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I've kinda got bored of spinning poi and only play when in clubs or stuff and then its a case of when space allows, but all this hyperloop airwrap inverted backwards in reverse stuff is just confusing and at the end of the day how many of these moves actually LOOK different to the watchers. OK u know its different but does it look any different - experience tells me that 2bt, 3bt, 4bt, 5bt (haven't bothered with 7bt 9bt etc) all look the same when u watch them and actually look the same weather in reverse/backwards (however u want to phrase it) or forwards and only makes a difference if the watcher notices u have changed direction (and it is u not the poi after all) so whats the point of making it difficult when the idea is to look good.

without breizzze fire will not burn, without fire earth is cold and barren

lol, good point I suppose.

For me it's not about what other people think, it's the buzz I get from trying and trying and trying and then finally managing to do a new move without smacking myself in the back of the head!

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depends if you're going backwards or not.

I think my best one was my second attempt with fire, got my poi tangled behind my back and was setting fire to my own backside.

My mates were yelling "drop them drop them!" took an age before I realised they meant the poi not my flaming pants.

NEVER eat anything you can't spell.

Should probably clarify that by "pants" I meant trousers as opposed to my underwear.

NEVER eat anything you can't spell.

But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

what's an airwrap?

NEVER eat anything you can't spell.

check out the first post (the rest is a bit silly) of this thread for loads of links about tangles, some of which are airwraps.

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They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no

NEVER eat anything you can't spell.

NEVER eat anything you can't spell.

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I've kinda got bored of spinning poi and only play when in clubs or stuff and then its a case of when space allows, but all this hyperloop airwrap inverted backwards in reverse stuff is just confusing and at the end of the day how many of these moves actually LOOK different to the watchers. OK u know its different but does it look any different - experience tells me that 2bt, 3bt, 4bt, 5bt (haven't bothered with 7bt 9bt etc) all look the same when u watch them and actually look the same weather in reverse/backwards (however u want to phrase it) or forwards and only makes a difference if the watcher notices u have changed direction (and it is u not the poi after all) so whats the point of making it difficult when the idea is to look good.


The 2 bt, 3bt, 4 bt, s bt only look the same if you do them in the same way, once you start slowing the moves, sinking your weight and putting emphasis on their differences you'll find they all feel very different. As you progress, those differences will also be apparent to anyone watching.

As for them looking the same whether forwards or reverse, maybe so (though even here there's differences, for example the forward weave has a downwards energy whereas the reverse is upwards), but you need them both to be able to transition from one to another, and that transition is as interesting as the actual moves.

An example would be going from forwards weave to backwards, and back again.

As a beginner you just turn 180 degrees and your hands pretty much stay on the same level.

If, however, you learn to do the move real slow, widen your stance and follow the energy of the poi; you'll find yourself in a sideways on position with the poi dipping down as you go from forwards to back, arcing up into the reverse weave, then peaking and dropping down into the forwards weave again.

Suddenly you're making a big circle which looks and feels way better than just doing the turn. The more you emphasise, slow down and involve all your body, the more interesting it will be to watch and the better it's going to feel. Also, and this is only my opinion, it will have a beneficial effect on your health, both physical and mental.

If I wanted to do poi primarily to entertain/impress others and stayed at the level of just doing the individual moves with no emphasis on slowing, emphasising transitions and focusing on feel, then I would very quickly have got bored with it too.

As it is, despite having spun for around 5 years, and having done a lot of other skills stuff like juggling, unicycling etc, I find spinning more interesting than ever. It's a bit like one of those computer generated fractal patterns, the more you zoom in, the more there is to see.

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so whats the point of making it difficult when the idea is to look good.



many agreements with what has gone before... but mostly: the idea is not always to look good.

sometimes that's the most important thing. sometimes poi is/can be the most introverted thing there is.

start loving poi for itself and then you will maybe understand why to learn something unneccessary is very important.


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