could be drawn with a ruler.
Unfortunately we don’t have a ruler.
For this dilemma,
I have research and developed the system that creates precision haircut technique that enable us to be able to oblige the dilemma as close and humanly as possible.
As we have seen in our session,
how important it is to grasp that even a minute change in body, foot, arm, and hand position will alter the outcome of finished product.
By thoroughly understanding the importance of the positioning, you are equipped with technique that is adaptable to any situation, any line you want to create. The choice is up to you.
The most important thing for you is to know how to cut hair evenly, start to finish.
That is the start line for cutting hair precisely and creatively.
