Article in Inside Stunts
Inside stunts is THE magazine for the stuntbusiness. Xion appeared in this magazine in the summer of 2007.
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Issue "summer 2007"
A revolution in human body protection!
Two and a half years ago we, Simon and Rene (two stuntman from Holland), read an article in a scientific magazine
which changed our, and possible many others' lives.
Impact protection in the stunt business has traditionally been provided by bulky, rigid protectors from all walks of
sport life. This is not always ideal as it forces a compromise between the amount of protection you can accept and
the freedom of movement you can enjoy. Other than that it is always showing when you pad up what often in itself causes
stress on set between production and stunt-crew. Resulting in compromising safety and sense for the best shot!
"This is why we came up with the idea to develop Xion, the first ever stunt padding line. It will provide protection but
will hardly show under what ever clothes the production company wants you to wear. Besides this, it won't restrict
movement in any way," tells Rene.
The pads used are called d3o (dee-three-oh) which is a specially engineered revolutionary material made of Intelligent Molecules.
They flow with you as you move but on shock/impact lock together (in a fraction of a second) to absorb the impact d3o
technology negates this trade-off by providing a high degree of protection AND total freedom of movement.
d3o was first used by the US & Canadian ski teams in the Winter Olympics in Turin in the Giant Slalom event,
where athletes hit the gates at 60mph. After using d3o in their suits, they won't wear anything else!
Not only the men will love our stunt padding but our women's line too is a unique new feature. Stuntwomen often are
unable to pad up in any way because of the fact that most of the time their outfits are just some skimpy clothes!
Now with this stunt padding line (hot pants, tank top, elbow and knee protectors all in skin colour) they too can protect
their body. Simon: "Let's not forget, our body is our tool to get the job done so we need to take care of it the best we can."
