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Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Posted:
So for the last 2 weeks i've been completely un-inspired in terms of spinning.
I've been happy playing with CJ, but just couldn't get excited playing with staff or poi.
But then suddenly this long-weekend I've spent about 15-20 hours in the garden playing with poi and doubles and suddenly I'm back enjoying it, learning stuff, coming up with new (to me) stuff and getting everything flowing.
My thanks go to the Rubber Heart Duo for getting me out in the garden in the first place and throwing doubles around, Strugz for saying things like "Now try the Steve" when using crosses and the sun for making it nice to be outside in the first place.
7 new moves learnt in 3 days - haven't had that much progress in a while
I've also found a new way to learn poi moves - which is learn something you've only seen done with staffs, then try and do it with poi and add to it - hand-swapping outside-throw whip tosses anyone?
Anyone else found their inspiration leaping back at them recently or anyone in need of some?
So for the last 2 weeks i've been completely un-inspired in terms of spinning.
I've been happy playing with CJ, but just couldn't get excited playing with staff or poi.
But then suddenly this long-weekend I've spent about 15-20 hours in the garden playing with poi and doubles and suddenly I'm back enjoying it, learning stuff, coming up with new (to me) stuff and getting everything flowing.
My thanks go to the Rubber Heart Duo for getting me out in the garden in the first place and throwing doubles around, Strugz for saying things like "Now try the Steve" when using crosses and the sun for making it nice to be outside in the first place.
7 new moves learnt in 3 days - haven't had that much progress in a while
I've also found a new way to learn poi moves - which is learn something you've only seen done with staffs, then try and do it with poi and add to it - hand-swapping outside-throw whip tosses anyone?
Anyone else found their inspiration leaping back at them recently or anyone in need of some?
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2,216 posts
Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom
slack rating - 9.5
2,216 posts
Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom
Posted:
that's good to see mate! i've been on full steam for the whole summer although i can't decide whether to pick up my sticks, balls, clubs or poi anymore! i've got to much inspiration rather than too little while all the while i seem to waste away pointless hours talking to people online who i only saw on thurs rather than actually doing it..... 
that's good to see mate!
i've been on full steam for the whole summer although i can't decide whether to pick up my sticks, balls, clubs or poi anymore! i've got to much inspiration rather than too little while all the while i seem to waste away pointless hours talking to people online who i only saw on thurs rather than actually doing it..... It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
In need of inspiration? raises hand that would be me. I haven't spun in a while, and don't really have the desire to at the moment either. Maybe it's the heat outside, but I certainly don't feel like practicing. I'd do it indoors, but the ceilings in my apartment aren't eactly conducive to that either. Maybe I'll get some inspiration after I come back from vacation in another month...hmm...at least the thought of practicing is now in my head.
In need of inspiration? raises hand that would be me. I haven't spun in a while, and don't really have the desire to at the moment either. Maybe it's the heat outside, but I certainly don't feel like practicing. I'd do it indoors, but the ceilings in my apartment aren't eactly conducive to that either. Maybe I'll get some inspiration after I come back from vacation in another month...hmm...at least the thought of practicing is now in my head.
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Well Durbs I have you to thank for inspiring my niece. She saw your contact juggling/dancing video footage and now wants to learn CJ. I have given her my ball (which I was getting nowhere with) and she is , as I type this, happily denting her mothers skirting boards. When I left she was managing a catch and pitch inside and out on her left hand and a rolling throw with her right. So thanks again for the inspiration.
Well Durbs I have you to thank for inspiring my niece. She saw your contact juggling/dancing video footage and now wants to learn CJ. I have given her my ball (which I was getting nowhere with) and she is , as I type this, happily denting her mothers skirting boards. When I left she was managing a catch and pitch inside and out on her left hand and a rolling throw with her right. So thanks again for the inspiration.
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starring Skippy the green llama
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted:
oi, I've been on a huge learning train for the past month..I think it's being in a new area, meeting new spinners. Think I've learned new moves in everything, poi, staff, doubles, meteor, swords..Even came up with a few new cuts(iaido)..Ah, and many thanx to Dragon for sharing dragon wings, I finally nailed them on fire this weekend(tho with my new HUGE wicks, so I have no arm hair left
)..
oi, I've been on a huge learning train for the past month..I think it's being in a new area, meeting new spinners. Think I've learned new moves in everything, poi, staff, doubles, meteor, swords..Even came up with a few new cuts(iaido)..Ah, and many thanx to Dragon for sharing dragon wings, I finally nailed them on fire this weekend(tho with my new HUGE wicks, so I have no arm hair left
).. First intention, then enlightenment..
