Poi Tricks
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Learn a trick
Jun 9th
Check out the newest poi blog from Drex, showing you this cool new poi trick.
1.5’s with poi stacking
Dec 1st
This is Zan and Alien Johns instructional poi dvd. THis is such an amazing DVD, I am constantly learning new things from it and I seem to never get bored with the content. It is available here ENCYCLOPOIDIA 2
Nov 29th
This is the first video I have seen from Alien John in quite a few months.
It looks like he is starting a tech blog consisting of short video snippets. Not much tutorial, but he does this trick over and over, so you should be able to break it down pretty well.
Nov 22nd
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 arm, bring your arm straight down and this will cause the poi to extend down.
So anti-spin up for 1 beat then extend down. The other hand is doing the exact opposite in both the direction and placement of the arm.
This is a split time, opposite direction, extension vs. anti-spin, CAP.
Have fun!
Nov 21st
Poi Tricks; How to do a float or floater.
This is sort of a stall/isolation in the sense that the direction of the poi is stopped in its spin and then it is brought straight up, isolating on a vertical line.
Image your arm is making part of a “U” shape. This should be the path that your arm follows.
Nov 20th
I call this poi trick the Tangle Bounce, just cause I want to
You need to be able to tangle your poi and get out of it and be able to stop and change direction using your arms or hands.
I will let the video talk for itself.
Nov 19th
Learn some hyperloops and tangles from Zan, creator of the Encyclopodia Vol 1 & 2, available from The Spinsterz
Nov 17th
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 go back the opposite way, this will automatically create a triquetra as you spin your arm the opposite way. This is could also be looked at as an 3 petal anti-spin flower.