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Sporadically Prodigal
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sporadically Prodigal
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
This space is for all those funksters busy improving their technique by learning new moves - made-up or traditional.
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
It's just hard to keep up with it all sometimes, so if we keep it together you'll be certain to get a little feedback.
here a pat on the back in advance from me
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This space is for all those funksters busy improving their technique by learning new moves - made-up or traditional.
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
It's just hard to keep up with it all sometimes, so if we keep it together you'll be certain to get a little feedback.
here a pat on the back in advance from me
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Location: USA
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Location: USA
Posted:
Just got the 4beat weave, and a reverse 3beat weave. Still cant get my head around whats happening in hyperloops/how to keep them going.
Just got the 4beat weave, and a reverse 3beat weave. Still cant get my head around whats happening in hyperloops/how to keep them going.
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artisan
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Location: Berkshire, UK
artisan
1,576 posts
Location: Berkshire, UK
Posted:
because it takes me so long to learn backwards versions of moves... I was amazed when I got btb reverse weave HAZAAAA!!!
because it takes me so long to learn backwards versions of moves... I was amazed when I got btb reverse weave HAZAAAA!!!
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
Got reverse TTN sorted properly the day after I worked out the butterfly weave, lol. got it at least partly isolated now too.
I've *finally* been able to do a 180 turn from BTB rev weave to BTB forward weave. I just can't turn back again yet arg. BTB forward wave is such a pain, it's so much more unnatural feeling than anything else I've done for some reason.. BTB weave turns are also the most exhausting (and painful!*) thing to practice i've found so far
(*clocked myself square on the nose for the first time, lol)
Got reverse TTN sorted properly the day after I worked out the butterfly weave, lol. got it at least partly isolated now too.
I've *finally* been able to do a 180 turn from BTB rev weave to BTB forward weave. I just can't turn back again yet arg. BTB forward wave is such a pain, it's so much more unnatural feeling than anything else I've done for some reason.. BTB weave turns are also the most exhausting (and painful!*) thing to practice i've found so far
(*clocked myself square on the nose for the first time, lol)
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Location: Chicago, USA
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Location: Chicago, USA
Posted:
Yakumo, just you wait.
I'm finally starting to get the reverse five-beat weave. I'll be able to get it for two minutes, then it'll fall apart on me. But the getting it for the two minutes is a great improvement.
EDITED_BY: Muskelunge (1150261490)
Yakumo, just you wait.
I'm finally starting to get the reverse five-beat weave. I'll be able to get it for two minutes, then it'll fall apart on me. But the getting it for the two minutes is a great improvement.
EDITED_BY: Muskelunge (1150261490)
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Location: Portsmouth, UK
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Location: Portsmouth, UK
Posted:
My god.... I learnt ttn... I thought it was something so complicated but its not. I could've learnt it ages ago! stupid move. Now I need to learn Guy's Gyroscope..... eek!
My god.... I learnt ttn... I thought it was something so complicated but its not. I could've learnt it ages ago! stupid move.
Now I need to learn Guy's Gyroscope..... eek! It is better to be hated for who you are than loved for who youre not.
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246 posts
Location: over the river, through the woods, USA
your new best enemy
246 posts
Location: over the river, through the woods, USA
Posted:
lot's of thread the needle tricks. split time TTN (weeks ago) reverse split time TTN (more recently) and I've been learning to throw isolations into them. so ummm.... isolated split time thread the needle weave?
lot's of thread the needle tricks. split time TTN (weeks ago) reverse split time TTN (more recently) and I've been learning to throw isolations into them. so ummm.... isolated split time thread the needle weave?
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
floor/ceiling plane 5 beat weave
floor/ceiling plane 5 beat weave
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Posted:
what's that look like
what's that look like
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Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
a strange butterfly tangle : https://www.homeofpoi.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11690
a strange butterfly tangle : https://www.homeofpoi.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11690
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31 posts
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Posted:
I've finally nailed the weave, thanks to this DVD I just bought - Poi Spinning Basics with Pele's Element.
I feel like a proper spinner now!
I've finally nailed the weave, thanks to this DVD I just bought - Poi Spinning Basics with Pele's Element.
I feel like a proper spinner now!
