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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
I have not been able to figure out the 5 beat for about 6 months and today it just clicked outta of nowhere! I am so happy i have been waiting to get this one forever and i didn't even learn the 4 beat first I was just messing around trying to find new moves and bam i was doing the 5-beat I was just so excited i had to post this
I have not been able to figure out the 5 beat for about 6 months and today it just clicked outta of nowhere! I am so happy i have been waiting to get this one forever and i didn't even learn the 4 beat first I was just messing around trying to find new moves and bam i was doing the 5-beat I was just so excited i had to post this
Peace, Love, Circles
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Location: everywhere
Posted:
what was Bam doing?
tehe.
well done... look out for you r head when learning the reverse!!!
took me monthsandmonthsandmonths!
R
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I was just messing around trying to find new moves and bam i was doing the 5-beat I was just so excited i had to post this
what was Bam doing?
tehe.
well done... look out for you r head when learning the reverse!!!
took me monthsandmonthsandmonths!
R Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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old hand
920 posts
Location: New Zealand
old hand
920 posts
Location: New Zealand
Posted:
Reverse 5 beat is a killer. I've got big spikes in my right ear, when I first tried to learn 5BtW Rev I kept on catching my ear. FFFffffffuuuuuu&***&*&*(*(((((kkkk. My body learnt very quickly not to move my arms in that pattern. Consequently I didn't learn it until about 2 years later!!!!! Conquor your fears,
m
Reverse 5 beat is a killer. I've got big spikes in my right ear, when I first tried to learn 5BtW Rev I kept on catching my ear. FFFffffffuuuuuu&***&*&*(*(((((kkkk. My body learnt very quickly not to move my arms in that pattern. Consequently I didn't learn it until about 2 years later!!!!! Conquor your fears,
m
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Location: New Zealand
old hand
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Location: New Zealand
Posted:
Rovo, I've just noticed that you are the newest member of spherculism.com,
You ready to learn some crazy patterns or what!!!
Rovo, I've just noticed that you are the newest member of spherculism.com,
You ready to learn some crazy patterns or what!!! Spherculism ~:~ The Act of becoming Spherculish.
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
That's a nice site - spherculism.com. Takes a while for the tutorial movies to load, but I am on the other side of the planet...
Nice one with getting the 5-beat. The 4 beat is simply doing the move of the 5 beat on the right hand side of you, and the move of the 3 beat on your left hand side. 5 + 3 = 8, so turns into 4 beats on each side It feels wrong - it's not symetrical.
Hope that helps!
That's a nice site - spherculism.com. Takes a while for the tutorial movies to load, but I am on the other side of the planet...
Nice one with getting the 5-beat. The 4 beat is simply doing the move of the 5 beat on the right hand side of you, and the move of the 3 beat on your left hand side. 5 + 3 = 8, so turns into 4 beats on each side
It feels wrong - it's not symetrical.Hope that helps!
I do poi nearly every day. But it's not like I'm addicted or anything. I mean, sure, I am always conscious of exactly where my poi are at all times, but I'm not obsessed. um.. Anyone have the number for Poi-ers Anon?
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
Oh yeah i forgot that was your site and hell yeah i am down i think ur tutorial is what finally made me figure it out Thanks man!
Oh yeah i forgot that was your site and hell yeah i am down i think ur tutorial is what finally made me figure it out Thanks man!
Peace, Love, Circles
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old hand
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Location: New Zealand
old hand
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Posted:
Wicked, Glad to be of service. Have you checked out the Weaves with Fakies vids? They are super handy little moves.
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Wicked,
Glad to be of service. Have you checked out the Weaves with Fakies vids? They are super handy little moves.Non-Https Image Link
>>> m <<<
Non-Https Image Link
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
Hey good for you, indeed the reverse is quite entertaining to learn...
When you learn that though, why not post it [Old link] so that poi moves doesn't get full of everyones accomplishments and you have one place to track what moves you've learnt when...
Hey good for you, indeed the reverse is quite entertaining to learn...
When you learn that though, why not post it [Old link] so that poi moves doesn't get full of everyones accomplishments and you have one place to track what moves you've learnt when...
