Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > Close your eyes while doing poi
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newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
I've been poi:ing (?) for almost two weeks now and I've learned alot. It's really fun and cool, and I really think that it's time for me to order some real poi so I get used to something else than my homemade made of simple rope.....
Anyhow, I didn't know when I could say that I can master a move, so I tried to close my eyes while doing it... DANG! I slapped to poi into my face.... This was when I was doing reversed BTB weave... So, I tried another move, some simple weave, reversed weave, and BTB weave... I did it! With closed eyes! Now I can do 360 degrees turn while doing the weave and with closed eyes! It's a really good training to see if you really are that good that you believe! Well, I guess you veterans allready knew this, but I found it very helpful!
So, all newbies out there, try it out! It makes you feel more secure on the move!
I've been poi:ing (?) for almost two weeks now and I've learned alot. It's really fun and cool, and I really think that it's time for me to order some real poi so I get used to something else than my homemade made of simple rope.....
Anyhow, I didn't know when I could say that I can master a move, so I tried to close my eyes while doing it... DANG! I slapped to poi into my face.... This was when I was doing reversed BTB weave... So, I tried another move, some simple weave, reversed weave, and BTB weave... I did it! With closed eyes! Now I can do 360 degrees turn while doing the weave and with closed eyes! It's a really good training to see if you really are that good that you believe! Well, I guess you veterans allready knew this, but I found it very helpful!
So, all newbies out there, try it out! It makes you feel more secure on the move!
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
I discovered I could do the inverted 3bt cleanly by trying it with my eyes closed- the feel was so improved I was actually isolating it better than when I was looking
I discovered I could do the inverted 3bt cleanly by trying it with my eyes closed- the feel was so improved I was actually isolating it better than when I was looking
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Location: kent/brum, uk
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Location: kent/brum, uk
Posted:
you know you've got a tangle sorted when you can do it with your eyes shut - and it looks so swish too
you know you've got a tangle sorted when you can do it with your eyes shut - and it looks so swish too
i cdnoult blveiee taht i cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht i was rdanieg!
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Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
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Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
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Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
I actually find it a little harder to spin with my eyes closed.
I tend to hit myself a lot when i have my eyes closed, i been playing around with closing my eyes recently. Although i don;t keep my eye on the poi when I have my eyes open, i think i can just kind of judge where the poi are though.
I actually find it a little harder to spin with my eyes closed.
I tend to hit myself a lot when i have my eyes closed, i been playing around with closing my eyes recently. Although i don;t keep my eye on the poi when I have my eyes open, i think i can just kind of judge where the poi are though.
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
Posted:
i usually ask myself if i left the iron on while swingin... and hit myself the whole time, maybe i should try closing my eyes and still hit myself like allways, at least it will be something new.
i usually ask myself if i left the iron on while swingin... and hit myself the whole time, maybe i should try closing my eyes and still hit myself like allways, at least it will be something new.
Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin 'Calvin & Hobbes'
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Location: South Wales
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Location: South Wales
Posted:
THe way I see it.. if you can do something poi wise with your eyes closed... you have it learnt.
and its the same for juggling if you can look through the pattern.
THe way I see it.. if you can do something poi wise with your eyes closed... you have it learnt.
and its the same for juggling if you can look through the pattern.
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
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Posted:
thinking about leaving my iron on its for me a way to look through the pattern, but i still cant avoid to hit myself sometimes
ill just go practice practice practice...
thinking about leaving my iron on its for me a way to look through the pattern, but i still cant avoid to hit myself sometimes
ill just go practice practice practice...
Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin 'Calvin & Hobbes'
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Location: South Wales
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Posted:
have you tried practising?
I heard that helps....
have you tried practising?
I heard that helps....
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
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Posted:
thats what im usually doing when im not typing here...
*hmmm... thinks he should get a life*
thats what im usually doing when im not typing here...
*hmmm... thinks he should get a life*
Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin 'Calvin & Hobbes'
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addict
584 posts
Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
addict
584 posts
Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
Posted:
I spin with my eyes closed all the time. I love it, it makes me feel clever!!!
I spin with my eyes closed all the time. I love it, it makes me feel clever!!!
Never hold your farts in! They travel up your spine, go into your brain and that's where shitty idea's come from.
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not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
i cant spin with my eyes shut but if pushed i can spin in total blackness, i have witnesses...
i cant spin with my eyes shut but if pushed i can spin in total blackness, i have witnesses...
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
Spinning blindfolded is fun... I find that I can actually spin better blindfolded than I can when I'm watching. You can feel where everything is and become more aware of where bits of you are. I've never tried blindfolded with fire though.
Spinning blindfolded is fun... I find that I can actually spin better blindfolded than I can when I'm watching. You can feel where everything is and become more aware of where bits of you are. I've never tried blindfolded with fire though.
