Poi Tricks » Tech Poi

1.5’s with a stack

Brandon — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:41:08 +0000

Check out the newest poi blog from Drex, showing you this cool new poi trick.

1.5’s with poi stacking

Encyclo-poi-dia 2

Brandon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:38:53 +0000

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

Alien John Nano tech poi

Brandon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:47:20 +0000

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.

Trammels

Brandon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:31:13 +0000

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!

Floats

Brandon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:20:43 +0000

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.

Poi Tangle bounce

Brandon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:31 +0000

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.

hyperloops tangles wraps

Brandon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:08 +0000

Learn some hyperloops and tangles from Zan, creator of the Encyclopodia Vol 1 & 2, available from The Spinsterz

Triquetras

Brandon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:04 +0000

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.

[See post to watch Flash video]