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How to turn with your poi
Some easy to learn ways to turn!
Tags: Beginner Poi, turning
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Over the shoulder turn
November 23, 2009 - 1:40 pm
Tags: Beginner Poi, same direction, turning
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Learn a new poi trick that brings your poi from a backwards swing up and over your shoulders while you turn 180 degrees.
Start by spinning your poi backward in Equal Time, as the poi come up, bring your hands up and over your shoulders, being mindful to keep your left hand on the left and [...]
Split time butterfly variations
November 13, 2009 - 10:54 am
Tags: butterfly, turning
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Here are a few different tricks you can do from a split time butterfly. Bringing the poi to your sides and behind your back as well as over your shoulders. See where you can spin a split time butterfly.
Fountains
November 12, 2009 - 10:43 am
Tags: Beginner Poi, buzzsaw, fountains, weave
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A fountain is described as the initial pattern moving in a larger circle. Flowers would be an example of this.
To spin a weave fountain, first spin a forwards weave, transition down low to a backwards weave and then bring that weave over your head in a windmill and then back down to a forwards [...]
polyrhythm
November 11, 2009 - 10:18 am
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Polyrhythm is described as your poi moving in two different timings. When you spin one poi faster and it takes one poi the same amount of time to do one beat as it does for the other poi to do two beats, this is polyrythm.
Compound circles, flowers and anti-spin
November 10, 2009 - 4:16 pm
Tags: Beginner Poi, Compound Circles, flowers
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Compound circles (flower patterns and fountains):
A multi-beat separation in which the poi make smaller circles within a larger circle. Poi continue to spin around the hands while arms move in extensions; smaller center of rotation (at hand) moves around a larger center of rotation (at shoulder).
Anti-spin
Poi spin in the opposite direction that the arms are [...]
Learn to stall your poi
November 10, 2009 - 11:48 am
Tags: Beginner Poi, pendulum, stalls
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Learn to spin your poi both forwards and backwards and be able to transition from forward spinning to backward spinning using a pendulum stall. This is basic poi spinning material, but is invaluable in the control that it will add to your poi spinning.
Play with all the variations you can think of; both poi [...]
How to spin a forward 3-beat weave
November 8, 2009 - 2:28 pm
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How to spin a Forwards 3-Beat Weave
Start with one poi in your non-dominant hand spinning in the side plane in a forwards direction. Stick your other arm out in front of you. Start by spinning your poi on the side of your body then crossing over to the other side going over your arm [...]
How to spin a buzzsaw
November 6, 2009 - 12:31 pm
Tags: Beginner Poi, buzzsaw
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Learn the buzzsaw. Both hands spin inside in split timing. Make sure you poi are short enough so you don’t hit yourself in the face.
Shorten your poi while spinning
November 4, 2009 - 3:23 pm
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How to change the length of the poi while you are spinning. It is often necessary to change the length of your poi as you are spinning so that you can do certain moves, like a buzzsaw for instance. If your poi are too long and you bring them up inside your arms, you have [...]
Changing Planes
November 4, 2009 - 12:20 pm
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Here is a simple plane change from equal time forwards in side plane to equal time in wall plane.
