linking reels into chase the sun

Shoulder Reel Turn + Hip Reel Turn.

Watermill split time hip reels

Nick's water mill tutorial. Water mill = Split time low reel turn + Split time carry turn.

PARTNERPOI THREAD THE NEEDLE to THREE BEAT WEAVE Cycle

The following cycle, which we also refer to as the machine, involves thread the needle and the three beat weave in two different directions. Concentrate on the stalling arm (in this case the right-hand arm) and don’t despair if the upward thread the needle feels a bit awkward to start with.

PARTNERPOI THREAD THE NEEDLE to THREE BEAT WEAVE

Concentrate on the quarter turn here in order to be able to switch cleanly from the wheel plane in to the wall plane. To help you grasp this transition, it is also possible to have a single player simulate it.

Related Lessons

TTN
3beat weave

PartnerPoi TTN
PartnerPoi 3beat weave

FOUR BEAT WEAVE to THREE BEAT WEAVE continual

The same exercise without a break in the four beat wave position

FOUR BEAT WEAVE to THREE BEAT WEAVE

Watch the weave’s forwards and backwards movement and find the right moment for one person to change position. Make sure you’ve got the hang of the different weaves before trying to combine them.

４ Beat to 3Beat

A partner (you) turn the 2 of un-wind arm position.

Un-wind arm at Your Partner Side : Move body to the front of your partner and start 3 beat weave.
Un-wind arm at Your Side : Move body to the behind of your partner and start 3 beat weave.

3 Beat to 4 Beat

Use one of the 2 un-wind arm position. When you un-wind the arms at your partner side, you'll move to 4 beat weave (Crossed weave) position.

WALKTHROUGH and THREE BEAT WEAVE

The walkthrough is one of the most important basic partner poi moves and allows you to enter and leave a wide variety of figures with ease.

You will do "Carry Turn" over through the Partner's body.
Check the lesson of Carry Turn if you haven't watched it yet. 

Once you’ve got the hang of the walkthrough in both directions, it can for example be combined as a two-hand three beat weave.

Partner Poi: Transitions from 4-Beat Weaves to 3-beat Weaves Tutorial

Transition from the partner 4-beat weaves to the various 3-beat weaves.

Turning with CAPs

I got a request for a tutorial on how to turn with CAPs and found it to be a fun challenge. Here they are approached from the perspective of being fountains in opposite poi motion, wall plane turns that integrate triquetra hybrids, and finally as wheel plane reels--my personal favorite. Enjoy!

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.

Alien Jon Poi: nano-Tech Blog #6

Alien jon shows anti-spin weave fountain. very nice smooth slo-mo.

Pirouette ( Basic )

Yuta's Pirouette.

1. If you turn to right, step your right foot back. The front foot is kicking foot, the other one is the base foot.
2. Turn body 180 degrees.
3. Kick your kicking foot and turn another 180 degrees. Keep your weigh center.
4. Place your kicking foot back where it was at the beginning.

Tips

• Keep your body weigh center.
• Spin your poi vertically as much as you can.
• Stay your kicking foot close to the other foot.

Triple Pirouettes

Triple pirouettes is the combination pirouette between 1.5 hight pirouette and 1.5 low pirouette.

*Be careful with your knee. This turn can hurt your knee if you practice without enough warming up.

1.5 Low Pirouette

1.5 ( 270 degrees ) Pirouette, Low position version.
Make another turn after Low Pirouette witout any extra circle.

After Low pirouette, if you reel the hand which toward to the direction of turn ( if you turn clockwise, it is your right hand ), it'll be more smooth.

( My turn doesn't make clean REEL on this video, sorry !)

High Pirouette

Pirouette variation with carry turn & reel turn.
This is very beautifull pierouette you must get!

High pirouette begin with BACKWARD SWING

To turn right. 

When Right poi moving TOP, Left poi movintg BOTTOM [ Left hand is REELing ] position, begin pirouette.

Left poi : Reel Turn + Carry Turn
Rightpoi : Carry Turn + Carry Turn

*That is to say, the poi which is toward to the direction of pirouette is CARRY, the opposite hand is REEL, pirouette. 

Low Pirouette

Pirouette variation with carry turn & reel turn.
This is very beautifull pierouette you must get!

Low pirouette begin with FORWARD SWING

To turn right. 

When Right poi moving BOTTOM, Left poi movintg TOP [ Left hand is REELing ] position, begin pirouette.

Left poi : Reel Turn + Carry Turn
Rightpoi : Carry Turn + Carry Turn

*That is to say, the poi which is toward to the direction of pirouette is CARRY, the opposite hand is REEL, pirouette. 

Butterfly Turn

Turn with butterfly. For butterfly move, reel turn is easier and more smooth. But, if you can make this normal turn, poi looks like going through into body.

Both poi can't transfer planes at the same time. The poi which is toward the dirction of turning, transfers firs, then the other poi transfers after harf around a circle.

Big Circle Pirouette

Reel Turn

You don't see poi during turn. You use "reel" for this turn, so this is called as REEL TURN.

Carry Turn

Forward to backward

1. step back your leg which is the direction you want to turn.
2. Whne poi comes down from top, throw both poi beside the leg you step back.
3. Turn 180 degrees.
4. Pull pois up, now you spin backward.

Backward to forward

1. step back your leg which is the direction you want to turn.
2. When poi comes up from bottom, throw both poi over beside the sholder which is the direction you trun.
3. Turn 180 degrees.
4. Pull pois down, now you spin forward.

後ろ回しから前回し

1. ターンしたい方向の足を引きます。
2. ポイが下から上に来るときに、ターンする側の肩の斜め上横にポイを両方とも通します。
3. そのまま回れ右（or左)をします
4. ポイを前方に下ろすと前回しになっています。