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Posted: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
::flash enthusiastically pats your back::
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
::flash enthusiastically pats your back::
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coleman
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Posted:shoulder snakes with poi.
they work fine and unlike clubs you don't need to throw off to get back into another one - you can just keep isolating, turn around and bring them back up on the other side.
keep messing up the inward ones though.
temporarily having only one poi may be annoying but it seems it pays off sometimes
they work fine and unlike clubs you don't need to throw off to get back into another one - you can just keep isolating, turn around and bring them back up on the other side.
keep messing up the inward ones though.
temporarily having only one poi may be annoying but it seems it pays off sometimes
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
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Posted:cole, sorry, just to errmm....
shoulder snakes!!!!!!!!!!
how?
T
shoulder snakes!!!!!!!!!!
how?
T
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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Posted:yo tom
i do them exactly the same way as with clubs.
the poi doesn't sit on you arm like a club does but i've found recently that doing snakes at a decent speed, there's very little arm contact with clubs either.
first i learnt to spin outward shoulder snakes as part of (outward) reels (all learnt with clubs).
then i tried it with a poi.
they don't look as crazy with poi as you can just keep them going - essentially they're just one circle of isolation behind the arm followed by a circle of isolation in front of the arm, all out to your side (in the wall plane) starting at shoulder height.
there's lots there that isn't there with clubs (see variation above) but its early days yet -
so far i can only properly spin outward ones and only with my right arm.
i do them exactly the same way as with clubs.
the poi doesn't sit on you arm like a club does but i've found recently that doing snakes at a decent speed, there's very little arm contact with clubs either.
first i learnt to spin outward shoulder snakes as part of (outward) reels (all learnt with clubs).
then i tried it with a poi.
they don't look as crazy with poi as you can just keep them going - essentially they're just one circle of isolation behind the arm followed by a circle of isolation in front of the arm, all out to your side (in the wall plane) starting at shoulder height.
there's lots there that isn't there with clubs (see variation above) but its early days yet -
so far i can only properly spin outward ones and only with my right arm.
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
Posted:**********
Isolated weave..both variants side to side,
(4,5 beat) infront,turn...
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Isolated weave..both variants side to side,
(4,5 beat) infront,turn...
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POI THEO(R)IST
DeletePosted:RIIIIIGHT... where are thoease socks....... <stomps off to practice>
T
T
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Posted:I rawk!!
Okay well that's a bit extreme but just searched for fountains and found out that I've been doing them and many variations for 6 months!! Yippeeee!!!!
If only I can get forward hyperloops, reverse 5 beat weave and 7 beat forward weave I'll be a happy chick...
*tweet*
Okay well that's a bit extreme but just searched for fountains and found out that I've been doing them and many variations for 6 months!! Yippeeee!!!!
If only I can get forward hyperloops, reverse 5 beat weave and 7 beat forward weave I'll be a happy chick...
*tweet*
DTKB
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Glåss
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The Ministry of Manipulation
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
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The Ministry of Manipulation
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Total posts: 2523
Posted:wow. Nirvana is cheap nowdays.
If only I could find happiness so easily.
Nice one
oops off topic.
erm ok I've been working on inverted pendulums
If only I could find happiness so easily.
Nice one
oops off topic.
erm ok I've been working on inverted pendulums
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Posted:3 beat weave! In an odd way... instead of your poi doing one beat on the same side, two on the crossed over side, they do two on the same side and one on the crossed over side. And you can lead with either hand...
--ben
--ben
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Posted:Interesting idea... I'll have to try that out at some point.
Just got reverse isolated weaves
Just got reverse isolated weaves
"Moo," said the happy cow.
DeletePosted:Just got the "Phoenix wing" a.k.a...
btb alt arm butterfly elbow wraps, thank u glowstring boyz.
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Oh and double neck wraps, again glowstring boyz.
[ 12. June 2003, 23:04: Message edited by: Raging Dragon ]
btb alt arm butterfly elbow wraps, thank u glowstring boyz.
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Oh and double neck wraps, again glowstring boyz.
[ 12. June 2003, 23:04: Message edited by: Raging Dragon ]
Its all just smoke and mirrors
DeletePosted:Figured out the snakes with poi, just got to be able to do them now......
T
T
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Posted:Been spinning for 6 months and could do the butterfly every way but one-handed...until now I tried a reverse one-handed butterfly first which was easier than the forward but which demonstrated the motion my hands should be in
"I thought you are man, but
you are nice woman.
yay,
:R"
Posted:More btl moves Finally worked out how to turn pretty much every way with either poi entering from front or back, btl weave turns both ways in front and btb. Btl butterfly turn consistancy is still eluding me, and some of the planes are a bit sloppy after a few continuous turns, but I've got to have something to work on
J
J
If you're not confused, you're not thinking about things hard enough.
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Posted:As ive only been doing poi for about 3 weeks (on and off) i cant do too much. But yesterday i got the windmill and the one-handed butterfly!! Was sooo happy! Just need to practice them now
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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Posted:between the legs
J
J
If you're not confused, you're not thinking about things hard enough.
DeletePosted:BTB butterfly happy me!
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
DeletePosted:Wooohoo!!
Finally dropped a few beats of overhanded ('forward') BTB weave! After practicing small variations to get the motions down one at a time, I still couldn't even get a 2-beat. I thought with all the tangling, I might get BTB airwraps before the forward weave...
Anyways, the "ahah!" moment came when I dropped my chains from full length to about 3 inches.
I don't know why I didn't try that before, but it just snapped into a nice 3-beat BTB forward weave without much effort. I'm going back out now to practice turning! cheers!
