We have so many poi lessons on the site that we've launched a whole POI LESSONS SECTION. We will be offering many more poi lessons in the coming months, so keep visiting, and if you send a video-request we'll make a video-answer (if we can).

Some clips from a fire show some good friends and I put together last summer. Wish me luck getting more performance opportunities! :)

The second half of me answering the interview questions sent by the Polish poi spinners.

Cyrik and his friends in Poland sent us a list of interview questions. Originally it was for a Polish juggling magazine, but then we decided to answer the questions in a video, filmed in the back of a car on our way to a workshop in the deep and mysterious mountains of Bavaria. A big thanks to everybody in Poland. You guys are awesome and the party at the end of the festival is definitely a highlight of the summer :)

The Mighty Banyan is one of our favorite fire performers (and yoga teachers) ever. This is him performing with double staffs in Thailand and India. To contact him about performances and yoga classes, email templeroots at gmail dot com.

Yay! This is the second Nick+Yuta video, and the "Directors Cut" of our COL2007 entry (meaning much more fire spinning footage). A big thanks to Yuta for editing this one, and to Dan, Gordon, MK, Claus, Michie, and Isa for all the help. You guys rock!

Several people requested more performance videos, so here is some of my favorite footage from our flowtoys shoot in Bali. Shows how fun it can be to bend your planes sometimes.

I am slowly working towards some epic new videos, with special friends, but for that you'll have to wait while I finish a few other things from the big list ;)

And remember, you can go buy some flowtoys if you like what you see!

Yes... this is the video of me stripping for money (Watch as .mov | Watch on youtube). I was waiting to have a few more poiticipation goodies ready (poi hipsacks, posters, etc), but it was a very special friend's birthday yesterday so I'm releasing it now.

The stripping makes a good metaphor. I'm stepping out of all my fears lately (and I'm not the only one). We bring our dreams to life by choosing to. Thus I'm swinging the credit cards around fast an furious, and we'll be offering a lot of yummy new content starting early June. Please stay tuned.

I'm hoping you'll take the time to pay attention to the poiticipation ideas, and to have faith in me that I'm offering a two-way relationship. I don't think artists have to live in poverty to maintain their integrity. It's time to blaze a new artist/community relationship, and part of that happens here, and I would love you to be part of it.

If things go well there will be more nudity, I promise.

Nick

Hey, check it out, we finished our flowtoys.com: video. These are my favorite LED poi, produced by the amazing Sean and Prisna. (Yes, this is what we are using in most of those photos). This is exciting as they've signed me up as an affiliate member, so if you click through and buy something, I get a percentage, which puts me all the closer to getting my own video camera! Oh, and they are selling and wholesaling our DVDs in North America so it is overall very exciting :)

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We often get emails asking us about poi, how to make them, how to hold them, etc. Since we had such a great crew of poi spinners in Thailand, we decided to Show our Poi. Bound to give you lots of ideas for practice and fire poi possibilities :)

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In 2006, Clare Palmer (aka firepoise) brought a few special people together to film fire at the Giant´s Causeway. It is a very special place and it made for a very special video. A big hug and kiss for Clare!

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I put this together spontaneously after watching a video of myself fire spinning in Thailand. It's a bit... personal. It's dedicated to anybody who ever goes through depression or low self-esteem. I've been through my share, and I know it can help to know you're not alone, so this is me saying that you most definitely have permission to love yourself, and there is a way back to the happy juices, and no, it has nothing to do with other people thinking you're good at fire spinning :)

(Music by MIA.)

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We shot this video in Tokyo in March 2006. After one full year it's finally ready to go live!

The Plot: Crusty poi master Nick tracks down his nemesis, hotshot poi artist Yuta, to challenge him to a dual for the sake of honor. Includes unexpected plot twists and dubbing.

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When we were in Aotearoa (aka New Zealand) in March 2006, we learned some traditional Maori short-poi with Migoto. Remember that the Maori always did poi dancing as part of ritual dances, which also included songs, steps, and a variety of actions (movements) which would tell stories symbolically.

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