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5 posts
Location: Canada, Alberta.
Yo! I am Skizy, I'm extremely new to Poi, however I've seen some of the stuff that you can do with these awesome things.
Erm... I'm Canadian, so... er... yes.
Anywho,I play with Devil Sticks, currently, but I'd love to get into Poi and Staff stuff.
Just posting my hello... to the world of POI! Yipee!
Oh, btw, is there anyone around the age of 14 here? I don't want to be the youngest again!
On the Eve of Tommorow, some will wonder 'Why?'
(A verse from my CityScapes Portfolio[Not Complete Yet])
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
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6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hello and welcome to HoP!!
myself, I'm a bit older than 14, but there are a few around if I'm not mistaken!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
hey, i'm 15, also a super newbie. join the club!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
ima 16
Hello
welcome to HoP 
aimee xx
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Hello and
to HoP.Nice skull.
Dont worry about age it really doesnt make any diffrence on here.
Now sit back and absorb the grtness on offer
fire leads to creation
515 posts
Location: Cyprus
Hey buddy!
Most ppl still feel like/play like there 14 here, i know i do hehe...
Henry Hill - 'One day the kids from the neighbourhood carried my mothers groceries all the way home, you know why? It was out of respect'...
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Hope all is well : )
newbie
5 posts
Location: Canada, Alberta.
Awesome!!! Thanks, guys, I really feel loved!
*eh...heh. Everyone runs away...*
It's great that there's some people my age abouts here, say, do you guys twirl fire? (Really light the wicks on fire?)
And how did you convince your parents to let you get a staff or poi set?
(I'm planning on getting some... Tips appreciated.)
On the Eve of Tommorow, some will wonder 'Why?'
(A verse from my CityScapes Portfolio[Not Complete Yet])
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
try buying them/it via money order and convince them after it arrives. and no, i dont twirl fire, as i said, i'm a super newbie. that would just be stupid
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
To HoP skizyMy advice to start poi is get some long-ish socks. Fill up the bottom with a tumbler full of dried peas or beans, tie a knot just above the beans/peas and one at the top of the socks. Hey Presto you have practice poi. They cost very little and are great for begining with. Try out the free lessons on this site and Mots place oh and Coleys site .
Once you have all the basic moves down and feel comfortable doing them, go to the saftey section and learn it by heart. Once you have done that show your parents how well you have researched it all and how competent you are at spinning then ask them if they will let you spin fire.
Good Luck and keep on spinning!
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Hello
Do you like the colour pink?
Why dont you show your parents what you can do with the poi, try and get them interested in it too? Then you once they see you spin them, and if they join in too, then ask about a fire set?
My mother is 53 and she does poi occasionally (to be honest she's not that good at all, but she enjoys it - thats all that counts), and she does diabolo. And when i last visited my father, he got him to help me make a fire staff, it's not a great one, but it's something we did together that got him involved in my passion.
Maybe try something like that?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
my mum was woried about it but when she saw i could do it just fine i showed her the fire, but i just went ahead n did it without permission, are you sure u need it?
Welcome to HoP by the way,and no your not the youngest here, im a few leagues below 12
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
66 posts
Location: Barnstaple, Devon, UK
all this talk about age is making me feel really old!!!
12, 14, 15, my little brother is older and it scares me.
its bad enough going back to college to do visual media and finding yourself among 16 year olds.
but hey youth is a good thing and the best thing you can do is start learning early. you have much less fear of cracking yourself in the head with poi.
welcome and enjoy HOP
If hope can grow from dirt like me.....It can be done.
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
yup but i have to be careful cos my skul hasnt formed properly as im only a young un, my avatar is a recent picture of me
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
oh yeah, well I'm a zygote. beat that!
360 posts
Location: near swindon/ oxford
hey welcome to hop!!!
I'm going to leave the army and run away to the circus
if not i will just become a MI5 agent !!!
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
im a sperm, thats something i never thought i'd say
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
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