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bastard child of satan
1,113 posts
Location: Raanana, Israel
bastard child of satan
1,113 posts
Location: Raanana, Israel
Posted:
So, 2011 is starting soon, what's everyone's goals for this year?
I actually did most of mine this year, maybe because it was Poi goals and not Staff goals
My goals:
1) Do the poi courses in Israel.
2) Write more articles for my website.
3) Clean up the stuff I know with contact poi
4) Learn new contact moves
5) Learn more Negative Space combos
6) Travel again.
7) More throws.
8) Learn to dance
9) Write new fire and manipulation routines for IJC, and summer festivals.
10) Find interesting stuff with knots.
So, 2011 is starting soon, what's everyone's goals for this year?
I actually did most of mine this year, maybe because it was Poi goals and not Staff goals
My goals:
1) Do the poi courses in Israel.
2) Write more articles for my website.
3) Clean up the stuff I know with contact poi
4) Learn new contact moves
5) Learn more Negative Space combos
6) Travel again.
7) More throws.
8) Learn to dance
9) Write new fire and manipulation routines for IJC, and summer festivals.
10) Find interesting stuff with knots.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
1. Learn to spin 3 glowsticks at once
2. Get better at the dancing aspect of poi
3. Idk, squeeze evermore fun out of poi
1. Learn to spin 3 glowsticks at once
2. Get better at the dancing aspect of poi
3. Idk, squeeze evermore fun out of poi
The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass 
SILVER Member
Poi explorer
108 posts
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Poi explorer
108 posts
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted:
Good idea, my goals of 2011:
1) More videos.
2) More travel.
3) Clean up acrobatic tech and make up some more.
4) Get some cool non-fire poi instead of using dirty socks.
5) Update poi diary with the new stuff from the last months of 2010.
Good idea, my goals of 2011:
1) More videos.
2) More travel.
3) Clean up acrobatic tech and make up some more.
4) Get some cool non-fire poi instead of using dirty socks.
5) Update poi diary with the new stuff from the last months of 2010.
addict
413 posts
413 posts
Posted:
1) Practise regularly.
2) Visit some good workshops around the world.
3) Meet more people.
1) Practise regularly.
2) Visit some good workshops around the world.
3) Meet more people.
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Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Posted:
1) Try get hold of a camera and actually make more videos
2) Keep up as much as possible with the edge (concepts at least, even if I can not actually do a given move)
3) More ambidextrity
4) More work on contact poi (arm rolls out of catches are still eluding me)
5) Spin more
1) Try get hold of a camera and actually make more videos
2) Keep up as much as possible with the edge (concepts at least, even if I can not actually do a given move)
3) More ambidextrity
4) More work on contact poi (arm rolls out of catches are still eluding me)
5) Spin more
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
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enthusiast
375 posts
Location: Flying south for the winter., USA
enthusiast
375 posts
Location: Flying south for the winter., USA
Posted:
A year is a long time, I've got quite a list of things I'd like to do this coming year.
1) Traveling, obviously. To Guatemala first, then maybe to Costa Rica for the PlayPoi workshop.
2) I need to work on ambidexterity as well, not just with poi, but in everything.
3) Contact Poi, actually ordering stage balls tomorrow to make my first set.
4) Not exactly poi, but relevant: Learning Devil Stick this year too. Just ordered that as well, it should be here next week.
5) Acquire a video recorder and set up a blog. Not just for poi, but my travels in general.
6) Not the highest priority for me, but only because they would be hard to transport, I'd like to learn buugeng. I just don't see them fitting in my backpack though
Plenty more I'd like to do, but this will keep me busy for a bit.
A year is a long time, I've got quite a list of things I'd like to do this coming year.
1) Traveling, obviously. To Guatemala first, then maybe to Costa Rica for the PlayPoi workshop.
2) I need to work on ambidexterity as well, not just with poi, but in everything.
3) Contact Poi, actually ordering stage balls tomorrow to make my first set.
