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hi im new to this site and new to poi,
its taken me absolutely ages to register with ths site and now im finally up up up and away so here goes....
me an dhubby got absolutely hooked on poi when we went to glastonbury festival,
@ first he couldnt do much but is way better than me (i can hardly do anything!!)
im from somerset so we're wondering if there is anyone out there in our area willing to meetup/teach?
i find it so hard following from the book and i feel i would be able to pick it up much better watching someone who knows what they're doing!!!!!
thanks peeps
Cloth....the friendlier option
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Hiya and allow me to be the first to welcome you to HOP 
I know what you mean about it taking ages to finally get registered here, it took me a few weeks.
Try "The Art of Poi" for learning the basics, I did and thought it was great and easy to learn from; otherwise just make it up yourself, watch other people (the COL videos are good) and pay attention to conversations here about moves.
So now just enjoy the site and meet new peeps.
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Hello and welcome
Have you checked the lessons on this site. It helped me loads.
Aslo try Poi Spinning by Michal Kahn. The moves are explained better in there, and the diagrams help loads as well.
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HIYA PEEPS,
RHANKS FOR YOUR WELCOMES
YES WE'VE LOOKED @ THE LESSONS ON HERE AND WE HAVE THE MICHAL KHAN BOOK BUT WE FIND THEY ARE VERY CONTRADICTING WITH EACH OTHER,THE BOOK SAYS ONE THING BUT THE LESSONS ON HERE SAY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOR IT!!!I DONT FIND EITHER THAT HELPFUL TO BE HONEST!
ISNT THERE ANYONE FROM SOMERSET OUT THERE?
Cloth....the friendlier option
journeyman
78 posts
Location: Buxton, Derbyshire. UK
Welcome, I am new here too and also got into poi at Glastonbury festival.
I'm from Derbyshire, sorry...i'm sure there will be someone out there that spins poi in somerset
Watcher of 80s cartoons
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Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Hey,
which part of Somerset are you from? I'm in Bristol and on my 6 weeks holidays so up for some summer spinning - should the sun stop being so shy.
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playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
if you live in Somerset you should come to [Old link] with us. It's gonna be great and I guarrantee you'll learn lots over the weekend
Let's relight this forum 
not with cactus
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Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
which bit of zummmmerseeet ya from? im quite close to bits of it.
and hello
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They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
6 posts
hiya peeps again.
unfortunately im not anywhere near falmouth and i dont drive!!!
im in weston super mare!!!!
so if theres nayone out there really close then shout me please
but hey gelfing your in bristol thats not to bad
know of any spinners in weston?
im just so desperate to leran!"!!!!!!!!
thanks
Cloth....the friendlier option
6 posts
forgot to ask whats all this falmouth thing about?
Cloth....the friendlier option
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
im in taunton quite alot if its easy for you to get there?
and the falmouth thing is wicked, you should get a train down or something. check out the events section and look for a thread called falmouth 2 or something.
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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playing the days away
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Yeah and if you go to this link at soton-firespinning you can find the wicked video of us there a few weeks ago
Go on, come, you know it makes sense
Let's relight this forum
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cheers 
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Hello
You should come to Falmouth... it is going to be great
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custom bug i clicked on ya link but it just comes up with access denied
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