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
i had those down its just i could not get the motions right for the 5 beat that little bugger just eluded me but since it isn't an essential move to a good performance or show i didn't mind really and yeah sorry i didn't even think about that thread sorry
i had those down its just i could not get the motions right for the 5 beat that little bugger just eluded me but since it isn't an essential move to a good performance or show i didn't mind really and yeah sorry i didn't even think about that thread sorry
Peace, Love, Circles
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Magical Sock Dancer
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Magical Sock Dancer
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Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posted:
Congradulations! That moves takes so much time to learn. It took me two months longer to learn it in reverse and it's still not very good.
anyway...
Congradulations! That moves takes so much time to learn. It took me two months longer to learn it in reverse and it's still not very good.
anyway...
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Posted:
Yeah, the 5 beat was one of those moves that just 'clicked' for me too. I practiced it a bit to no avail and eventually gave up saying Id figure it out later. Then one day, I was just doin it up freestyle and it hit me. I realized I was still trying to cross over to the right with my left hand. Once I figured out I needed to cross with my right, I picked it up pretty quick. Reverse took me a bit to get comfortable with and stop hitting myself... Maybe 3 weeks or so. But I think I got them both fairly fluent now
Yeah, the 5 beat was one of those moves that just 'clicked' for me too. I practiced it a bit to no avail and eventually gave up saying Id figure it out later. Then one day, I was just doin it up freestyle and it hit me. I realized I was still trying to cross over to the right with my left hand. Once I figured out I needed to cross with my right, I picked it up pretty quick. Reverse took me a bit to get comfortable with and stop hitting myself... Maybe 3 weeks or so. But I think I got them both fairly fluent now
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
I am so glad i figured the five beat out. Now i can do some really neat things with the size of the circles. Spinning a three beat on your right side so the beats that are normally on your left side are in front of you and the ones on your right r behing you when the poi come back to my front for the chase i extend my arms so it makes a huge circle then start a five beat sp it makes a little circle in front of me Then i continue the rest of the five beat behind me These past few weeks ive been spinning like a mad man
And thats not a complaint
I am so glad i figured the five beat out. Now i can do some really neat things with the size of the circles. Spinning a three beat on your right side so the beats that are normally on your left side are in front of you and the ones on your right r behing you when the poi come back to my front for the chase i extend my arms so it makes a huge circle then start a five beat sp it makes a little circle in front of me Then i continue the rest of the five beat behind me These past few weeks ive been spinning like a mad man
And thats not a complaint Peace, Love, Circles
enlightened
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Location: montreal
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Location: montreal
Posted:
ive tried and trie.. cant seem to work
ive tried and trie.. cant seem to work
it must be green
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
HuH? What are you referring to
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I've tried and trie.. cant seem to work
HuH? What are you referring to
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Location: France near Paris
Posted:
There is the 7B weave also.
There is the 7B weave also.
I'm french and I'm bad in English.
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
Oh i know but i need to learn a few other things more fluently like backwards 5 and btb weaves can't get those yet but i'm gettin there
Oh i know but i need to learn a few other things more fluently like backwards 5 and btb weaves can't get those yet but i'm gettin there
Peace, Love, Circles
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Keeper of the Spitfire
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Location: Calgary Canada
Keeper of the Spitfire
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Location: Calgary Canada
Posted:
Hey well done. I love 5 beat weave.
This weekend the reverse 5 beat just 'clicked' for me, and I was so happy. Unfortunately, I went away for a juggle and when I came back it had 'clicked out' again!
Now I seem to smack myself in the head all the time. Ow.
Hopefully it'll come back to me.
Hey well done. I love 5 beat weave.
This weekend the reverse 5 beat just 'clicked' for me, and I was so happy. Unfortunately, I went away for a juggle and when I came back it had 'clicked out' again!
Now I seem to smack myself in the head all the time. Ow.Hopefully it'll come back to me.
Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
Yeah i had a the 5 beat reverse weave for about 15% of the time i tried it today
Yeah i had a the 5 beat reverse weave for about 15% of the time i tried it today
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False Eyelash
346 posts
Location: New York City
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Posted:
I was just looking at sperculism. Great site! Dummo who the guy is but you're a damn fine spinner. (A cutie too. )
I was just looking at sperculism. Great site! Dummo who the guy is but you're a damn fine spinner. (A cutie too.
)
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne , England/ Cork, Ireland
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Posted:
i have just recently learned to do the 5 beat weave behind my back. It is a bit of a shoulder popper at first but quite comfortable with it now. you need to concentrate on the drag to the side just just like you do when you are doing the reverse 5 beat weave.
Can't quite tell whether iit would be noticed to the non-poi person, but I am enjoying and that's what makes it fun for me!!
i have just recently learned to do the 5 beat weave behind my back. It is a bit of a shoulder popper at first but quite comfortable with it now. you need to concentrate on the drag to the side just just like you do when you are doing the reverse 5 beat weave.
Can't quite tell whether iit would be noticed to the non-poi person, but I am enjoying and that's what makes it fun for me!!
Hilary
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old hand
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Location: New Zealand
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Location: New Zealand
Posted:
Cheers Bubblishis
Hilary: Nice one for getting the 5BtW BTB. I can do it forwards but not reverse.
Who cares if a non poi spinner notices the difference. What's important is that You Understand how to do it. The process you went through to gain this Understanding is the important thing and by doing so you have undoubtably increased the quality of every poi pattern you do. So well done, keep up the hard work
m
Cheers Bubblishis
Hilary: Nice one for getting the 5BtW BTB. I can do it forwards but not reverse.
Who cares if a non poi spinner notices the difference. What's important is that You Understand how to do it. The process you went through to gain this Understanding is the important thing and by doing so you have undoubtably increased the quality of every poi pattern you do. So well done, keep up the hard work
m
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False Eyelash
346 posts
Location: New York City
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Location: New York City
Posted:
Yes congrats - both of you. Those kinds of moves seem so far away to me. Isn't is awsome to see progress? Love that.
De nada Senor PoiPoi. Keep it rockin.
Yes congrats - both of you. Those kinds of moves seem so far away to me. Isn't is awsome to see progress? Love that.
De nada Senor PoiPoi. Keep it rockin.
All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.
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old hand
920 posts
Location: New Zealand
old hand
920 posts
Location: New Zealand
Posted:
I find it interesting how unlearnt poi moves seem like a lifetime away when in reality they could be as close as your next 5 minute practice
I find it interesting how unlearnt poi moves seem like a lifetime away when in reality they could be as close as your next 5 minute practice
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False Eyelash
346 posts
Location: New York City
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Location: New York City
Posted:
Too true. Most things - in poi and life - seem a lot harder than they are.
Too true. Most things - in poi and life - seem a lot harder than they are.
All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
am I the only one who finds backwards easier? My balls took a lot of punnishment learning forwards, but backwards was a synch!
when i first learnt i didnt know it was a five beat, and kept trying to break my arms doing what turned out to be seven, a week later someone put me right....
T
am I the only one who finds backwards easier? My balls took a lot of punnishment learning forwards, but backwards was a synch!
when i first learnt i didnt know it was a five beat, and kept trying to break my arms doing what turned out to be seven, a week later someone put me right....
T
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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Posted:
do you remember the day we found out pk could do a seven beat but not a five?
actually this is perhaps the only move i prefer forwards to backwards....
do you remember the day we found out pk could do a seven beat but not a five?
actually this is perhaps the only move i prefer forwards to backwards....
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
yeah, I do
yeah, I do
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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Hyperloops suck
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Hyperloops suck
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Location: USA
Posted:
Mmm... you have just cemented the fact in to my mind that I hate PK with a passion. Damn that man.
Mmm... you have just cemented the fact in to my mind that I hate PK with a passion. Damn that man.
veteran
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Location: London, UK
1,376 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
Heheh, someone else I vaguely know had that as well... they were trying for the 5bt and twisted their arms too far
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do you remember the day we found out pk could do a seven beat but not a five?
Heheh, someone else I vaguely know had that as well... they were trying for the 5bt and twisted their arms too far
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