Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > 4-5 beat weaves

Posted: 11th Nov 2001
Hi Mate,I have been trying to master the 5 - beat weave today. As a concequence I have a very sore left B@ll@ck but can manage what I believe is the right motion for a 5-beat on the RHS of my body.I start spinning in the 3-beat and then when on the RHS put in an extra spin, twisting my wrists so that my RH is below my left. This allows you to get the extra spin in(while the left is twisted so that it is above)and then I bring the LH ball back to the LHS of my body (wrists still twisted) complete the turn with the RH ball and do a normal 3-beat on the LHS.I hope that this is half of the 5 beat as I am trying to learn it on the LHS now before I combine the two... o O (might invest in a cricket box soon though)If anyone disagrees with this or can explain it more clearly then please do ------------------Mark P (the mad chemist)

Posted: 11th Nov 2001
i learned the five beat in the same way....on one side first, the trick for me was to pull my right hand over to the other side with my left when they are wrapped (i learned it on the right first) so when you have your hands wrapped for the extra swing just let your right hand lay on your left and pull it over... dont know if this will help you with your problem but good luck-Keith

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Posted: 12th Nov 2001
Woo hoo! 4 beats on my RHS!

Posted: 12th Nov 2001
I'm a poi teacher of dubious quality, but it once worked when I told somebody: "Instead of the right hand poi moving to the left first, the left moves across first instead. And vice versa. And you have to move them across to the other side closer together as your hands are twisted. Now go away and practice, lots."When I saw them a week later they'd got it! It works for all extra beat moves like corkscrew, windmill and weave.Dom

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Posted: 12th Nov 2001
I really couldn't master it until I was given one bit of advice and then nailed it first time!After your 5 beats, when your arms are crossed, really, and I mean REALLY use you shoulder to push the weave to the other side. You can see this in the HOP video and if you exaggerate this it works wonders.After a while make it less profound. Oh and in terms of style, it looks better if you do it faster, other-wise the poi tend to catch each other up I found.Hope this helps...------------------https://welcome.to/thehugbubble I have only one burning desire....let me stand next to your fire

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Posted: 13th Nov 2001
Yeah I can manage 5-beat RHS, 5-beat LHS and then back into normal weave now so I just need to get the L to R transition sorted now

Posted: 13th Nov 2001
I have it on good authority (and know it by practice too) that 4-beat weave is really just 5 beat weave on one side then 3 beat on the other ((5+3)/2 = 4 after all)I learnt the 5-beat by getting it on my right first, then my left but I had heaps of trouble doing it on both sides after each other. It feels like too many twists, but isn't!I reckon the best way to explain it is to do a 3 beat weave but let em go round one extra time whip em across and unwind. This way I can also unsuccessfully do a 7 beat weave! I guess whether you let your arms twist around each other, or just the poi is up to you, but any more than 5 beats without letting the cords twist and you are looking at tri-segmented arms (now that would be cool!).

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Posted: 13th Nov 2001
He he he just managed to crack the 5-beat weave (Also found out that the maximum number of smilies in one post is 8 ) . o O (getting close already)anyway I am off to weave lots ------------------Mark P (the mad chemist)[This message has been edited by Mark P (edited 14 November 2001).]

Posted: 13th Nov 2001
Hehe, after watching myself in a mirror doing the 4beat weave on my rhs, I realized that when I go to the other side of my body, and unwind, it adds another beat to it... there for... 4 BEAT WEAVE ON BOTH SIDES! *dances*Thanks for the help everyone!