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"I have this game called soul calibur ( for the dreamcast) anyway theres this character called kilik and he uses a staff. The original thing about this game is that its got all the moves..."
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"hey folks.i'm going to be coming to aus in around two months to live and work for a year. i want to settle in one place and work (and spin) for a while. in your opinion, what city has t..."
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"hey what happend to the dedicated staff topic.......I wasn't done griping.....or what ever you want to call it......it is impossible to find staff threads round here.....and from what I..."
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"are there any workshops in the USA that anyone knows of???"
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"I just wanted to introduce myself. I just found this board and I am thrilled that I did! I have only been spinning for a few months and I learned everything I know from 1 web site and..."
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"Hi all!I'm the new kid. Just saying hello to everyone. I've been using poi for only about 2.5 months or so, but I think I can hold my own a bit. Glad to see there's a board for this..."
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"hey all,Katinca and I are back from the US, and so will be helping out again - I wonder if anyone missed us? Anyhow - I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the Hordes of Newbies..."
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"I got my firestaff about 2 weeks ago and i think im getting pretty good. Today i invented a new move(probably old for you lot) Anyway i hope to get to know you lot."
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"Hi all,I am 25, Canadian living in the UK, and learned of Poi at a remote rave outside of Madrid, Spain. I have two pairs of poi with streamers and I love them. I have used them at th..."
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"I was just wondering if there is any sort of group in Edmonton? I am the only person I know who can spin and that makes instruction kinda hard.See you all at Nexus ------------------'T..."
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"Hey allI know this was mentioned a while ago but I just read about the BBQ party organisers in New Orleans in the states and how they were recently attacked by Federal prosecuters under..."
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"I keep hearing about it but i have no idea what it is. Also is there any staff workshops or places to meet up with others in london?"
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"Hey all,i was wondering, how long do your street performances go for and how much fuel do you use? I know that if you want to blow fire balls and have some little explosions and stuff y..."
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"http://www.frontiernet.net/~castle/Techniques/FirePlay.htmlI've got white gas and torches with me just about all the time Is there a reason they say to use the bad fuels? Wouldn't it ..."
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"I'm not exactly sure where to put this post, but I think some of you would like to have this.Fresh aloe is sometimes a really handy thing for burns and scratches and skin irritations. M..."
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"OH DEAR GOD IT WAS GREAT.I got a little taste of what you guys who do performances must get. THE RUSH!Tonight in the supposed seclusion of my backyard I went to practice. Musta been out..."
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"Looking for someone i met the night of the burn.Josh , are you back home yet?this is christian,you shared your fuel for me the night of the burn... just outside emerald city.anyway, jus..."
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"Hi all you Poi lunatics!It's been over a month since I last posted and let me tell you that my Poi style has come on in leaps and bounds! I have also been presented with the opportunit..."
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"Heyla,I'm new to this forum, so I figured an introduction was a good place to start.I am Ashia BlackHawk. I belong to a group called the HFS, more specifically the San Antonio Texas cha..."
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"HEllo everyoneI just thought Id ask if people spin whatever the weather here? Because anyone who knows the English weather well will know how often the heavens tend to open (which is li..."
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"Hey hey,Well, so far we have 5 people that are interested in doing Poi, and 1 person wanting to do staff and sword. Are there any suggestions for a troupe, such as how to keep it togeth..."
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"what a site! please tell me your historical slant on poi origins. Our history says the poi originated from the 'ki', which was a small weaved flax bag (with an opening at the top) in wh..."
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"Hello everyone! I've already posted a couple of times but have not had a chance to properly introduce myself. My name is Nick and I am born and raised in Seattle. I am 20 yrs. old and ..."
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"Well, today is the day i have been waiting for over the past two years! The day i can declare my GCSE's offically over and done with!!!! Im going to collect them in an hours time, so i'..."
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"Okay dokey, can anyone tell me when twirling became popular? Juggling has been in the "entertainment" spotlight since the dawn of man but Poi in todays form seems to be a recent ( 5 - 1..."
