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Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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I'm sorry, i've *got* to tell you guys about this....so i haven't been spinning much for the last couple of weeks...got frustrated after learning all the basic moves, couldn't figure out a lot of the more advanced stuff, etc. i had already created a couple several minute routines to music, and i just got bored with the same moves. ***but get this***....tonight i picked up my poi and started playing with some of the moves i could never figure out. within an hour i had *mastered* the 5 beat weave *and* the quadruple corkscrew!!! this is crazy!!!im totally re-energized!!! okay, sorry, i just had to tell *someone*. if i call my girlfriend and yell thru the phone that i got the 5 beat weave and quad corkscrew down, she'll say, "um, okay, Bryan, um, thats nice." as if im a mental patient. so i figured you guys'd understand. thanx for listening. anyone else experience this phenomena? giving up on a move for a while, then returning and giving it a fair go with a fresh mind, and nailing it right away? last question, a technical one: my 5 beat weave seems a little weird, and i can't tell if its the same as the one on this site. in the regular weave, my right hand does 2 revolutions on the left side of my body, and 1 revolution on the right. opposite for the left hand. but in the 5beat weave, i think im still doing 2 revolutions on the left and 3 on the right with my right hand. it seems backwards, doesn't it? shouldn't i do 3 on the left and two on the right? i guess it doesn't matter, as long as it works. just curious if there was an easier(or different) way. thanx again, and happy swinging. -happy Heph
I'm sorry, i've *got* to tell you guys about this....so i haven't been spinning much for the last couple of weeks...got frustrated after learning all the basic moves, couldn't figure out a lot of the more advanced stuff, etc. i had already created a couple several minute routines to music, and i just got bored with the same moves. ***but get this***....tonight i picked up my poi and started playing with some of the moves i could never figure out. within an hour i had *mastered* the 5 beat weave *and* the quadruple corkscrew!!! this is crazy!!!im totally re-energized!!! okay, sorry, i just had to tell *someone*. if i call my girlfriend and yell thru the phone that i got the 5 beat weave and quad corkscrew down, she'll say, "um, okay, Bryan, um, thats nice." as if im a mental patient. so i figured you guys'd understand. thanx for listening. anyone else experience this phenomena? giving up on a move for a while, then returning and giving it a fair go with a fresh mind, and nailing it right away? last question, a technical one: my 5 beat weave seems a little weird, and i can't tell if its the same as the one on this site. in the regular weave, my right hand does 2 revolutions on the left side of my body, and 1 revolution on the right. opposite for the left hand. but in the 5beat weave, i think im still doing 2 revolutions on the left and 3 on the right with my right hand. it seems backwards, doesn't it? shouldn't i do 3 on the left and two on the right? i guess it doesn't matter, as long as it works. just curious if there was an easier(or different) way. thanx again, and happy swinging. -happy Heph
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Location: Bristol / London / Norwich / Chennai, India (UK) (...
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Location: Bristol / London / Norwich / Chennai, India (UK) (...
Posted:
There we go the best way to learn. If you can't do a move leave it a while, visualise it and then come back to it. congratulations manpeace outgarbo
There we go the best way to learn. If you can't do a move leave it a while, visualise it and then come back to it. congratulations manpeace outgarbo
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enthusiast
384 posts
Location: London, UK
enthusiast
384 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
haha i've been doing the 5-beat weave for some time now and i still haven't figured out if it's the same as the one on this side!!! well if it works, it works i guess!
well done on getting those moves Hephaestos; i can totally relate to your enthusiasm!happy swinging,Simos
haha i've been doing the 5-beat weave for some time now and i still haven't figured out if it's the same as the one on this side!!! well if it works, it works i guess!
well done on getting those moves Hephaestos; i can totally relate to your enthusiasm!happy swinging,Simos AnonymousPLATINUM Member
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Yeah, I've done that with a bunch of moves. Work on it, think on it, until I've hit a wall. Then leave it. Even if I don't think about, visualize it or anything, I can come back and my body has remembered it and over time absorbed it. It's really quite amazing when it happens, huh?Diana
Yeah, I've done that with a bunch of moves. Work on it, think on it, until I've hit a wall. Then leave it. Even if I don't think about, visualize it or anything, I can come back and my body has remembered it and over time absorbed it. It's really quite amazing when it happens, huh?Diana
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Great going Heph...and me too. It's how I learned most of the moves more complex than the thread the needle. Get my body into it then leave it alone. I find it flows much nicer than if I were to force it. Here's a hint...works for behind the back stuff too!
------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir...
Great going Heph...and me too. It's how I learned most of the moves more complex than the thread the needle. Get my body into it then leave it alone. I find it flows much nicer than if I were to force it. Here's a hint...works for behind the back stuff too!
------------------Pele Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir... Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
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45 posts
Location: Canada
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Location: Canada
Posted:
I'm Just beiginning learning some of the advanced moves. I learned to walk away from practice doing SOMTHING right. If I can't get a Move down in about 15 minutes, I go back to one I've already mastered (As Boring as they feel after a while) I have never been one for co-ordination so it takes me a long time to learn moves. For the longest time I couldn't understand the weave. Then it just hit me I picked it up and it worked... I was SO Happy! and just like you Hephaestos I couldn't tell any one cause they would be like " Umm..... Thats Nice... I Guess........ Whats the weave again?" Congrats!~spryte~
I'm Just beiginning learning some of the advanced moves. I learned to walk away from practice doing SOMTHING right. If I can't get a Move down in about 15 minutes, I go back to one I've already mastered (As Boring as they feel after a while) I have never been one for co-ordination so it takes me a long time to learn moves. For the longest time I couldn't understand the weave. Then it just hit me I picked it up and it worked... I was SO Happy! and just like you Hephaestos I couldn't tell any one cause they would be like " Umm..... Thats Nice... I Guess........ Whats the weave again?" Congrats!~spryte~
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79 posts
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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79 posts
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Posted:
thanx for all the replies, and support, guys...that was exactly what i wanted that non-swingers wouldn't know how to give!!!you guys rock!...off to weave and corscrew out my elation...-happy heph
thanx for all the replies, and support, guys...that was exactly what i wanted that non-swingers wouldn't know how to give!!!you guys rock!...off to weave and corscrew out my elation...-happy heph
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205 posts
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
205 posts
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted:
i'm waiting for the day that that happend with me for the reverse behind the back weave. oh, the day will come, but it's can't come soon enough.------------------Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, fire my spirit
i'm waiting for the day that that happend with me for the reverse behind the back weave. oh, the day will come, but it's can't come soon enough.------------------Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, fire my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, fire my spirit
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11 posts
Location: Israel
11 posts
Location: Israel
Posted:
Hey Heph, I'm jealous you could leave a move undone and get it later on. I just can't!!! everytime I learned something new I would just put some music going and prctice till I get it right. sometimes it would take 5-6 hours straight...crazy I know, but it pays off! and good exercise too!!!spin it ya!!!!!
Hey Heph, I'm jealous you could leave a move undone and get it later on. I just can't!!! everytime I learned something new I would just put some music going and prctice till I get it right. sometimes it would take 5-6 hours straight...crazy I know, but it pays off! and good exercise too!!!spin it ya!!!!!
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