4) Not exactly poi, but relevant: Learning Devil Stick this year too. Just ordered that as well, it should be here next week.
5) Acquire a video recorder and set up a blog. Not just for poi, but my travels in general.
6) Not the highest priority for me, but only because they would be hard to transport, I'd like to learn buugeng. I just don't see them fitting in my backpack though
Plenty more I'd like to do, but this will keep me busy for a bit.
BRONZE Member
Juggler/Spinner
612 posts
Location: Hicksville, New York, USA
Juggler/Spinner
612 posts
Location: Hicksville, New York, USA
Posted:
Honestly, I can sum up my goals pretty easily:
Meet more awesome people.
Play/Learn more.
Get better at what I can already do.
Have fun doing it.
^_^
Honestly, I can sum up my goals pretty easily:
Meet more awesome people.
Play/Learn more.
Get better at what I can already do.
Have fun doing it.
^_^
GOLD Member
Poi Master Smurf
343 posts
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Poi Master Smurf
343 posts
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Posted:
1) Clean everything up, better timing and placement.
2) Stop being camera shy.
3) More video and learn to edit well.
1) Clean everything up, better timing and placement.
2) Stop being camera shy.
3) More video and learn to edit well.
Fly High
Spin Hard
Don't Stop
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
1/pick up the poi more often
2/practise more
1/pick up the poi more often
2/practise more
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi
SILVER Member
Fire Spinner Exarch
514 posts
Location: New Orleans, LA United States, USA
Fire Spinner Exarch
514 posts
Location: New Orleans, LA United States, USA
Posted:
1. Clean up what I do know already
2. Dance more with the movement of the poi
3. Improve being comfortable in front of a crowd
4. Start a local poi club
5. Advertise my skills more for events and gatherings
6. Make epic videos to post on YouTube and Facebook
1. Clean up what I do know already
2. Dance more with the movement of the poi
3. Improve being comfortable in front of a crowd
4. Start a local poi club
5. Advertise my skills more for events and gatherings
6. Make epic videos to post on YouTube and Facebook
"Are you sure it's safe to drink bleach?"
"Yes, bleach is 90% water, we are 90% water, therefore: we are bleach."
-Nathan Explosion, Metalocalypse
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member
118 posts
Location: England (UK)
member
118 posts
Location: England (UK)
Posted:
1. pick up poi more often
2. better movement
3. better flow
4. improve what i know
5. learn new stuff
6. buy fire kit and perform at my colleges 450th bday
EDITED_BY: Paddington Bear (1293565743)
EDIT_REASON: number 6
1. pick up poi more often
2. better movement
3. better flow
4. improve what i know
5. learn new stuff
6. buy fire kit and perform at my colleges 450th bday
EDITED_BY: Paddington Bear (1293565743)
EDIT_REASON: number 6
fire is alive. it lives and breathes. it consumes and destroys. but we control it and live with it, we are fire dancers
newbie
49 posts
Location: Pontypridd
49 posts
Location: Pontypridd
Posted:
1) Develop better slit time wall plane control
2) Learn spiral wraps
I'll be happy if I just accomplish those two
1) Develop better slit time wall plane control
2) Learn spiral wraps
I'll be happy if I just accomplish those two
GOLD Member
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
Oh also, start remembering all of these crazy
moves that I know whenever I spin because I was showing someone some of my crazy things that mostly I just do or found on my own. And I remembered a bunch of random things that I haven't done in forever and create some cool things on the spot. The worst thing is I already forgot most of them...
Oh also, start remembering all of these crazy
moves that I know whenever I spin because I was showing someone some of my crazy things that mostly I just do or found on my own. And I remembered a bunch of random things that I haven't done in forever and create some cool things on the spot. The worst thing is I already forgot most of them... The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
GOLD Member
gravity wut?
4 posts
Location: Flowtoys; Berkeley, CA, USA
gravity wut?