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newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
I got to try that iron thing out :P
Does anyone know a good thread where the buzzsaw is described, I really want to know what that is!
I got to try that iron thing out :P
Does anyone know a good thread where the buzzsaw is described, I really want to know what that is!
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
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Location: South Wales
Posted:
Written by: MiG
However, a buzzsaw is where you shorten your poi a bit, and spin them both inside your arms.
annoying boy
160 posts
Location: Sweden
160 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
i spun quite a lot with closed eyes before, and found it helpful. i don't know why i've forgot to practise that...
oli: it's ok for you to screw up with cloed eyes, because those tricks you'll try is probably more advanced than the tricks i'll be preforming in the end of this year. >_<
i spun quite a lot with closed eyes before, and found it helpful. i don't know why i've forgot to practise that...
oli: it's ok for you to screw up with cloed eyes, because those tricks you'll try is probably more advanced than the tricks i'll be preforming in the end of this year. >_<
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it's you friend!
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newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
newbie
19 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
Haha, I didn't see that someone allrdy had said what I buzzsaw was!
Is it hard, and is it dangerous? I mean, you can hit yourself with fire in your face, and can you be hit by sparks?
Haha, I didn't see that someone allrdy had said what I buzzsaw was!
Is it hard, and is it dangerous? I mean, you can hit yourself with fire in your face, and can you be hit by sparks?
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
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Location: South Wales
Posted:
No one said what it was.
I just searched and found that so you didnt even have to click a button to goto another page
"Is it hard, and is it dangerous? I mean, you can hit yourself with fire in your face, and can you be hit by sparks? " - Im going to assume you are talking about doing a buzzsaw here..
Is it hard: No.
and is it dangerous? only if you are spinning industrial grade search and rescue flares. Or spinning circular saws.
can (you) hit yourself with fire in your face: Yes you can. I dont know why you would want to though...
and can you be hit by sparks?: Only if you ask him first. or if you continued to use the industrial grade search and rescue flares, even after you knew of the dangers. Or when using wire wool. Or if you havent spun off properly and flaming paraffin htis you. or No, in other words.
No one said what it was.
I just searched and found that so you didnt even have to click a button to goto another page
"Is it hard, and is it dangerous? I mean, you can hit yourself with fire in your face, and can you be hit by sparks? " - Im going to assume you are talking about doing a buzzsaw here..
Is it hard: No.
and is it dangerous? only if you are spinning industrial grade search and rescue flares. Or spinning circular saws.
can (you) hit yourself with fire in your face: Yes you can. I dont know why you would want to though...
and can you be hit by sparks?: Only if you ask him first. or if you continued to use the industrial grade search and rescue flares, even after you knew of the dangers. Or when using wire wool. Or if you havent spun off properly and flaming paraffin htis you. or No, in other words.
newbie
9 posts
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
9 posts
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted:
I definately think this has something to do with a learning process
But i go by muscle memory, especially if im used to how my poi are weighted. I can do some routines/combos with my eyes closed, but know where the poi are at all times
I definately think this has something to do with a learning process
But i go by muscle memory, especially if im used to how my poi are weighted. I can do some routines/combos with my eyes closed, but know where the poi are at all times
Though I could use many large words to describe our predicament, all I can say is... "We're screwed."
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
Posted:
Ok ive had about it with closed eyes spinning, i tried some stuff out and it did work, was playing smothly, was even feeling proud of myself, until i had the idea to try a buzzsaw tangle
i think there are some moves you have to have your eyes open or be well trained in the jedi arts if not ull end up with a damaged lip just like me
Ok ive had about it with closed eyes spinning, i tried some stuff out and it did work, was playing smothly, was even feeling proud of myself, until i had the idea to try a buzzsaw tangle
i think there are some moves you have to have your eyes open or be well trained in the jedi arts if not ull end up with a damaged lip just like me
Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin 'Calvin & Hobbes'
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Look! I'm Darth Bunny!
446 posts
Location: Sunny South Africa
Look! I'm Darth Bunny!
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Location: Sunny South Africa
Posted:
I found that with most moves having my eyes closed helps. I can try a move that Im not getting over and over, but then I just close my eyes and sort of "feel"
the way the poi moves. I find that learning the "feel" works better for me than learning the way it looks, cant say it works for ALL the moves though...
I found that with most moves having my eyes closed helps. I can try a move that Im not getting over and over, but then I just close my eyes and sort of "feel"
the way the poi moves. I find that learning the "feel" works better for me than learning the way it looks, cant say it works for ALL the moves though... Do what you want coz a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!
Yo ho fiddle dee dee, being a pirate is alright to be,
Do what you want coz a pirate is free,
You are a pirate!
