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.

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

Tips and Tricks with Daddy #1 - The Gunslinger!

Jonathan'S great tutorial. Gunslinger is so cool move that everybody want to try!

Jonathan is super cool poi gunslinger from U.S. enjoy!

Getting Stalls Started

stall exersice by Nick.

You need make "Stall Line" clear to make stall clean. Nick shows that you can use wall for clean the line. You can use any wall such as Berlin wall.

How to Learn Hyperloops

Nick's great tutorial of hyper-loop.

If you don't have time, then skip to 5:00 ! Don't forget, it worth to watch all of them :)

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.

Glowstringing Tutorial Wrap 101

I've been asked about wrap moves, so I post basic tutorial by Glowsticking.com.

Glowstringing Tutorial Wrap 101

This tutorial covers: arm wraps, leg wraps, side bicep wraps, neck wrap, double bicep wraps, and the alternate arm wraps.

http://www.glowsticking.com/

Glowstringing 360-wrap Tutorial

A tutorial of 360 wraps with glowstrings.

From Jin Smylez at Glowsticking.com, your premier destination for glowsticking since 2002.

Getting Ready for the Poi Beginner Series: Learning to Cross One Poi Backwards

http://playpoi.com -
If you're getting ready for the poi beginner series, either the live classes or the online series, here is one pattern that will make everything easier!

Poi Tutorial: Crosser Extensions and variations

Buy my DVD here: http://bit.ly/encyclo-poi-dia2 - Crosser Extension technique brocken down in steps.At Playpoi's March poi retreats in Bali, Karen requested a tutorial on the Crosser Extensions I like to do. So, we shot one in between classes, including a few other variants.Playpoi announcements broadcast by Alexis, and some cinematographer shenanigans thrown in for spice. :-P

Poi Dancing Tutorial - How to Spin Triquetras

http://www.playpoi.com - Intermediate poi spinning tutorial: Triquetras!

Playpoi offers instructional and artistic videos, poi workshops and events, gear reviews, and community resources that get you out playing poi. We even have a poi map of the world! Come visit: http://playpoi.com/community and sign up for our newsletter.

Giant WIndmill

Put extended big circle bitween windmill.
This is very simple, but important move to connect advanced moves with smooth way.

This is counter clock-wise description.

1. Start making extended big cercle when right poi towards TOP.

2  Left poi start making big circle when right hand comes to The bottom, left poi comes to The TOP. Keep this 180 position all the time.

３．Get your right poi back to windmill when Right poi comes to The Top, left poi comes to the bottom.

４．Try move your left poi farther  to right side on the last harlf extended big circle. Then get it back to the windmill move.

Variations of Exit from Stall

1. Spin backward where it comes from (0
2. Spin forward (180
3. Change plane and spin forward (90
3. Change plane and spin backward (270
5. Swich position 180 on Z axis, then you have 1 - 4 ways out.

16 stalls Poi Charity Lesson

Basic stalls which are classified as 16 variation.

There are more than 16 stalls in poi spinning, but if you get these basic16s, you'll be more free when you spin poi.

Basic 8 Stalls

Make square around body with stall

Anti-spin 8 Stalls

Make stall from Anti-spin. This stall can make center cross-line.

Flower Basics

Isolated Weave

Windmill

Spin poi like windmill !

Spiral Wrap

Step 1 : Practice Wrapping move with one poi, one hand.

Step 2 : Practice the movement without poi.

Step 3 : Practice Wrapping 2 hands with one poi.

Step 4 : Practice wrapping 2 hands with 2 pois, this is the spriral wrap!

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.

Infinite Spiral Wrap

Spiral move that Thomas and Cyrille discovered in 2009 Firedrums. The spiral can be continued infinitely very easily.

Practice method

Practice with one Poi.

1. rap poi around your wrist, and unwrap as the other direction.Keep wrapping and unwrapping untill you feel comfortable with it. Do the same thing with the other hand.
2. Wrap poi around your wrist once, ant hold your hands togerther. Poi wrap your wrist togerther. Make sure that poi does't wrap your hands, but wrist.
3. Keep holding hands togerther, then keep wrapping and unwrapping untill you feel comfortable with it. Do the same thing with the other hand.

Practice with 2 Pois.

1. Spin poi in front of you in split time. Wrap around wrist separately. Unwrap, and wrap the other direction. Keep doing this untill you feel comfortable with it. Try keep the rhythm in Split time.
2. Spin poi in front of you in split time Wrap around wrist once, and hold hands togerther. Poi wrap around your wrist togerther, if you spin poi in right ungle with your hands, it automatically wrap your wrist. Twist, untwist your hands ant poi will get more even position.

How to go out from sprial

If you started by the clockwise spinning, you can go out with relesing hands on the other directon counter clock wise.
If yoiu release hands on the same direction as you came in, you will get poi shorter.

For safety

Don't do this move without protector! This move can burn your wrist very heavily!!

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.

Wrist move of the Wall Plane : Reel

The wrist move of the Wall Plane is different from the Side Plane. You need like a 'reel' move to make it clean and smooth.

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.

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. 

Orbital

Orbital is originaly the move of glow-sticking trick. When poi spining in high-speed, orbital is one of the most beautiful moves.

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 exercise : Same direction Same time

This move is the basement of Turn moves.

This is very good for starter of the poi practice, building body balance, and turns.
Try other poi-chi exercises too.

Tips for Same Same Big circles

1. Twist your body with arms. Don't force only arms to move, use whole body.
2. Keep Plane clean and vertical. Even you turn, your arms move vertically.

Tips for Bigcircles

• 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.

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.

How to Change the length of Poi : Side plane

How to change the length of poi on side plane. After changing the length, your poi will bi on thumb side, not little finger side.

Base plane ( Right side for right poi

Longthen : Forward
Shorten : Backward

Base plane ( Right side for right poi )

Longthen : Forward
Shorten : Backward

Crossed Plane (Left side for right poi )

Longthen : Backward
Shorten : Forward

Hybrid

Extention circle vs Isolation hybrid. This is one of unit-cirlce hybrid.

Cosmo

I made this move with turn combination.
I was wondering how I call them, but before I make decision, my friends started calling it 'Cosmo'.

Cosmo is the muscot of Tsukuba Expo 1985

Isolation

The center of rotation is in the middle of Poi String. If you keep both of the center, poi becomes like a stick.

It takes at least a month to get isolation.

Vortex

Spiral wrap around arm and hand.

Basic 8 stall

Basic idea of stalls.

Waist wrap and Neck wrap

Combination between hipmills, or shoulder mills

Before you try waist wrap, you should get hipmills and shoulder mills.

One Handed Butterfly

Hold pois in a hand and do butterfly!!

1.5 beat weave and 3.5 beat weave

1.5 beat weave and 3.5 beat weave

Big Circle Pirouette

Tips for Stall

Try to draw curve like inverse proportion graph.

Hipmill and Shouldermill

Combination of the basic spining on Wall plane.

Fountain

Forward weave > Backward weave > Windmill > Forward wave....

5 Beat Weave

Spining poi 5 times on each side, is "5beat weave". Twisting your arms and add extra beats on 3 beatweave.

1000 nin poi JFF2008

JFF2008 1000nin poi

1000nin POI choreography for JFF2008

The choreography for '1000nin poi' in JFF2008
This choreography can be done with beginners moves, so it may help you??