Staff Philosophy

hehe, is that meant to be a revelation? i still want to laugh about it

hehe i like watching this thread! some smart staffers here!

It is not a question of intelligence PyroMattman, but merely a state of mind.

@ drudwyn

yeah I also like to tell everyone that just I started yesterday - every day

a state of mind? is that one of the states in america? i dont think its in australia.......

It is a far away state, brought closer to reality through the graceful movements of staff.

My philosophy of staff is to think of them like a woman...at first you keep them at arms length, she could be dangerous remember. Then as the atmosphere heats up, she starts to tease you, running her handle across your wrist then upto you neck. Soon (If you're lucky) she starts to move majestically around your body with no nook or cranny un-explored.
Sometimes you're blessed with many at once...the sexy danger factor increases and of course you ubercoolness rating goes up. But juggling them can be difficult (Just remember, two should never cross paths). But most of the time, the heat dies down after a while or you just drop her one day. She hits you a little too hard in the face maybe, and you're not sure if you want to carry on. You CAN get the better of her in the end...you just have to keep on trying. And if you persist she'll one day be your biatch forever... HEHE

I think this may be the key...I went and had a spin just after writing this, and I don't know what happened. Everything clicked...Angel Rolls, Jesus', lots of weird shoulder rolly stuff. Even silly little things like, burn-off to balance on the foot into static steve...Loving it...shame it's 1am and I've got to try and get to sleep for work tomorrow...Just not enough spinning hours in the day

i dont particularly understand any of this, so big up staff

So, what have we proved, other than staffers are more poets than philosophers?

Maybe that's it, maybe that's the revelation. It certainly ties this thread to Ben's thread.

Poi is about philosophy, whereas staff is about poetry.

I'm happy with that.

My new philosophy of staff is more like a zen joke:

Q) "What's the worst thing about spinning poi?"

A) "Having to tell your parents you're gay."

You beauty.

Hardly. With those things your parents know already.

hahha lmao thats classic. i heard another funny thing today some kid on the bus said "my love for you is like diarrhea, you cant stop it." laughed for a good 10mins.

Haikus eh? Sweet...

* Ouch series *
Effortlessly one,
united in each contact,
until staff meets head.

Faster, and faster!
Staff slams into the bad place,
I weep bitterly.

* Ok, I'll really try series *
Powerful circles,
splitting night into patterns,
moonlight drowns in fire.

Eyes are not needed,
body flows into the fire,
burning away sense.

There ones was a man from Nantucket...
who carried around Parafin in a bucket,
teenagers pointed and laughed at his passing,
and being quite fed up with harrasing,
he beat them with a stick.
Oh and it was on fire.

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Staff slams into the bad place,
I weep bitterly.

my thoughts on staff Vs. poi philosophy:
when spinnig poi, jiggle your hips and dance like a girl
when spinning staff stamp your feet and jump around