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HOP librarian
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Location: Prague, Czech. Republic
HOP librarian
1,841 posts
Location: Prague, Czech. Republic
Posted:
When you close your eyes you loose one king of perception, so it looks like than the others, like to smell,to touch,to hear are more connected and it can bring different kind of feeling while spinnig.
Poi lives from rhythm so if you hear a sound, to see what's around isnt needed and if you can hit yourself?, of course, all the time,
:R
When you close your eyes you loose one king of perception, so it looks like than the others, like to smell,to touch,to hear are more connected and it can bring different kind of feeling while spinnig.
Poi lives from rhythm so if you hear a sound, to see what's around isnt needed and if you can hit yourself?, of course, all the time
,:R
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Location: Here and There... mostly there., Germany
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Posted:
u might be right, but my lip still hurts
u might be right, but my lip still hurts
Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin 'Calvin & Hobbes'
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just a shadow of my former self...
205 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
just a shadow of my former self...
205 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Posted:
yea, spinning with ur eyes closed is good, it helps me get the feel once i have a move but its still abit messy, getting the move to start with tho i need my eyes open, to see where things are, why the move isnt working...and to giv me some warning when poi come flying at ur face--that split second warning can make all the difference...
yea, spinning with ur eyes closed is good, it helps me get the feel once i have a move but its still abit messy, getting the move to start with tho i need my eyes open, to see where things are, why the move isnt working...and to giv me some warning when poi come flying at ur face--that split second warning can make all the difference...
It took a while, but once their numbers dropped from 50 down to 8, the other dwarves started to suspect Hungry.
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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
I find that I don't need my eyes open to know when my poi are flying towards my face... It makes me feel tough when I dodge poi blindfolded.
I find that I don't need my eyes open to know when my poi are flying towards my face... It makes me feel tough when I dodge poi blindfolded.
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HOP librarian
1,841 posts
Location: Prague, Czech. Republic
HOP librarian
1,841 posts
Location: Prague, Czech. Republic
Posted:
It need a strong self-control to get into it. Fire is in your hands, you feel it every moment. There is no body, there is no space, there is you and fire, that evolve energy to flow. Trance, you can get into a trance where everything is possible.
Its so far and you can touch it, you feel it, no, stop it. Start again. Its position of spirit and body, dance, movement, some kind of meditation. Forget trick, forget moves, listen the rhythm
light,
:R
EDITED_BY: Richee (1117990752)
It need a strong self-control to get into it. Fire is in your hands, you feel it every moment. There is no body, there is no space, there is you and fire, that evolve energy to flow. Trance, you can get into a trance where everything is possible.
Its so far and you can touch it, you feel it, no, stop it. Start again. Its position of spirit and body, dance, movement, some kind of meditation. Forget trick, forget moves, listen the rhythm
light,
:R
EDITED_BY: Richee (1117990752)
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Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Posted:
I saw a somewhat recent video of Nick Woolsey spinning at a club of some sort with his eyes closed. Of course he was flawless and the closed eyes added soo much to his performance its rediculous. He looked like he was sleeping and dreaming his movements. What a bastage
I saw a somewhat recent video of Nick Woolsey spinning at a club of some sort with his eyes closed. Of course he was flawless and the closed eyes added soo much to his performance its rediculous. He looked like he was sleeping and dreaming his movements. What a bastage
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
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la di da di da
147 posts
Location: North Wales
la di da di da
147 posts
Location: North Wales
Posted:
i love spinning tail poi with my eyes closed to soft music.....its so therapeutic
i love spinning tail poi with my eyes closed to soft music.....its so therapeutic
just a crazee daisy living in a crazy world
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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
Word.
Written by: Richee
It need a strong self-control to get into it. Fire is in your hands, you feel it every moment. There is no body, there is no space, there is you and fire, that evolve energy to flow. Trance, you can get into a trance where everything is possible.
Its so far and you can touch it, you feel it, no, stop it. Start again. Its position of spirit and body, dance, movement, some kind of meditation. Forget trick, forget moves, listen the rhythm
light,
:R
Word.
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no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
if it was total blackness how could your witnesses have seen you doing it?
:P
Written by: oli
i cant spin with my eyes shut but if pushed i can spin in total blackness, i have witnesses...
if it was total blackness how could your witnesses have seen you doing it?
:P
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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enthusiast
270 posts
Location: USA
enthusiast
270 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
Spinning with your eyes closed teaches you to feel the pull of the poi on your fingers. As a big fan of slow, gentle, constant pulling on the poi, I like spinning with my eyes closed.
EDITED_BY: Orbit (1118568067)
Spinning with your eyes closed teaches you to feel the pull of the poi on your fingers. As a big fan of slow, gentle, constant pulling on the poi, I like spinning with my eyes closed.
EDITED_BY: Orbit (1118568067)
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1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
thats what i like about spinning with sox.
that inertial force is funtastic!
thats what i like about spinning with sox.
that inertial force is funtastic!
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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