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Posted:
im guessing its like a 5beat corkscrew, but i could be wrong
i just got butterfly huggies
Written by: Yakumo
floor/ceiling plane 5 beat weave
im guessing its like a 5beat corkscrew, but i could be wrong
i just got butterfly huggies
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Posted:
yeah, corscrew in the HoP lessons is wide appart, take that , do it with your hands clost together all the time, as she does when she does it in front of her, and you're basically doing a horizontal 3 beat weave.
next add 2 beats
Written by: SkinkyWritten by: Yakumo
floor/ceiling plane 5 beat weave
im guessing its like a 5beat corkscrew, but i could be wrong
yeah, corscrew in the HoP lessons is wide appart, take that , do it with your hands clost together all the time, as she does when she does it in front of her, and you're basically doing a horizontal 3 beat weave.
next add 2 beats
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Location: Oita, Japan
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Posted:
hey, not many posts by me but I'm practicing hard.
I've got the butterfly and alternate b.fly and reverse b.fly down. a hesitant mexican wave is being worked on, and now I'm working on the the turns and follow the sun. not easy. but getting there.
Poi are such fun!
hey, not many posts by me but I'm practicing hard.
I've got the butterfly and alternate b.fly and reverse b.fly down. a hesitant mexican wave is being worked on, and now I'm working on the the turns and follow the sun. not easy. but getting there.
Poi are such fun!
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Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted:
Behind the back weave. Oh yeah.
Behind the back weave. Oh yeah.
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Location: New York, USA
master of disaster
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Location: New York, USA
Posted:
inside ~> outside airwraps, reverse bfly airwraps (apparently correctly now)
inside ~> outside airwraps, reverse bfly airwraps (apparently correctly now)
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Posted:
Nice one dude!
I recently got taught a new fake knot...
Reverse antispin weaveis a bit more consistant...
There must be more, but I can't remember them right now...
Nice one dude!
I recently got taught a new fake knot...
Reverse antispin weaveis a bit more consistant...
There must be more, but I can't remember them right now...
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Location: swansea, United Kingdom
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Location: swansea, United Kingdom
Posted:
on sunday at the meet in swansea i learned:
5b weave
got my isolations going ok
ttn weave
corkscrew tangle (nice 1 adz)
reverse ttn in isolationation
hyperloop
some corkscrew over the head then jump over the poi thingy (again nice 1 adz)
some satlls and transitions
diffrent types of b.fly
nail most of my catches clean now
a weired isolaion chicken dance that i made up myself
now i just got to make them look good!
so sunday was a big day for me and just wanna say thanks to everyone who helped me there
EDITED_BY: pitman (1150819778)
on sunday at the meet in swansea i learned:
5b weave
got my isolations going ok
ttn weave
corkscrew tangle (nice 1 adz)
reverse ttn in isolationation
hyperloop
some corkscrew over the head then jump over the poi thingy (again nice 1 adz)
some satlls and transitions
diffrent types of b.fly
nail most of my catches clean now
a weired isolaion chicken dance that i made up myself
now i just got to make them look good!
so sunday was a big day for me and just wanna say thanks to everyone who helped me there
EDITED_BY: pitman (1150819778)
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Posted:
In hyperlights video of testing the mark2's the guy uses an air stall, throing them up in the middle, straight above his head, from coming in from a reverse butterfly, then yank them down and back round.
loved it, tried it last night got it working straight off, jsut need to tidy it up a bit (pull down faster is all that's needed I think)
I've an urge to call it a 'depth charge', 'dropplet' would nearly suit it perfectly but it't not big enough, does it have a name?
In hyperlights video of testing the mark2's the guy uses an air stall, throing them up in the middle, straight above his head, from coming in from a reverse butterfly, then yank them down and back round.
loved it, tried it last night got it working straight off, jsut need to tidy it up a bit (pull down faster is all that's needed I think)
I've an urge to call it a 'depth charge', 'dropplet' would nearly suit it perfectly but it't not big enough
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Geek
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Location: Manchester, UK
Posted:
yakumo - its some kind of inverted stall.
If you do them spinning same direction one goes up and one goes down - they meet in the middle - it looks cooooool
Nailed antispin buzzsaw flowers the other day. My normal buzzsaw flowers are still pretty poor though.
