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

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

PARTNER POI THREAD THE NEEDLE

The right rhythm is essential here. The move will only work if both poi are swinging same-time with one another.

Check ou Thread The Needle Lesson for one person if you haven't wathced it yet.

Outward Thread The Needle

Begin with outward butterfly.

1. Move your bottom poi push forward when both poi pass at the bottom.
2. Keep the position untill poi comes to the bottom again. Be patiant. Many people get tangle since they can not wait!!
3. Alternate position when poi pass the bottom. Keep going!

*Alternate out-ward butterfly Poichi Exercise will help you.

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.

4 beat thread the needle

Advanced thread the needle.

In inward TTN, your hands change position after poi cross at the "TOP". But in 4beat TTN, you wait till poi cross at the "Bottom" .
You need to wait half a circle.
*for out ward, wait till poi cross at the top.

Thread the needle

Next step of outterfly moves.
When you do butterfly, there 2 positions. Right poi top, or Left poi top. Thread the needle (TTN) is the move that you alternate these 2 positions

Begin with Inward, Right poi top

1. When your poi cross at the top, your right hand goes forward.
2. Until poi goes around a circle, right hand is on front, left hand is on behind.
3. When your poi cross again, now your left hand goes front, right hand comes behind, change the position before poi goes bottom.
4. When poi comes top,you change position again.
5. Repeat.

Poichi exercise butterfly is exactly the same move without poi. so if you have any problem, go and practice poichi exercise.
For outward TTN, practice upside down from inward.

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.

One Handed Butterfly

Hold pois in a hand and do butterfly!!

Butterfly

Right poi or left poi is slightly over the othe poi. So you should practice both version. R top, or L top

Hands can connect in the middle of your body, but don't cross them. Yes you can cross arms and do buttefly, but it is very much hard.