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Hybrids, and More Tips on Spiral Wraps
Here's a video on the basic "hybrid," which was first introduced to me by the Great Andy. We'll be making another video soon to map out the other variations. Oh, there are also some more tips on Spiral Wraps.... and this is our last video in this series. All the videos from this past year will be available soon on DVD. Wish us luck!
Poi Lesson: The Antispin Weave (how and why)
The antispin weave: How and why to do it, and as usual, a little theory and silliness thrown in for good measure, including more guest appearances from some of our favorite poi artists :)
4-Beat TTN, Split Time Butterfly Crossovers, and Butterfly Weaves
The Theory behind the 4-beat Thread the Needle, Split Time Butterfly Crossovers, and how it opens the way to Butterfly Weaves and other yumminess.
Poi Lesson: Spiral Wraps
Several people asked for a Spiral Wraps video... and it's certainly one of my favorite moves, so here it is. I still don't have the "silver bullet" for teaching this, but I've shared everything I know so do your best and Jesus loves you.
Poi Lesson: Crossers
We had a couple requests for "crossers," and I hope this is what people meant. Either way it's a nice little lesson on the idea of letting the movement of your body control the poi.
Poi Lesson: Isolations
Many people asked for a tutorial on Isolations, and here it is. Pretty straight forwards once you get a sense for it... but yes, it can take a lot of practice to do it well :)
Flowers with Flowlights
A few nice clips from my recent workshop tour, covering some theory on rhythm, beats, and flowers. It was fun to use the flowlights in the workshops, so another thanks to Sean and Prisna. Remember that flowtoys.com: make great Christmas presents! (That's a poiticipation hint ;)
Poi Lesson: Hyperloops
This is the first installment of our hyperloops tutorial. We'll film more soon with more shots from above, and a few more tips as well.
Isolated 3-Beat Weave
My friend Matt wrote me asking how to do an isolated 3-beat weave. Here's the answer :)
Thanks Matt!
Orbitals (AKA Superduperuberloops)
Also known as "orbitals" by the glowstringers, superduperuberloops are a variation of hyperloops. This has been one of my primary pet moves for the past year, and yet I still can't quite master it! I'd love to see this move become popular, as I'm sure we'll see ubercreativity regarding new things to do with it. :)
Poi Lesson: Under the Legs
Here's one of our poi lessons from England: Under the Legs! We filmed this in a field just behind Cole and Lisa's place. Enjoy and remember to comment!
5-beat weaves and winding/unwinding theory
How to learn 5-beat weaves, how to make them look good, plus an explanation of winding and unwinding. This is the fun-tech version of my original "3 cameras from 3 angles" plan. I think I like this more :)
Poi Tutorial: Behind the Back Weave
This is a tutorial video about Behind the Back Weave, filmed in Beautiful Bali.
This is the beginning of a series of videos in locations all over the world. Feel free to make a request :)
Learning Flowers
More tips on learning flowers and counting "tips."



