Flame BoyGOLD Member veteran 1,508 posts Location: Out, United Kingdom
Posted: I've learnt all the moves on "The Art of Poi" video and a couple others, but now I'm stuck for what to do. How do I find new moves, cos as much as it is fun to simply stand in your garden all day just waiting for a piece of inspiration to hit you I'd really like a whole lot of new moves I can learn. HELP ME PLEASE!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!!
Dragon7GOLD Member addict 625 posts Location: Aotearoa (NZ), New Zealand
Posted: windmill/ corkscrew same thing. Just on different angles. corkscrew
Gayle......!SILVER Member Pooh-Bah 2,444 posts Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted: Got the corkscrew in front of by body - which plane is the windmill on? i thought it was verticl behind your head - am i right?
Gayle.....!
Dragon7GOLD Member addict 625 posts Location: Aotearoa (NZ), New Zealand
Posted: yep, corkscrew goes over your head after the infront bit, wind mill goes behind the head, its the same move like alot of moves but done in a different place (plane). U can try mixing them up its fun. EDITED_BY: Dragon7 (1091539220)
Gayle......!SILVER Member Pooh-Bah 2,444 posts Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted: cool. I shall give i a go tonight. I'm aiming to learn a new move each time i play so that has given me some ideas for tonight.
Thanks Guys, very helpful.
Gayle.....!
BzraelBRONZE Member newbie 45 posts Location: Istanbul, Cuba
Posted: Im not too sure about what the overhead weave is, but I do _a_ weave with my arms behind my head, looks cool as hell when you gradually move a normal weave up and up, overhead and then behind the head.
also.. tried the butterfly weave?
Gayle......!SILVER Member Pooh-Bah 2,444 posts Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted: nope, How do you do that?
How do you do a weave with your arms behind your head? Don't you end up whacking yourself?
Gayle.....!
BzraelBRONZE Member newbie 45 posts Location: Istanbul, Cuba
Posted: the way I do it is by keeping one hand behind the head at a time. just try slowly lowering a high weave behind you. although I must say, I have an unusually long arm-span (considerably longer than my height) so some moves come easier for someone with a freakish body structure.
the other one i call a butterfly weave, but not sure if thats what it actually is. you twirl with the poi at your sides, in different directions, then - without turning your body - you do butterflies at each side of your body. its really hard at first, and use a soft set cos you'll hit your face a number of times (at least I did)
graceBRONZE Member member 117 posts Location: salisbury wiltshire, United Kingdom
Posted: what i found when i got to the end of my intermediate stage, was i needed to meet more people. Sounds stupid but if u meet more poi people they inspire u and can show u alsorts of variations and differnt types of moves. I live in a [censored] place for poi but i go to southampton/bournmouth when i can and downloading videos is always good. I suggest u try butterfly variations. Notice what u can do if u stand a certain way, make a move u can do well all around your body, like a backwards butterfly. When i was doing that i came across a 4 beat butterfly well thats what i call it. U do one turn in front, one above, one behind and one behind but with your wrists bent in a differnt form, its very flacid and looks amazing with fire. :-D good luck
oh and try buzzsaws.
Hold my breath when you are near so i don't have to breath you in look away before i start to endorse your eyes full of hate and remorse in to the eye of another be the silence that screams
Gayle......!SILVER Member Pooh-Bah 2,444 posts Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted: Thanks for all your help guys - i managed to get the weave turn sussed last night and it looks so cool. One more trick in the bag. I'm gonna try and learn another tonight.