And Ive been wibbling a bit as well as getting a couple of stands.
Also been playing with lockout and longarm stuff. One day I will manage to do a flower with one arm and a flat long arm with the other (from a side view it would be a flower in a big circle).
Had a bit of obsurd flailing with Tobi at the weekend trying to work out straight jackets. Failed miserably and nearly ended up with facial bruising
yakumo - its some kind of inverted stall.
If you do them spinning same direction one goes up and one goes down - they meet in the middle - it looks cooooool
Nailed antispin buzzsaw flowers the other day.
My normal buzzsaw flowers are still pretty poor though.And Ive been wibbling a bit as well as getting a couple of stands.
Also been playing with lockout and longarm stuff. One day I will manage to do a flower with one arm and a flat long arm with the other (from a side view it would be a flower in a big circle).
Had a bit of obsurd flailing with Tobi at the weekend trying to work out straight jackets. Failed miserably and nearly ended up with facial bruising
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Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom
Posted:
I just learned butterfly!
Only my second day out with my poi too.
I can't seem to comprehend any other move yet. I tangle strings on 3 beat weave and take out my kneecaps/head on low turn.
Any tips?
I just learned butterfly!
Only my second day out with my poi too.
I can't seem to comprehend any other move yet. I tangle strings on 3 beat weave and take out my kneecaps/head on low turn.
Any tips?
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enthusiast
276 posts
Location: Sweden
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276 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
Well, I can't do it properly yet... But tonight I nailed my first 6bt weave...
Interestingly enough, it was somehow the 4beat reverse weave I learned earlier tonight which led to me understanding the 6bt weave... Wicked... Well I think it was anyways.
Now I only need to do 5bt reverse weave... And try to make sure I know 6bt weave for sure, then I will tackle 7bt weave... Altho, I don't like the weaving beyond 5... It's to much hassle. to little freedome I think.
Also smoothed out my 5bt corkscrew alot =))
EDITED_BY: Mireneye (1151177696)
Well, I can't do it properly yet... But tonight I nailed my first 6bt weave...
Interestingly enough, it was somehow the 4beat reverse weave I learned earlier tonight which led to me understanding the 6bt weave... Wicked... Well I think it was anyways.
Now I only need to do 5bt reverse weave... And try to make sure I know 6bt weave for sure, then I will tackle 7bt weave... Altho, I don't like the weaving beyond 5... It's to much hassle. to little freedome I think.
Also smoothed out my 5bt corkscrew alot =))
EDITED_BY: Mireneye (1151177696)
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Location: Sunny South Africa
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446 posts
Location: Sunny South Africa
Posted:
Im in shock... I could be wrong, but i think I just did a poi matrix
It took months of practice but i guess it paid off
Im in shock... I could be wrong, but i think I just did a poi matrix
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Posted:
Been a bit of a busy doggie this weekend -
I've tackled overhead ttn, crossers, normal wallplanes, corkscrews and this move I made up, which I call an arc - starting in behind the head butterfly, into overhead butterfly then down into normal butterfly. Does that move have a proper name?
I've managed a very shaky reverse weave as well.
Been a bit of a busy doggie this weekend -
I've tackled overhead ttn, crossers, normal wallplanes, corkscrews and this move I made up, which I call an arc - starting in behind the head butterfly, into overhead butterfly then down into normal butterfly. Does that move have a proper name?
I've managed a very shaky reverse weave as well.
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632 posts
Location: Southampton Uni
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Location: Southampton Uni
Posted:
ummmm, I got a rather cool inverted semi inside buzzsaw thing.
I go from an inverted buzzsaw, taken to one side then I turn 90 degrees and bring the buzzsaw inside my left arm, in front of my right arm, then I flip it so it's inside my right arm, in front of my left arm...
Does that make any sense?
it's like the horizontal buzzsaw combination, but inverted, vertical and half inside... :P
ummmm, I got a rather cool inverted semi inside buzzsaw thing.
I go from an inverted buzzsaw, taken to one side then I turn 90 degrees and bring the buzzsaw inside my left arm, in front of my right arm, then I flip it so it's inside my right arm, in front of my left arm...
