Poi Movement Fundamentals

In this video, Nick collaborates with Physiotherapist Jamie Dunnett to talk about maximizing the benefits of skill toy use and preventing injury.  We use poi for the demonstrations, but all the information applies to all skill toys. 

It's all too easy to injure yourself in a practice like poi.  We hope you'll take the time to watch this video, for the good of your health! 

Ever wondered what "good posture" really means? Kinesiologist Sarah Hamilton answers that question and explains how it will help us avoid injuries. 

Nick reviews 3 basic movements that everybody should be able to do with their arms, whether or not they want to play poi. If you do want to play poi, this is essential!

In this video we demonstrate a partner-game for learning circular stepping patterns, very useful for whirling with poi or dancing with partners. Music by Delhi 2 Dublin.

In this video Nick and G show you how to learn to turn freely forwards to backwards with extended split-time arms. This is how you learn to whirl with poi!

In this video Nick introduces Poitruvian Arms, a great warm up and an effective way to learn almost all transitions between weaves, windmills, melt-downs, crosses, etc.

It can be fun and powerful to learn to whirl around the space in lines, arcs, and circles.  It brings poi spinning into 3 dimensions. Put on your socks and find a nice, smooth floor, but put down your poi. Now's the time for some serious Poi-fu!

In this video we learn the important skill of circling your arms in split-time opposite directions, with good focus points!

In this video we learn the important skill of circling your arms in opposite directions, GRACEFULLY!

Here we learn to add poi to poitruvian man with some basic transitions! If you can learn this well it becomes the basis for many moves and transitions.