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CheddarSILVER Member
newbie
2 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
Hi Everyone,

I'm actually in Perth (Oz) at the moment, but I'm moving to Melbourne at the end of this month for work. I was recently introduced to fire twirling by a friend (who use to perform) and was also referred to this site.

I've been lurking for a while now and thought that now'd be a good time to register an account since I'm actually interested in picking up fire twirling as a hobby when I'm in Melb.

Anyway, a bit about myself. My full name is Chi Sum Cheung (Chi for short). I was born in HK but have been living in Perth since I was 5. I work as an Oracle DBA (database administrator) and have a keen interest in all things computer related smile Other hobbies/interests includes reading, going out to movies, martial arts and (about to pick up) fire twirling smile

I haven't actually got any gear yet, so if anyone has any suggestions or hints for a new beginner, I'm all ears!

Cheers,
Chi

BirdGOLD Member
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hi Chi!

Welcome to HoP!

wave weavesmiley

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FIREBOY4209SILVER Member
The lone Fire Spinner
236 posts
Location: Channel islands Jersey UK


Posted:
Welcome to HOP Chi biggrin biggrin weavesmiley hug devil welcome bounce bounce2 clap welcome biggrin

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TabtI Doubt, Therefore I Might Be
1,007 posts
Location: Horsham


Posted:
welcome to HoP!!!!



ubbrollsmile bounce clap welcome clap bounce ubbrollsmile



what martial arts do you do?
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alien_oddityCarpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees


Posted:
wavehello welcome to HoP chi hug


A good tip i'd give to any beginner would be to get some long socks, a few plastic sandwich bags and some rice.

put them all together and you have your very own sock poi biggrin

happy spinning ubbrollsmile

tiathefairymember
42 posts
Location: Brissie


Posted:
hey!!! welcome to HoP!!
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CheddarSILVER Member
newbie
2 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
Thanks all for the welcome smile

Pretz, I've dabbled in a few martial arts... done ninjutsu (first martial art... still unlearning a few bad habits from it!), kung fu, judo, akido, free style (ie boxing)... learnt a bit of "kendo" (technically ninjanto) as part of ninjutsu, and mucked around with karma (pair of sickles) and sai (pair of "forks") a bit, which i've found really help out with fire twirling.

ravehead - thanks for the tip smile I've pulled out a bit of chain and have been swinging that around a bit, the sock is probably a little less destructive though smile Any particular tips as to what is good to start on? (poi? twirling stick? short/long staff?)

Love the free lessons on this site! (has really sped the learning process!) Hopefully I can have some photos to put up in the near future (when I reach melb!) smile

IgirisujinSILVER Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hi-de-hi wave



Theres a nice website which could give you rextra inspiration in poi move its called mots place , by the way mmmm cheddar ubbtickled *takes a bite out of cheddar* my favourite cheese.

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Juggling Jack FlashGOLD Member
Sneaking
1,207 posts
Location: Free falling through time, United Kingdom


Posted:
welcome to HoP, would you like some cheesecake?
If your into staff, I found that learning with a somewhat shorter staff was easier (about 5ft). biggrin

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blu_valleySILVER Member
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hey honey

welcome

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Bender_the_OffenderGOLD Member
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
welcome cheddar! i can help u out with finding melb meets. i sometimes DBA in MSSQL 97/2k and have some fire wushu weapons - let's practice with fire some time!

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boobookittyfudgeGOLD Member
sneaky little kitty
251 posts
Location: Missouri, USA


Posted:
 Written by: Brit_Joe



by the way mmmm cheddar ubbtickled *takes a bite out of cheddar* my favourite cheese.



Don't eat the newbies!

you want the truth? you can't handle the truth!

mmmmm...cheesecake



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