Alien Jon Poi: nano-Tech Blog 15: Straight Jacket Roll & other random overdue ideas

Poi Spinning Tutorial ~ Wall Plane Flowers

NOTE THIS MOVES CONTAIN HARD MOVE FOR SHOULDERS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WARM UP FIRST OTHERWIRSE YOU MAY HEART YOUR SHOULDER!!

Wall plane flowers.

From Arm crossed position to the other position of arm crossed, you can make 360 circle.

In one direaction you have antispin and the other direction you have normal spin. There are many flowers which are combination of directions and timing.

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Flower Basics

Variation of 360 turn with hybrid-flowers

I asked Alien Jon to teach the move that I was interested in. Alien Jon has uploaded this move on 'Nano-Tech Blog' as well.

Quarter Time Spin-extension flower

Poi lesson on Quarter Time Spin-extension flowers

Poichi wall plane split butterfly

This move is the basement of split butterfly flower moves.

This is very good for starter of the poi practice, building body balance, and turns.
You can get exhaust after this practice in summer.

Tips for Split butterfly

1. Hands(poi) meet on holizontal line.
2. Hands make vertical line in front of you.

These points are 2 twice a circle, total 4 points. If you can keep this 4 points clean, you can play with split time butterfly as Nick woolsey!!?

• Relax your shoulder muscles. Stand in balanced position.
• Always imagine the wall plane, and hands are on wall plane.
• Don't think too much about how extend arms, but make it balanced. Too much extention will injure shoulder.
• Think inner shoulder. Don't force them, set it comfortable and free position.
• Alternate your right hands and left hands.

Turn

You can use this turn for poi itself.

1. Start turn after open arm position.(vertical position.)
2. At 90 degrees position, your arms point horizontal line with pararell. your body has turn 90 degrees.
3. At 180 degrees turn, your arms are open position (Vertical position) as start position on the other planne.
4. Hands meet on the horizontal line.

8 antispin linear isolation

Basic 8 linear isolation.

There are so many ways to do "Linear Isolation" but I show one of basic ideas of them for this lesson.

*Linear Isolation on the cross in a plane.
*Handle linear Isolation.
*From 4 petals antispoin flower.

You can make C.A.P combinations with this basic linear isolation. C.A.P.( L )
For this conditon, there are 8 variations which you should practice.

Forward ( Direction A )

1. Top to Bottom linear isolation.
2. Right to Left linear isolation.
3. Bottom to Top linear isolation.
4. Left to Right linear isolation.

Backward ( Direction B )

1. Top to Bottom linear isolation.
2. Right to Left linear isolation.
3. Bottom to Top linear isolation.
4. Left to Right linear isolation.

※Try them on side plane, wall plane, horizontal plane.

Let's see Clockwise, rightside hipmill this lesson.
You can call this move "forward hip mill". Because if you twist your body to right side, it'll be forward spin on the side plane.

Poichi wall plane butterfly

This move is the basement of butterfly flower moves.

This is very good for starter of the poi practice, building body balance, and turns.
You can get exhaust after this practice in summer.

• Relax your shoulder muscles. Stand in balanced position.
• Always imagine the wall plane, and hands are on wall plane.
• Don't think too much about how extend arms, but make it balanced. Too much extention will injure shoulder.
• Think inner shoulder. Don't force them, set it comfortable and free position.
• Alternate your right hands and left hands.

Turn

You can use this turn for poi itself.

From inward to outward.

1. Start turn after open arm position.
2. At 90 degrees position, your arms at the top, with pararell.
3. At 180 degrees turn, your arms are open position as start position.
4. Hands meet at the bottom, you are now spining inward butterfly.

From outward to inward.

1. Start turn after open arm position.
2. At 90 degrees position, your arms at the bottom, with pararell.
3. At 180 degrees turn, your arms are open position as start position.
4. Hands meet at the top, you are now spining outard butterfly.

Antispin FLower

One of the most beautiful moves of poi. Japanese call it Clover when you make 4 petals.