"I wasn’t born flexible, so every time I do it, it hurts. It never really gets better, where I don’t feel anything at all.
"But I keep doing it, because I love the reaction it gets.
"It gives me great satisfaction. It’s worth it."
The 32-year-old Ghanaian acrobat and contortionist will perform at the George Street Market today, with a dynamic act celebrating creativity and his African cultural heritage, featuring impressive juggling and balancing with traditional African dishpans, and fitting his entire body through the head of a "very small" tennis racket.
"If my head can fit through, the rest of my body can fit through."
Mr Arhinful said he started his unique form of performance art when he was 14, in his hometown of Accra.
"There was a football field where all the kids played football, and the nearby school had an arts, entertainment and folk dance group which also practised on the park.
"One day I saw them practising and I was very amazed and I went there a lot, to watch the group practise."
Eventually, the group noticed his interest and invited him to join in, and the rest was history.
From there, he started introducing more acrobatics and contortion into his list of skills.
"I started putting my leg behind my neck, dislocating my arms and doing some juggling."
And when he was 19, he and a small group of friends were invited to Taipei, Taiwan, to perform in a circus.
"We thought it was just a hobby at that time, but it has become my career."
He said if his mother had known what he was doing on the football field all those years ago, she would not have approved.
"She thought I was playing football.
"When you are playing on the streets, football is the only thing that your parents will accept.
"Apart from that, anything that you do is a risk and a waste of time."
He said his show was designed to make people grimace, but it also had moments of comedy.
"At the end of the show, I want people to feel inspired and have a smile on their face.
"Smiles are very important to me."
The George Street Market starts at 10am and is the next evolution of the popular Thieves Alley Market, with shops, stallholders, eateries, food trucks, artisans and performers.
