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What moves are not recommended for fire poi?

      
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#858590 - 18/03/08 07:14 PM What moves are not recommended for fire poi?
linx Offline
newbie

Registered: 18/03/08
Hi, as the title...I am new to fire poi.

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#858591 - 18/03/08 08:39 PM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: linx]
oli Offline
not with cactus

Registered: 24/07/03
Loc: bristol/ southern eastern devo...
ones that you need to hold on to the bit thats on fire for more than a brief moment....
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#858592 - 19/03/08 03:21 AM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: oli]
Nate Offline
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Registered: 05/08/04
Loc: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
anything which you dont feel too confident with yet, but anything can be done with fire poi with enough practice
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#858593 - 19/03/08 11:10 PM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: Nate]
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Registered: 04/11/05
Loc: Palmerston North


Espcially complicated wraps i.e. Spirall or Neck Wraps.

If you get tangled then you will get burnt as a good friend of mine did with a spirall wrap.

That said and done, if you feel you can do it confidently then go for it.
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#858594 - 20/03/08 07:03 AM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: DarkFyre]
GeoffonTour04 Offline
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Registered: 30/11/05
Loc: Oxford
I do spiral wraps because they look awesome, however I do quite often get burned from doing so. I try to wear a long sleeve hoodie, if I don't have a hood/hat I avoid stuff near my head cause I got really fluffy hair that would go up in a second.

I didn't do thread the needle for a while cause I kept getting them tangled up in such a way that they were difficult to get off, but I eventually worked out a method (point arms straight down & shake em).

Wouldn't try a neck wrap just cause the neck is a sensitive area if you got burned there it would really hurt, although if it was back of the neck & I had them practiced to a tee I'd consider it.

So, basically it's up to you, but don't hurt yourself trying silly things.

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#858595 - 21/03/08 05:17 AM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: GeoffonTour04]
faithinfire Offline
Carpal \'Tunnel

Registered: 27/01/06
Loc: Wisconsin
No neck work and nothing that you aren't really really comfortable with.

Like for me, I am very comfortable with TTN so I would do it. But I am not with spirals, so I wouldn't
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#858596 - 03/04/08 12:46 AM Re: What moves are not recommended for fire poi? [Re: faithinfire]
BurdaA Offline
Sacrebleu

Registered: 20/07/07
Loc: At the quiet limit
Face or genital wraps? Accidental or otherwise. To avoid the latter... simply apply clothes to affected area.
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