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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
I'm 34 and unfortunatley have only just found POI, which has really ticked me off as it's so addictive. But I guess I still have some good years ahead of me. I've been spinning (if that's the term you poisters use) for about 6 weeks and have fired them up about 4 times (no hair loss yet.....)
Can anyone give me any pointers or recommendations.
I've nailed the 3 beat forward and reverse including turning, I've got the butterfly and overhead butterfly sorted plus a few simple bits as well.
What would you recommend me trying next.
Glad I found this website it looks pretty cool.
BTW I'm from that little Island known as United Kingdom.
Cheers all, hope to be hearing and speaking with loads of you in the future
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Cheers Patrick or Pat which ever you prefer, What Martial Arts do you teach?
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
Hey! Prefer Patrick, but no worries!!!
You can check out my site if you like www.badgersinthemist.com There are some cool links there with leads to folks over in your part of the world.
I've been doing martial arts for a little while
How about yourself? Do you train?Cheers!
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Fantastic, I'm a bit out of touch when in comes to Martial Arts, I trained Shinte Do , which is a derivatrive of Shotokan under a guy named Mick Powell (one of my best friends) he's a 5th Dan at the tender age of 34. I managed to get to green belt and like most took a side step out. I will get back in some day but am loving Poi. I have practiced with Nunchaku for a long whilst and got pretty good, brushed the surface of double chuks, which is probably why I've picked up Poi fairly o.k.
It's so addictive there should be a warning on them when you buy them
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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Hi Phat J
to HoP. 
Check out Mot's place and Coley's site for more poi lessons.
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Howdy - welcome to HoP
Where abouts in the UK are you from?
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Don't forget to go here for more high class poi lessons!!
I think the most important thing to practise is technique more than tricks, nice smooth patterns are more impressive that tricks although when you get good they come together very nicely
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Durbs.... I'm an Essex Lad but don't hold that against me LOL
No the rumours about the women are not true.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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and I take it from your name you have a pack of slim kingsize in your special tub in the living room no?
Ping!
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Dunc, cheers for that I'll have a look later, yeah I know what you mean about technique, There's nothing more satisfying than a nice smooth forward and backward weave. You know what us Essex lads are like we wanna run before we can walk.
I'm looking forward to posting some pics and video clips soon.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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Location: Wales
I have a confession....... I grew up in essex *looks shame faced* I've never owned white stillettos or had a string of one night stands and my names not Tracy. I'm a complete let down as an Essex girl. Maybe because I was born and lived in Leicester for the first 6 months of my life, I don't really qualify as an Essex girl and thats why I don't have a tendancy to wear crop tops, mini skirts high heeled boots and no knickers on a winters day?
I'm just kidding all you lovely ladies from Essex. I used to love living over there.
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
And now you live in Wales..... it goes from Bad to worse
Just kidding all you Welsh lovlies out there....
I've been here 12 hours and just upset a quater of the country, normally it takes me a week.
Where in Essex did you reside? I'm in the county town Chelmsford the home "The Dukes Experience"
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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Written by: Phat J
Can anyone give me any pointers or recommendations.
I've nailed the 3 beat forward and reverse including turning, I've got the butterfly and overhead butterfly sorted plus a few simple bits as well.
What would you recommend me trying next.
hi J
to HoP, this wonderful warm & weird world we all love so dearlymight i suggest you learn everything you can do in both directions, and also backwards. it also helps to just spin one poi around. figure out ways & places to spin it, and then try it with two.
happy spinning
and enjoy the madness
Lisa
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PhatJ for the comment on Wales! I grew up in north Essex Almost Cambridgeshire.
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Written by: Phat J
And now you live in Wales..... it goes from Bad to worse
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Faberge, Thanks for the nice welcome, seems that everyone at HoP is pretty cool. Good point you've made I really struggled for a day to get the backward weave and have now nailed turning to the left and right which makes a huge difference. I must admit the backward weave feels nicer than the forward weave. I do get dizzy when I try to do more than 360 degrees turn without stopping.
BTW I'm one of those Mobile phone salesmen by day if any one ever needs any help or advice.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
member
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Skull, that hurt more than the led glow poi that whacked me on the head last week whilst practicing the behind the head butterfly.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
Badger boy too! Bad Bad Patrick Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
See the thing is that it was implied that it got worse when you moved there!
*Patrick runs for the hills*
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Location: Wales
Patrick......... I'm going to have to take you out back and give you a really big
........ oh 
Maybe I'll just peg you out next to an ant hill and cover you in honey. Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Who is this Honey you speak of?
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Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Hello
Do you like the colour pink?
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o.. I like pink a lot but you never asked me
:p Hello welcome Phat
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Hey Pink.... pretty cool pics.
Hi Baba nice to meet you.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
member
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Patrick... hows that honey working out for you????
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
Well, my Honey's at work right now! How about yours?
member
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
Just taking a bath, we're off to the comedy club soon.
should be good..
Laters
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex. UK
You helpful lot might be able to advise me about fuel etc, what's the best thing for us Brits to use, would it be Paraffin? or is there something better around. Is there any difference between paraffin and Kerosene?
I've heard some people mention leaving a cork in the bucket, can someone tell me more please. At present I let them burn out and then re submerse in paraffin and get the lighter to them again but I'm sure it's wrong but as I'm only 6 weeks old (to Poi anyway) I'm sure you will all forgive me.
When faced with the inevitable, you MUST face the inevitable.
"The All Nighter"
surf film with that girl from The Bangles.
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