Poi Tricks
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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 spinning. Ie; the poi spin clockwise while your arm spins counter-clockwise.
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 [...]
November 22, 2009 - 10:31 am
Tags: anti-spin, CAP, flowers, trammels
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Poi Tricks; Trammels
To do a trammel lets first talk about just one hand. If are spinning forwards, your arm is going to come up above your head, which will force your poi to do an anti-spin. As soon as it get to the top of its spin at the top of the extension of your [...]
November 17, 2009 - 1:37 pm
Tags: anti-spin, Compound Circles, flowers, triquetra
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Poi Tricks; How to spin a triquetra.
Triquetra (pronounced /traɪˈkwetra/) is a word derived from the Latin tri- (“three”) and quetrus (“cornered”). Its original meaning was simply “triangle” and it has been used to refer to various three-cornered shapes.
To spin a triquetra, start by spinning your arm in an extension and then stop your arm and [...]
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 [...]
November 11, 2009 - 10:18 am
Tags: Beginner Poi, speed
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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.
November 10, 2009 - 2:38 pm
Tags: Compound Circles, flowers
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This is a wonderful video by nick all about poi flowers and how to spin them.
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 [...]
November 9, 2009 - 2:29 pm
Tags: 1.5's, flowers, pendulum
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A pendulum with poi is describes by only spinning 50% off the circle, primarily on the bottom or top half. Think of how a pendulum swings back and forth, the concept is the same with poi.
A 1.5 is described as as the poi spinning 1 and a half a circle. Normally the poi will [...]
November 8, 2009 - 2:28 pm
Tags: Beginner Poi
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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 [...]
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.
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