Does that make any sense?
it's like the horizontal buzzsaw combination, but inverted, vertical and half inside... :P
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694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
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694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posted:
eh. u can do an overhead thread the needle but not a reverse weave? dont you mean antispin weave. I still cant get the hang of reverse ttn. can do normal fine though
Written by: Sun_Puppy
Been a bit of a busy doggie this weekend -
I've tackled overhead ttn, crossers, normal wallplanes, corkscrews and this move I made up, which I call an arc - starting in behind the head butterfly, into overhead butterfly then down into normal butterfly. Does that move have a proper name?
I've managed a very shaky reverse weave as well.
eh. u can do an overhead thread the needle but not a reverse weave? dont you mean antispin weave. I still cant get the hang of reverse ttn. can do normal fine though
member
31 posts
31 posts
Posted:
No, just the plain old backwards weave!
I can sort-of do it, just not very well. Yet.
Actually, I struggle with doing anything backwards for some reason.
No, just the plain old backwards weave!
I can sort-of do it, just not very well. Yet.
Actually, I struggle with doing anything backwards for some reason.
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Member
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Location: Hawaii, USA
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Location: Hawaii, USA
Posted:
Just practice doing a 3 beat forward weave, throw in a lap of a 5 beat weave. if you only do one side, you wind up switching hands that is leading, so try to do both sides of the body with a 5 beat. if you lead with your right hand, i suggest practicing leading with left hand before attempting. otherwise you will probably get hit. a lot. but it starts to look really cool if you can do a 3 beat weave, switch in a set of 5 beat, and then go back to 3 beat.
Just practice doing a 3 beat forward weave, throw in a lap of a 5 beat weave. if you only do one side, you wind up switching hands that is leading, so try to do both sides of the body with a 5 beat. if you lead with your right hand, i suggest practicing leading with left hand before attempting. otherwise you will probably get hit. a lot. but it starts to look really cool if you can do a 3 beat weave, switch in a set of 5 beat, and then go back to 3 beat.
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Posted:
I saw you doing the up/down stall thing at Play before seeing your post on it here Seye
I sure wouldn't like to be trying to learn straight jackets, fake or otherwise, with those aerotech poi you made...
@Play I learnt :
antispin weave fw and bw,
a suicide,
after much practice on my own finally started getting btb 3 beat weave turns from btb fw to btb bw so I can go both ways now.
Various stalls
Giant windmills
Isolated 3 beat weaves
The 'run round the field screaming with your burning poi streaming behind you' (Late for a Play fire show special)
Alternate butterfly
stuff to work on (I know how now, just need more practice) :
btb waist wraps,
whip catches,
air wraps
hyperloops
5 beat isolated weave (I think),
club swingers nightmare &
some of bluecats other insaine tricks I can't remember the names of
so happy with my new sock poi, ta Jazza
oh, and 9 section whip & rope dart but that's not poi
I saw you doing the up/down stall thing at Play before seeing your post on it here Seye
I sure wouldn't like to be trying to learn straight jackets, fake or otherwise, with those aerotech poi you made...
@Play I learnt :
antispin weave fw and bw,
a suicide,
after much practice on my own finally started getting btb 3 beat weave turns from btb fw to btb bw so I can go both ways now.
Various stalls
Giant windmills
Isolated 3 beat weaves
The 'run round the field screaming with your burning poi streaming behind you' (Late for a Play fire show special)
Alternate butterfly
stuff to work on (I know how now, just need more practice) :
btb waist wraps,
whip catches,
air wraps
hyperloops
5 beat isolated weave (I think),
club swingers nightmare &
some of bluecats other insaine tricks I can't remember the names of
so happy with my new sock poi, ta Jazza
oh, and 9 section whip & rope dart but that's not poi
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newbie
17 posts
17 posts
Posted:
yay i finally got the btb weave(3 beat)! took a lil over a week. weee!
yay i finally got the btb weave(3 beat)! took a lil over a week. weee!
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Posted:
having practiced for months now (not like everyday but......) i finally did the bkwrd weave with both hands today, i know that it will be a while before it comes together again but i savoured every second of it!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
party party party, suck, bite, suck bite.
having practiced for months now (not like everyday but......) i finally did the bkwrd weave with both hands today, i know that it will be a while before it comes together again but i savoured every second of it!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
party party party, suck, bite, suck bite.
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