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"Hi Everybody!I've been working in Mexico for quite a while and moved back to Germany now.Nobody knows Poi here - at least thats's what it looks like- and I can't find anybody to practic..."
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"Hi,I have seen many different types of Poi, glow poi and fire poi. I have a pair of poi from Spain called "Kiwido" I have never seen anyone with the same kind. They are velvet flat b..."
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"sup guys?just a not to say im now in sunny spain.poi´in to my hearts content i met up with some fellow fire spinners at a random camp site. (germans)i must say, well skilled, and ver..."
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"Well I had always been happy to say that I dont have any burns and that Poi are really not that dangerous, but that is no longer true. I have a new set of Poi that were just made for m..."
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"Does anybody have any videos that they would like to share?I checked out all the ones on the videos page, I want more!"
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"ok, quick question, how many colors can we use for the t-shirt design? are we limited to one or two colors (black or red?) or do we have a full color option? oh ya, one other pondering,..."
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"What are the procedures for using fire indoors? Are there any fuels that shouldnt be used? And what is the procedure for spinning off excess fuel?Before anyone jumps down my throat, i h..."
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"Hello everyone,I am going to NY on Sept. 14th for a week and was wondering if anyone was performing out in the Manhatten area or if there were any cool places to visit out there for fir..."
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"Hello All,I was wondering if there are any flame photographers out there. Please share your advice. Me and my friend spin flaming staves and I want to capture the moment. I read the fil..."
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"I'm sure many people on this board perform and my question is how do u know when u are ready to perform. Obviously there is no standard definition of when u can start performing, but ar..."
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"My beaming poi arrived in the post this morning just gotta wait for the sun to go down 'And find a bicycle helmet' "
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"HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ok, Im not here to write anything much. Just i was spinning poi in my bedroom and listening to music! And i was so happy and hyper!! What an head rush!!! I h..."
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"Sorry for posting ANOTHER new topic. just not visiting the web much (recently homeless ) so i want to catch up with all the gossip. anyway here my thread.i heard a wicked little s..."
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"Sometimes i really hate Massachussetts and the tight-assness of people here... Here's my story:Some people from a drumming group are organizing an open drum circle that's gonna take pla..."
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"I have 2 tattoos, and I didn't design either of them, but they both have meaning to me. I think that if you don't have any artistic ability (like me!) then you should at least put a lo..."
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"hay guys,i was amazed to find so many people interested in firepoise! iv been spinning for all of 6 weeks and still havent found anyone 2 spinn with. where is everybody hideing? the fre..."
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"well saturday is my first performance, public. i am not scared though. i am confident, not to be confused with cocky. i know that once i get there and begin my act, that it will just..."
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"hey, as a way to boost the number of t-shirt designs submitted could it become a competion? like the top three win a home of poi gift certificate or a copy of the new fire video. this i..."
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"for all you burners...diana said;OK, here's an idea. My pal Sue is putting up another fire installation this year, called The Chamber of Creation: http://www..."
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"they say there is a music to every mood. But I've come to realize that, to me at least, there is a spinning to every mood : happy spinning, sad spinning, angry-I-have to calm down spinn..."
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"Sorry to waste all of your time like this but I find in necessary to change my user name from Mrmo_NYC to simply NYC to maintain a higher level of anonymity. Though nothing has happene..."
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"If anyone around Innsbruck/Austria feels interested in spinning (Poi of Staff), we do trainings from 6-8 pm behind the old university, close 2 the river!Might CU, Tom"
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"We have a club here in our neighbourhood, and i go there almost every weekend.One of the things i'd really like to do is take ma stringz (when i get good enuf ofcourse) and just stand o..."
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"Anyone in the Austin area. I invite you to come to my house to dance, talk, exchange ideas, or just to have fun. If you are intrested I would love to meet some of you.When is this happ..."
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"Hello...I don't post much here, but I live in Seattle and have been doing fire play for a few years now. I'm on the road currently, and had a LOT of fun playing fire in Pennsilvania. We..."

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