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" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
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not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
youve had sun... bah. its been pretty dark here.. either that or ive been asleep. one or the other.
ive been spinning poi a bit this weekend, but thats nothing new... i dont think ive had a day where i havnt felt excited by the prospect of spinning poi since i started.
o and if you need inspiration, its that time of year again
*wanders off into a feild looking very carefully at the ground*
youve had sun... bah. its been pretty dark here.. either that or ive been asleep. one or the other.
ive been spinning poi a bit this weekend, but thats nothing new... i dont think ive had a day where i havnt felt excited by the prospect of spinning poi since i started.
o and if you need inspiration, its that time of year again
*wanders off into a feild looking very carefully at the ground*
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
starring Skippy the green llama
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted:
heh, thats one small reason why here
heh, thats one small reason why here
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
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spiny norman
314 posts
Location: Cincinnati,damn it, USA
spiny norman
314 posts
Location: Cincinnati,damn it, USA
Posted:
i recently started messing with my devil/luna sticks lately, my goal; fire with them by next summer(hopefully) , the issue of money is involved her somewhere as well, yay, new toys
i am a bit inspired cause i helped teach a poi class the other day, and i taught the teacher a few things and i learned a few things from the students, yay!
happy spinning
i recently started messing with my devil/luna sticks lately, my goal; fire with them by next summer(hopefully) , the issue of money is involved her somewhere as well, yay, new toys
i am a bit inspired cause i helped teach a poi class the other day, and i taught the teacher a few things and i learned a few things from the students, yay!
happy spinning
if you think that our kiss was all in the lips, come on you got it all wrong man, and if you think that our dance was all in the hips then, oh well, do the twist -The White Stripes
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addict
625 posts
Location: Aotearoa (NZ), New Zealand
addict
625 posts
Location: Aotearoa (NZ), New Zealand
Posted:
NP Musashi. Wouldn't mind learning afew new cuts meself.
I have learn't alot of new moves in just afew days. I dont seem to have mucho inspriation though, im guessing its the new satves i got. In fact its so cold here right now i dont really even want to go outside and spin, which means i got to play inside...so i got the fire place cranking and the sounds... and lucky i got a massive ceiling
Live it up all you summer bums :P ...once winter rolls round again you find your inspriation goes as far as the fire place. Honestly, i havnt lit my toys in over 3 weeks.
and thats after invites nearly every night in the last week.
Must be getting soft.
NP Musashi. Wouldn't mind learning afew new cuts meself.
I have learn't alot of new moves in just afew days. I dont seem to have mucho inspriation though, im guessing its the new satves i got. In fact its so cold here right now i dont really even want to go outside and spin, which means i got to play inside...so i got the fire place cranking and the sounds... and lucky i got a massive ceiling
Live it up all you summer bums :P ...once winter rolls round again you find your inspriation goes as far as the fire place. Honestly, i havnt lit my toys in over 3 weeks.
and thats after invites nearly every night in the last week.Must be getting soft.
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
I wish I had no ispiration. My poi are 120 miles away and I have no tennis balls to make new ones. When I stop working the shops are shut so I can't buy any either Asda don't stock them unless they're in a tennis set for a fiver
Ho hum only....*looks at clock*.....only gotta wait 4 days to get them back
I wish I had no ispiration. My poi are 120 miles away and I have no tennis balls to make new ones. When I stop working the shops are shut so I can't buy any either
Asda don't stock them unless they're in a tennis set for a fiver Ho hum only....*looks at clock*.....only gotta wait 4 days to get them back
Let's relight this forum 
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not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
dont use tennis balls -bird food is better
dont use tennis balls -bird food is better
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
But then I'd have to find a bird food shop open while I'm not at work
But then I'd have to find a bird food shop open while I'm not at work
Let's relight this forum
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Got any tennis clubs around you Bug? If so go looking in the bushes near the courts....you are sure to find a few old battered ones laying about and they will be FREE!
Got any tennis clubs around you Bug? If so go looking in the bushes near the courts....you are sure to find a few old battered ones laying about and they will be FREE!
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
i bet asda stock some kind of bird food substitute like rice, or cereal... you should go wandering and find the weirdest/cheapest thing you could put in socks to make poi...
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But then I'd have to find a bird food shop open while I'm not at work
i bet asda stock some kind of bird food substitute like rice, or cereal... you should go wandering and find the weirdest/cheapest thing you could put in socks to make poi...
Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,966 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Tantamount to fatuity
15,966 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Posted:
UCOF wants to make fire sock poi wiht marbles in the ends. But then he's a bit loony....
UCOF wants to make fire sock poi wiht marbles in the ends. But then he's a bit loony....
Meh
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