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2,758 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
This space is for all those funksters busy improving their technique by learning new moves - made-up or traditional.
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
It's just hard to keep up with it all sometimes, so if we keep it together you'll be certain to get a little feedback.
here a pat on the back in advance from me
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old hand
717 posts
Location: Bristol, England
At Last I'm getting Anti-spin turning flowers. "**grumble*spuriouswindmills*grumble**" - Coleman
"if poi was only for girls there wouldnt be many good poi spinners...." - Nx
artisan
1,576 posts
Location: Berkshire, UK
in my attempt to bag btb reverse weave I have so far managed a 2beat which has satisfied me so far.....
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Im very, very close to learning buzzsaw isolations
Yes, Im that crap
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
Member
2 posts
Location: USA
I just learned a butterfly neckwrap (not sure if there's a more legitimate name for it though). Now on to the btb weaves (so far, their status is "grr")!
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artisan
1,576 posts
Location: Berkshire, UK
my btb revrse is happening NOW! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY!
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
lots of lovely offset tempo things
an inverted weave where only one beat is outside.
isolated fountain (edit: this is an actual isolated fountain - i.e. no buzzsaw, all beats are outside arms) is getting more 'round' and isolated waistwraps are looking more tidy (isolated carries still go really wonky though).
uberpoi...
cole. x
edit because i forgot to mention these bits: wallplane inversions with vertical exit, over the head airwraps (front-back) and a lovely same-time link between longarm vertical airwraps
EDITED_BY: coleman (1119279957)
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
1,376 posts
Location: London, UK
Can usually do all 4 BTB same direction WWs now after a decent session on Saturday and turn and go in and out of them. Forwards BTB BF WWs are getting there, but still a bit wonky.
"Moo," said the happy cow.
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Lots of throwiness....showers, cascades, pin wheel(staff throw while pass other to BTH thingie?) double throws and isolated double throws much nicer now too
Starting to nail The Jesus more times than not and also found the best/easiest way to carry poi in the world ever when you don't have a bag/pockets which has accidentally and wonderfully lead onto something much more fun to play with überpoi...
Let's relight this forum 
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Written by: coleman
uberpoi...
Written by: Dunc
überpoi...
scubapoi?
i just learnt some sort of corkscrew (at first and then i tilted my arms downhill..) inversion thing, i think, but i havnt learnt it very well. so im still 
and i cant do it back the otehr way yet becuase my poi dont like going uphil, they are a bit hefty or something... but 
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
Bastard Newbie Messiah
1,269 posts
Location: Apparently lost in my ego, USA
that's because you have to learn the old people trick and go dwnhill both ways..
More useless information courtesy of Rev...
Confusing the masses, one post at a time...
"Obviously, you're not a golfer.."- The Dude
"Buy the ticket... Take the ride..." -Raoul Duke
"FEMA has never done catastrophe planning..."-Michael Brown
275 posts
Location: ati: on: She: ffi: eld: UK:
Stuff poi, a biro's way more fun.
But anyway, drunken poi. and monkey poi. drunken poi is suspiciously easier when sober, which is why i never really got it before...
and some nice stuff where you let the poi wrap in such a way that the strings hold themselves onto your wrists by warping over themselves
and some interesting combinations of exactly which poi goes under which leg from what direction when and who's leg it comes out from under again.
--ben
Bastard Newbie Messiah
1,269 posts
Location: Apparently lost in my ego, USA
Written by: tenticle
and some interesting combinations of exactly which poi goes under which leg from what direction when and who's leg it comes out from under again.
who's leg it comes out from under? dude that is the most impressive utl trick I've ever heard.. you gotta teach me how to go under my leg and exit out someone else's..
More useless information courtesy of Rev...
Confusing the masses, one post at a time...
"Obviously, you're not a golfer.."- The Dude
"Buy the ticket... Take the ride..." -Raoul Duke
"FEMA has never done catastrophe planning..."-Michael Brown
slack rating - 9.5
2,216 posts
Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom
cole's been spinning poi?!!? must be some strange ubervoodoo goin on... It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
hmm... havent updated this yet...
