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Login/Join to Participatejourneyman
84 posts
Location: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Could've sworn I posted something about this like 2 months ago, but I can't find it so I'll try again
While getting down with my drummer friends, I began to move my weave in a different way - upon reflection, I realize I was changing the angles and adding more planes around my body. I slipped from a normal square plane layout (four planes, 90º angles) to a hexagonal one (six planes, 60º angles).
I imagine pentagons and triangles work too, though I haven't played with them...
Thoughts, vids?
Genuineness only thrives in the dark -- like celery.
1,376 posts
Location: London, UK
Aren't triangles arashi's trinity things? There's probably been tons written about them if you search... although I'm sure most of it is arguing about terminology lol
"Moo," said the happy cow.
3,149 posts
Location: London
a big "woo! yay!" to thinking outside the box
thinking inside the box is what mimes do, and therefore is not to be trusted.
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"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
3,149 posts
Location: London
incidentally, i got shown an atomic weave the other day (one poi wheel plane, one poi wall plane). It looked really cool
but atom moves stay in constant planes, the defining characteristic of this Trinity type stuff is changing plane in a constant pattern, i think...
Changing planes in a clean and controlled way is something i'd really be interested in hearing more about.
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
3,149 posts
Location: London
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wow, 3 posts in a row.
they say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. No it's not. It's hairy palms. Really? i always thought it was talking to yourself.
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
big and good and broken
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Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
it's okay, all monkeys hairypalm at some stage of their development and are often forced to talk to themselves due to the combined effects of loneliness and banana psychosis.
so simian, you are sane.
unless you are a human pretending to be a monkey in which case you should be immediately sectioned and fed peanuts until your elephant alter-ego takes over.
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
Quote:
incidentally, i got shown an atomic weave the other day (one poi wheel plane, one poi wall plane). It looked really cool
i want that one!! i also want the crossed hands one you showed me in archway on thur.
i demand them now or i will lay monkey traps all round spitz.
(evil laughing.) 
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
box weave
article by nix.
move inspiration by northern ad, who also nearly turned round with this at synergy
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
3,149 posts
Location: London
northern ad was also the person who showed me
on the same occasion that i discovered he's not really northern
so monkey traps won't be necessary
although generally at least once a week i lose a beverage to an overenthusiastic hugger
Do they count as monkey traps? "Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
[Old link] try turning with 'em....
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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Location: London
nice thread... includes my quote:Quote:
Must remember to not to post silliness in moves threads. They're too goddam confusing to start off with
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
YEa, I thought that was pretty funny too...
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
journeyman
84 posts
Location: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
No one's all about the hexagons? I'm particularly partial to them because the planes are still parallel, and the angles being so small makes three planes (not including those angled ceiling planes) available with the slightest swivel. Some simple, fun things I've found (no wraps, air-wraps, or even btb involved!) include...
Adding more and less points that you touch on while keeping in the hexagonal plane form. Like in basic form, you can go back and forth between two points, but you can also add in a third, then maybe a fourth and fifth, complete a full revolution, etc.
Turning on various axis. Usually when we turn 360º, all the planes we hit are parallel to our bodies. In hexagonal form, there are more options open! There are numerous straight line plane progressions around the body at various tilted angles.
Genuineness only thrives in the dark -- like celery.
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
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although generally at least once a week i lose a beverage to an overenthusiastic hugger Do they count as monkey traps?
i was thinking more like getting people to jump out from behind poles, therefor causing jupmage.
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
sorry to bump up an old thread....
but are box weaves different to atomic weaves?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Europe,Scotland,Both
no, its the same.
T
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Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
Thank you!
*does a happy jump*
Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering...
1,376 posts
Location: London, UK
Cool
"Moo," said the happy cow.
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Yeah.
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Maybe I'm just skimming this but I have not yet recieved my box of poi moves either.
Should I contact a moderator?
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Bastard Newbie Messiah
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Location: Apparently lost in my ego, USA
I think he's lying just to try and get a second box of moves.. greedy little bugger..
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etrystruyttyri
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,750 posts
Location: Europe,Scotland,Both
yo.
flipprantrists, suck on this.
what if your trinity
was offset continually
procucing what we see
as a star of david
or hexagram?
how would that loop?
T
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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