4 posts
Location: Flowtoys; Berkeley, CA, USA
Posted:
1. Learn poi.
1. Learn poi.
SILVER Member
stranger
13 posts
Location: dali , china
stranger
13 posts
Location: dali , china
Posted:
1. practise poi regulally
2. travel and find a poi teacher
3. make a poi boyfriend
4. learn new handcrafting
5. learn yoga
6. learn taichi
7. read more
8. think more
9. adventure more
10. ...
1. practise poi regulally
2. travel and find a poi teacher
3. make a poi boyfriend
4. learn new handcrafting
5. learn yoga
6. learn taichi
7. read more
8. think more
9. adventure more
10. ...
i love poi, even though i just start for 3 weeks , poi is my dream in the coming year.
GOLD Member
enthusiast
378 posts
Location: NSW, Australia
enthusiast
378 posts
Location: NSW, Australia
Posted:
Practice more, flow better, learn to do everything I can now with my practice poi with flowpoi duos and fire.
Continue to have fun.
Practice more, flow better, learn to do everything I can now with my practice poi with flowpoi duos and fire.
Continue to have fun.
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owner of the group property
1,277 posts
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
owner of the group property
1,277 posts
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Posted:
- Figure out the next body of technique I really want to work on
- Get the hang of more performance and movement skills
- Flow and cleanliness
- Make Firedrums or something (didn't manage this last year, would love to make it this year).
- Figure out the next body of technique I really want to work on
- Get the hang of more performance and movement skills
- Flow and cleanliness
- Make Firedrums or something (didn't manage this last year, would love to make it this year).
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stranger
8 posts
Location: Scotland (UK)
stranger
8 posts
Location: Scotland (UK)
Posted:
- meet at least one other person living near me that is into poi (shouldnt be too hard now ive joined this forum)
- travel back to south east asia and show the guy that inspired me to learn poi what ive accomplished with 1 years practice.
- beat my addiction to valium
- learn yoga or tai chi
- practice poi poi poi
- meet at least one other person living near me that is into poi (shouldnt be too hard now ive joined this forum)
- travel back to south east asia and show the guy that inspired me to learn poi what ive accomplished with 1 years practice.
- beat my addiction to valium
- learn yoga or tai chi
- practice poi poi poi
stranger
14 posts
Location: Sweden
14 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
As I started in the middle of december 2010 I've got a looot to learn.
1. Try to get through all poi lessons on the site. I'm in the middle of "beginner part 2" so... I've got things to do!
2. Learn to improvise a routine. As a majorette I'm used to have routines while performing, but I feel that poi should be more free.
...aaand some twirling goals too:
3. Develope my baton twirling tricks (and my association in general.)
4. Try twirling with fire (i.e. buy a staff! I've been craving for it for too long!)
As I started in the middle of december 2010 I've got a looot to learn.
1. Try to get through all poi lessons on the site. I'm in the middle of "beginner part 2" so... I've got things to do!
2. Learn to improvise a routine. As a majorette I'm used to have routines while performing, but I feel that poi should be more free.
...aaand some twirling goals too:
3. Develope my baton twirling tricks (and my association in general.)
4. Try twirling with fire (i.e. buy a staff! I've been craving for it for too long!)
I'm a majorette/baton twirler who just started to learn poi.
GOLD Member
oddball
20 posts
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
oddball
20 posts
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Posted:
So 2011 poi goals
Make my 1 year poi video then make other videos
Learn to isolate everything
Work more on inside planes/framing
More contact poi stuff
Work on negative space stuff as well
Run more workshops at festivals
So 2011 poi goals
Make my 1 year poi video then make other videos
Learn to isolate everything
Work more on inside planes/framing
More contact poi stuff
Work on negative space stuff as well
Run more workshops at festivals
GOLD Member
Naval High Comander
31 posts
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Naval High Comander
31 posts
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted:
~Make a fire poi set (a friend made my last set, there is a lot of exposed metal
)
~Poi with others / get people into poi
~Make LED glow poi
~Play more with glow / fire and film it
~Stop accidentally hitting my kids with poi
~Move into a house with vaulted ceilings
~Make a fire poi set (a friend made my last set, there is a lot of exposed metal
)~Poi with others / get people into poi
~Make LED glow poi
~Play more with glow / fire and film it
~Stop accidentally hitting my kids with poi
~Move into a house with vaulted ceilings
Originally Posted By: Pablo PicassoI am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
stranger
3 posts
3 posts
Posted:
hrmmmm.... goals for 2011...