Since Christmas I have also been trying to get the Overhead butterfly, and I think I finally have it... just need someone to check it for me
Man, I feel like such a newbie to this, but it still feels amazing learning these (what some people find, but I dont) easy moves
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
woo hoo!
All sorts of BTB goodnesss - waistwraps, butterfly variations etc
my arms are so achey
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
i made some new poi yesterday - ones that i can throw
last night i learnt:
2 poi shower (half spin)
2 poi shower (single spin)
a sketchy 1up pirouette (poi clockwise in wallplane, throw right poi under left arm as a double, carry left poi through a 360 and catch right poi again).
and for my friend nyc there is this:
i knew i'd get to post juggling moves in here again one day man...
cole. x
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
artisan
1,576 posts
Location: Berkshire, UK
I have just bagged the butterfly weave n variations YEY! So yeah things are looking good, I havent had a learning curve like this in a while
Member
19 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Yay!! BTB weave - 2 and 3 beat!!
My sincerest thanks to Norma from the Glasgow Juggling Club who had the patience to take me through the steps.
What's next?
32 posts
Location: Echuca Country Victoria, Australia
Because I'm a complete noob to poi *yes yes another witles convert* I'm happy that I have just managed to get the basic weave. without thumping myself in the head.
Trying ohsohard to get the reverse weave but failing miserably. *sigh*
422 posts
Location: London
Ok was abit slow in getting this but im soooooooo proud ive just got the one handed butterfly in both hands
There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers...
Groovy ga watashi no namae desu!
1,530 posts
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
oli taught me a few things the other day to do with double stalls or something but i forgot it all too quickly
i;ve been learning how to get into lots of weird things in different and wonderfull ways
i have also been working on isolations alot.....everywhere infact and i have just aabout got the proper isolated fountain i think, without buzzsaw plains, so go me! wooo
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member
220 posts
Location: Edmonton, Canada
I got realy bored one day and now I can do a 7-beat weave forwards and reverse, a 9-beat forward, and a 7-beat btb weave forwards. (nothing well though) :P
The world is not out to get you but if you fight it you will be eaten alive
275 posts
Location: ati: on: She: ffi: eld: UK:
err... flamenco poi? use long heavy poi on a wooden floor and make the heads tap the ground in time with the music. tap your feet and stamp a bit. slightly change the timing and you can get double beats. well, i enjoyed it anyway.
oh yeah, and stuff the biro, it dosn't look god under uv.
--ben
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
^^^
same time same direction crossers and some other stuff
EDITED_BY: oli (1119815252)
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
32 posts
Location: Echuca Country Victoria, Australia
W00t!
I can do weave turns! *dances*
I'm happy, but I still can't figure out reels at all.
I keep smacking myself in the face!But I am getting really good at smacking myself in the face, I reckon I can get my jaw 50% of the time now!
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
btb weave with lockouts (purdy
)some butterfly stallage mixed with a wrap type lovely
split time pirouettes are nice and clean nowse
one handed butterfly over same, and opposite shoulder
b'floops
EDITED_BY: *Aimée* (1119860737)
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
nice one on the proper fountain nate - try just half fountains next (or 'front waistwraps') - isolating the carries without destroying your planes is quite a challenge
360 turns inside static plane split-time side circles are coming along reeeeaaaally slowly - princess bammy has them pretty much nailed after only about a week
antispin bf flowers (cheers kev
)antispin in and out of hugs kinda works now(thanks durbs
)got me a new 2:1 bf ww with extra swishy bits
and in my town park, near a tree i found offset tempo bf weaves.
cole. x
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
I've managed to nail reverse 5bt weave at last.
Got my low windmill/low reels sorted.
Almost nailed the timing on flowers (regular) will be a while before I get the hang of antispin.
Halfway to getting the weave BTB waistwrap.
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
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Be Water My Friend.
1,376 posts
Location: London, UK
A 2:1 weave.
"Moo," said the happy cow.
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
stuff.
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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