-- Happy, Happy Dut
Finally dropped a few beats of overhanded ('forward') BTB weave! After practicing small variations to get the motions down one at a time, I still couldn't even get a 2-beat. I thought with all the tangling, I might get BTB airwraps before the forward weave...
Anyways, the "ahah!" moment came when I dropped my chains from full length to about 3 inches.
I don't know why I didn't try that before, but it just snapped into a nice 3-beat BTB forward weave without much effort. I'm going back out now to practice turning! cheers!
-- Happy, Happy Dut
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Posted:yepla,
been doing poi since a couple of months, but
havn't got the time to check the whole thread, but does anyone know if this one has a name yet(haven't seen it on vids yet) it's a very simple one too (almost to easy)
swing reverse, put your right leg up, swing with your right hand poi under your leg, with strings doing like the first quarter of a wrap, then let go handles, the poi ball swings to the upper side of the leg, and shoots off, put leg down and you can take the fingerloops in one single smooth motion, and continue the reverse swing,
the effect with beaming poi: large circels, with really small circle inside it, and it's possible to do it at very high speed
cheers
been doing poi since a couple of months, but
havn't got the time to check the whole thread, but does anyone know if this one has a name yet(haven't seen it on vids yet) it's a very simple one too (almost to easy)
swing reverse, put your right leg up, swing with your right hand poi under your leg, with strings doing like the first quarter of a wrap, then let go handles, the poi ball swings to the upper side of the leg, and shoots off, put leg down and you can take the fingerloops in one single smooth motion, and continue the reverse swing,
the effect with beaming poi: large circels, with really small circle inside it, and it's possible to do it at very high speed
cheers
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DeletePosted:finally got the move i thought impossible for a long time, forwards and backwards 5beat BTB weave. both in 1 day, the gods are smiling on me
now just to perfect the isolated buzzsaw...
now just to perfect the isolated buzzsaw...
Ninjas NEVER give up!
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Posted:Learnt a lot today. Finally took the time to learn the 3 beat corkscrew. Never really wanted to learn it as I dont do much horizontal stuff. Ive also been learning a lot of butterfly stuff. Learned the butterfly weave and am perfecting it, as well as in split time and turning it. Working on some butterfly combos in split and together and how to turn them. Today was a big step in progress for me. These moves may not seem like much, but it will impact my style a lot.
Next on the list: Perfect BTB weaves/turning, learn more isolations and seperations.
Next on the list: Perfect BTB weaves/turning, learn more isolations and seperations.
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
Posted:Straight-arm butterfly turns, which look wicked and fit in nicely with everything else I do.
"Moo," said the happy cow.
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Posted:I think I'm the least experinced person here. I've been doing poi for about a week (longer if you count the time I only had one glow stick that I used to learn the basic swinging movements) maybe a little more.
It seems I'm finally getting the hang of the Alternate Butterfly and the low turn.
It seems I'm finally getting the hang of the Alternate Butterfly and the low turn.
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Posted:5 beat weave! yay! and a cool looking butterfly combination.
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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Posted:i still love this thread its like a communal diary of accomplishments.
to everyone here.
my new stuff includes:
with balls - 441 mills, the box (at last!) and a poor version of mike's mess.
with clubs - chops, chops with doubles out, 423 (i know its easy but it helps), singles and doubles over the top and a solid doubles cascade.
with stick(s) - the basic 2bt bf and parallel stuff and with one stick i can now do that contact move what is tricep, wrist, wrist, tricep that was on glass' video ages ago and that everyone can do now
with poi - hurty wrist, semi-consistent ww airwraps.
to everyone here.
my new stuff includes:
with balls - 441 mills, the box (at last!) and a poor version of mike's mess.
with clubs - chops, chops with doubles out, 423 (i know its easy but it helps), singles and doubles over the top and a solid doubles cascade.
with stick(s) - the basic 2bt bf and parallel stuff and with one stick i can now do that contact move what is tricep, wrist, wrist, tricep that was on glass' video ages ago and that everyone can do now
with poi - hurty wrist, semi-consistent ww airwraps.
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
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Posted:Hey! Hey! he posted stuff about sticks and this thread is in POI moves.
i'm telling on you! Charles! Pele! Cole's being naughty!
alternatively i'll just tell you what i learnt with my sticks yesterday:
i learnt an outside throw to catch in the same hand while doing figure eight in the other, which allows me to switch really cleanly and neatly from split to follow time - something that i've previously had no way to do with doubles
and how to do a single beat butterfly on one side of my body with sticks. This looks really odd and ugly, and is one of those moves that looks intrinsically wobbly. Yay for post-aesthetic stick!
And with one stick i learnt:
*Back of hand* to *palm of hand* to *Tricep* to *back of hand* again.
which was nice
i'm telling on you! Charles! Pele! Cole's being naughty!
alternatively i'll just tell you what i learnt with my sticks yesterday:
i learnt an outside throw to catch in the same hand while doing figure eight in the other, which allows me to switch really cleanly and neatly from split to follow time - something that i've previously had no way to do with doubles
and how to do a single beat butterfly on one side of my body with sticks. This looks really odd and ugly, and is one of those moves that looks intrinsically wobbly. Yay for post-aesthetic stick!
And with one stick i learnt:
*Back of hand* to *palm of hand* to *Tricep* to *back of hand* again.
which was nice
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
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Posted:quote:Originally posted by flash fire:
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
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110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
Location: London
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110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
Location: London
Total posts: 3149
Posted:woo!
i generally didn't post here before, cos i thought it was poi only, and i don't do poi.
Now i'm sooo coming back here with every tedious stick twiddling variation i come up with
i generally didn't post here before, cos i thought it was poi only, and i don't do poi.
Now i'm sooo coming back here with every tedious stick twiddling variation i come up with
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
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