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I know its a little morbid, but i went to the Vans Warp Tour here in Houston, Tx over the weekend (Concert with about 20 bands, with ramps set up for skate boarders, rollerbladers, and freestyle BmX) And i saw this guy skateboarding Vert ramp with one leg.On his missing limb, he had a metal appendage and foot, slipped into a an airwalk shoe. He was going off. Pulling tweaks, and 360's. I didnt even realize his leg was missing for about 10 minutes.Anyway, Mon evening i was thinking about it, and i thought if i lost my arms, would i still twirl Poi, or could i?(prepare yourself to laugh)SOoooooo. I sat on the floor with my legs in the air, and hooked my straps to my toes, and tried it. It wasnt pretty, but i figure after a bit of practice, i could get a Butterfly down. weaves would be hard because or legs dont bend the same as our arms. I have a strong feeling i am alone on this one, but has anyone else tried this?Then again, think of the response from the crowd, if you were performing, and you sat down and started spinning fire with your toes.and yes freetime here at work is plentiful at the momentSuper'------------------"When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the PaleDeaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home"
I know its a little morbid, but i went to the Vans Warp Tour here in Houston, Tx over the weekend (Concert with about 20 bands, with ramps set up for skate boarders, rollerbladers, and freestyle BmX) And i saw this guy skateboarding Vert ramp with one leg.On his missing limb, he had a metal appendage and foot, slipped into a an airwalk shoe. He was going off. Pulling tweaks, and 360's. I didnt even realize his leg was missing for about 10 minutes.Anyway, Mon evening i was thinking about it, and i thought if i lost my arms, would i still twirl Poi, or could i?(prepare yourself to laugh)SOoooooo. I sat on the floor with my legs in the air, and hooked my straps to my toes, and tried it. It wasnt pretty, but i figure after a bit of practice, i could get a Butterfly down. weaves would be hard because or legs dont bend the same as our arms. I have a strong feeling i am alone on this one, but has anyone else tried this?Then again, think of the response from the crowd, if you were performing, and you sat down and started spinning fire with your toes.and yes freetime here at work is plentiful at the momentSuper'------------------"When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the PaleDeaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home"
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Hi Superman !Thank you for the laugh in the middle of my office !!!!!!!!!!However, your question is really interesting. Obviously you chose the most extreme situation. No arms ? I'd say staff would be easier to twirl in this case because of its rigidity (eeee... rigidity ? you know ? I mean the fact that it is a straight object ???) Anyway...is true also with : what if I were blind. I personnaly did not come up with your "no arm" chaos possibility, but the "blinding " issue comes up to my mind every once in a while.That is when fire would definitely be easier : you hear it and smell it and feel it too. But imagine the concentration you'd need... And imagine what an inner voyage it would be cause it would no longer be about "hey, how do I look when I do this one" ...But question could also be : what , in your opinion, would prevent you from spinning ? I guess my answer right now would be : my mind...woooooooooooo sorry if that is a bit off topic, but you got me thinking, THANK YOUShine on, Superman !!!Cassandra
Hi Superman !Thank you for the laugh in the middle of my office !!!!!!!!!!However, your question is really interesting. Obviously you chose the most extreme situation. No arms ? I'd say staff would be easier to twirl in this case because of its rigidity (eeee... rigidity ? you know ? I mean the fact that it is a straight object ???) Anyway...is true also with : what if I were blind. I personnaly did not come up with your "no arm" chaos possibility, but the "blinding " issue comes up to my mind every once in a while.That is when fire would definitely be easier : you hear it and smell it and feel it too. But imagine the concentration you'd need... And imagine what an inner voyage it would be cause it would no longer be about "hey, how do I look when I do this one" ...But question could also be : what , in your opinion, would prevent you from spinning ? I guess my answer right now would be : my mind...woooooooooooo sorry if that is a bit off topic, but you got me thinking, THANK YOUShine on, Superman !!!Cassandra
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This is actually interesting because I was having a discussion with somebody a few days ago and tried to make a point by saying "look, if I lost my arms, I sure wouldn't call myself a firedancer". But I can almost imagine working a baton with my toes.And Cassandra--I usually twirl with my eyes shut. I have a friend who has done fire-poi and staff (including throws) wearing a blindfold.
This is actually interesting because I was having a discussion with somebody a few days ago and tried to make a point by saying "look, if I lost my arms, I sure wouldn't call myself a firedancer". But I can almost imagine working a baton with my toes.And Cassandra--I usually twirl with my eyes shut. I have a friend who has done fire-poi and staff (including throws) wearing a blindfold.
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Yeah it's really not very hard to do most moves with your eyes shut... never tried throws, though. Practice practice practice, I guess...
Yeah it's really not very hard to do most moves with your eyes shut... never tried throws, though. Practice practice practice, I guess...
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Bloody hell doing it with your feet is tiring!The main problem i had was that the loops got caught on your foot because it cant move around as much as your wrists can so they'd wrap around my heel or ankle all the time... i managed to get a two beat weave going for a few seconds until they hit each other... then my dog came and sat on me.Somehow I don't think I'll be adding this to my routing anytime soon...
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Bloody hell doing it with your feet is tiring!The main problem i had was that the loops got caught on your foot because it cant move around as much as your wrists can so they'd wrap around my heel or ankle all the time... i managed to get a two beat weave going for a few seconds until they hit each other... then my dog came and sat on me.Somehow I don't think I'll be adding this to my routing anytime soon...
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people are actually trying this....awesome!!i spin with my eyes closed every now and then to try keep myself from thinking so much.i saw a guy on T.V. yrs ago on a show called thats incredible. He solved a Rubic's Cube in less than a minute with his feet.Haaaaa! I have it! Fire toes..ok this is officially getting scary."S""S"------------------"When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the PaleDeaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home"
people are actually trying this....awesome!!i spin with my eyes closed every now and then to try keep myself from thinking so much.i saw a guy on T.V. yrs ago on a show called thats incredible. He solved a Rubic's Cube in less than a minute with his feet.Haaaaa! I have it! Fire toes..ok this is officially getting scary."S""S"------------------"When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the PaleDeaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home"
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ah but one thing i have tried is... if you lost one arm... twirling with one poi on your arm, the other in your MOUTH...i can do a butterfly, and a two beat weave, and a sort of three beat weave. but you get dizzy rather quickly........... ........ ..... . . ... . ... ....... . .............. ... ...... .. .. . . .......... ...... ..
ah but one thing i have tried is... if you lost one arm... twirling with one poi on your arm, the other in your MOUTH...i can do a butterfly, and a two beat weave, and a sort of three beat weave. but you get dizzy rather quickly........... ........ ..... . . ... . ... ....... . .............. ... ...... .. .. . . .......... ...... ..
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hahah...damn u guyz r u high...it be so hard to perfect poi wif ure feet. i wonder if any1's done it yet...i tried and i hit my balls :O lolanyway...if u perfect it...give me a shout---------------------------------------------:O >>>kids aren't influenced by video games...if that were true everyone would be running around in a dark room, munching on majik pillz, and listening to loud repetitive music...<<< :Ohttps://www.geocities.com/poi_boiz
hahah...damn u guyz r u high...it be so hard to perfect poi wif ure feet. i wonder if any1's done it yet...i tried and i hit my balls :O lolanyway...if u perfect it...give me a shout---------------------------------------------:O >>>kids aren't influenced by video games...if that were true everyone would be running around in a dark room, munching on majik pillz, and listening to loud repetitive music...<<< :O