November 22, 2009 - 10:31 am
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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
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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 10, 2009 - 4:16 pm
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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 [...]
November 9, 2009 - 2:29 pm
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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 [...]
