Apprendre Advanced Weaves - Forward Weave (5 beats)

10 minutes of floppin' around and I got it! U are a great teacher! I knew I had it when the Poi (like you said) kinda look like they are swinging too close to eachother. I just need to fine tune now! Anyone still trying to get it.... You really have to lock your arms, one bent and one straight.

I was having some problems initially, but I finally got it by really pronouncing the direction my hands point when I crossed them over... I also found that a useful way to remember where your hands should be is that, when they are crossing over the front of your body, they should be both facing outward. That is, that the backs of the hands should be touching each other when they cross.

wow reading the comments really helps

Derek Faughn,

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I've spent over a month watching them and trying relentlessly to follow. I just did my first real burn today and it was exhilaration. Thank you so much.

I found this site not a week ago and already I have found out so much. I learned this one in a day due to the ever so helpful training videos. I'm working on the augmented moves, the reverse of the five beat, and the Atomic weave for now.

i love these tutorials.
this dude really know how to explain things.
my first week i could do forward 3 beat
reverse 3 beat
fountains
buzz saws
butterflies
isolations
and a few other moves pretty smooothly...
but now on week two im stuck on the 5 beat and the ariwrap any suggestions?
there arent too many people posting helpful comment on the most basic videos

This is a really good video, i can see your hands and wrists really well which helped me alot thanks.

i can do it on the right side of my body, but i cant seem to learn it on the left side. i tried practicing the hand motions but it doesn't change anything. any advice ? so i'm stuck with a half 5 beat weave :P