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a little break

Brandon — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:32:05 +0000

I have taken a little break for the past few days as other things have grabbed my attention. I will be posting again very soon with more fresh content and new tricks and tutorials for you all.

spiral wraps

Brandon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:40:41 +0000

Poi Tricks; How to do spiral wraps.

This is typically a same direction split time trick. It can be performed in many different planes, the most common would be in the wall plane in front of your body. As you wrap, remember that when you come out, the poi will be going the opposite direction they started in,

G Poi at decom

Brandon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:47:25 +0000

Split time butterfly variations

Brandon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:54:08 +0000

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.

The isolation game

Brandon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:24:53 +0000

Pretty silly, but will give you some entertainment for about a minute. Will help to teach you how to do an isolation….maybe. Enjoy.

http://theblacktop.com/ahh.swf

Ronan & Yuta

Brandon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:33:31 +0000

I love to watch these two guys spin poi. They are just some of the most fluid poi spinners I have seen.
Part of the footage is from Fire Drums 2008 and some from “The Grove” in S.F.

Shorten your poi while spinning

Brandon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:55 +0000

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 a good chance of whacking yourself in the face. Learn to shorten as you spin.

Changing Planes

Brandon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:20:57 +0000

Here is a simple plane change from equal time forwards in side plane to equal time in wall plane.