1) Expand my knowledge and feed my craving to learn more and more and more about the amazing world of poi.
2) Practice at least an hour every day.(even in the freakin cold)
3) Do steps 1 and 2.
hrmmmm.... goals for 2011...
1) Expand my knowledge and feed my craving to learn more and more and more about the amazing world of poi.
2) Practice at least an hour every day.(even in the freakin cold)
3) Do steps 1 and 2.
SILVER Member
The official unofficial purveyor of cake
26 posts
Location: Missouri USA
The official unofficial purveyor of cake
26 posts
Location: Missouri USA
Posted:
1) SPIN!!! more that is, even if I have to spin in snow!
2) Find more interesting places to spin than just my front yard
3) Work on my Isolations and stalls more
4) Start my long journey of flowers
5) Choreograph something or at least start learning that process
1) SPIN!!! more that is, even if I have to spin in snow!
2) Find more interesting places to spin than just my front yard
3) Work on my Isolations and stalls more
4) Start my long journey of flowers
5) Choreograph something or at least start learning that process
GOLD Member
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
Get into atomics flower, CAP, and stall patterns.
Get into atomics flower, CAP, and stall patterns.
The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
BRONZE Member
The Death Card
195 posts
Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
The Death Card
195 posts
Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
Posted:
really just want to expand my basic poi vocabulary as much as possible this year. the more I learn, the more I escape from the mindset of "do this move, then this move, then back to this move, repeat," and the more I'm able to come up with new stuff on my own by combining different elements. I'm also learning a lot about how the poi feel and how to work with the forces of physics to reach that state of flow.
so right now, my goals are:
- everything in this video:
(I'm pretty close... except for butterflies. damn you, butterflies!)
- flowers and flower turns
- isolations and stalls
- spiral wraps... so close, and yet so far!
- playing with stuff and adding more beats, extensions, etc.
- refining plane control and cross points
- spin with fire!
yeah, a lot to learn. but I've got a whole year ahead of me!
oh and last but not least, I'd love to find a practice space with a full-length mirror. I have one in my hallway - and that's great for forcing me to keep my planes straight, too - but there are only so many things I can do in that cramped space.
really just want to expand my basic poi vocabulary as much as possible this year. the more I learn, the more I escape from the mindset of "do this move, then this move, then back to this move, repeat," and the more I'm able to come up with new stuff on my own by combining different elements. I'm also learning a lot about how the poi feel and how to work with the forces of physics to reach that state of flow.
so right now, my goals are:
- everything in this video:
(I'm pretty close... except for butterflies. damn you, butterflies!)
- flowers and flower turns
- isolations and stalls
- spiral wraps... so close, and yet so far!
- playing with stuff and adding more beats, extensions, etc.
- refining plane control and cross points
- spin with fire!
yeah, a lot to learn. but I've got a whole year ahead of me!
oh and last but not least, I'd love to find a practice space with a full-length mirror. I have one in my hallway - and that's great for forcing me to keep my planes straight, too - but there are only so many things I can do in that cramped space.
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
SILVER Member
member
161 posts
Location: Durban South Africa
member
161 posts
Location: Durban South Africa
Posted:
Make more poi friends... One awesome friend down, many more to go
Fix/get right wall planes
Learn and polish at least one new move a month
Learn to connect / dance between the moves and expand on the ones I can do already
Flowers, flowers, flowers... They're amazing and I want to get them right
Make more poi friends... One awesome friend down, many more to go
Fix/get right wall planes
Learn and polish at least one new move a month
Learn to connect / dance between the moves and expand on the ones I can do already
Flowers, flowers, flowers... They're amazing and I want to get them right
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