Re: poi?

I poi, and do a bit of contact staff. I have also dabbled in juggling,
CJing, devil sticking, club juggling, and club swinging. I stuck with
poi because quite a few people do it here, and got into contact staff
because it just feels so good😉

I don't use fire as much anymore. it looks great, gets many "oohs" and
"aaahs", but I find it very restrictive, especially when one starts
with string manipulations (think tangling the chains, grabbing the
heads, throwing them in the air, etc.).

It seems that a lot of jugglers knock it down, because many people are
attracted by the fire and the "glory" associated with it - They can
show off their amazing and novel skill and get more "oohs" and "aahs"
with far less dedication when compared with other manipulation arts.

There is an array of different styles, different props (glow, tails,
socks, fire, cone etc.) and different focuses (dance, performance,
tech) that one only sees when they become a part of the community, much
the same as with the minority sport of unicycling ("what, you ride a
unicycle and you're not a clown!?"😉.

So ja, enough rambling. Have fun, and stay safe with fire! Don't spin
fire alone, don't spin fire when you are too drunk to remain in one
spot, and don't spray flamming fuel on those around you.

How long have you been at it?

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Why would you want to learn poi?

You do know that poiers (Is that a word?) are the laughing stock of the
juggling world, dont you?

Edd

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Eddbmxdude said:

Why would you want to learn poi?

You do know that poiers (Is that a word?) are the laughing stock of the
juggling world, dont you?

Edd

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Poi'ing is fun. Laugh
away.

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I made some poi out of some bean bags and cut up tights. they work very
well.

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muniaddict said:

does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?

Brian MacKenzie said:

you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium

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I once won a unicycle-poi-gladiators competition at a juggling festival.
I didn't want to enter because all the other unicyclists were primarily
jugglers, had no sumo experience, and also because I've never swung poi
before. But they kept insisting, handed me some user-friendly (soft)
poi, and made me.

How do you sumo with poi? In my case, I just rode around and waited for
everyone else to fall off. There was one other guy left at the end, a
guy who's been to at least one MUni Weekend before or since. I wanted
to let him win after a few bumps but he fell off between bumps. I
guiltily accepted the title.

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yeah, speaking of soft poi, don't learn with fire poi. They hurt. Alot.

ps. I'm looking to buy some poi, any suggestions?

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muniaddict said:

does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?

Brian MacKenzie said:

you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium

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Edd said:

Why would you want to learn poi?

You do know that poiers (Is that a word?) are the laughing stock of the
juggling world, dont you?

I'm not of the juggling world:p . Poi is fun. One doesn't need to
validate why it is fun.

mornish said:

ps. I'm looking to buy some poi, any suggestions?

My preference is to make my own poi - A bean-bag type juggling ball in
the end of a long, not-to-stretchy sock is what I use. I have tied big
knots in the free end - makes throws possible.

Otherwise, look at the online shop in home of poi. stay away from poi
with tails - They are pretty, but very limiting, and are very pooh if
there is even a hint of wind. If you can afford them, get 'Fluffy poi
with ball chain'
(http://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/productDetails/116_18_Poi). the chain
makes the transition to fire poi far easy, as they react similarly.
Otherwise, cone poi (unfortunately Home of Poi don't stock this type)
are my favourite.

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WOFT said:

I'm not of the juggling world:p . Poi is fun. One doesn't need to
validate why it is fun.

Just one of the reasons I opted for the unicycling world rather than
the juggling world. Jugglers laughing at poiers seems to be somewhat
like unicyclist laughing at giaraffeist or something like that. A poor
show.

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mornish said:

yeah, speaking of soft poi, don't learn with fire poi. They hurt. Alot.

ps. I'm looking to buy some poi, any suggestions?

This site: http://www.firetoys.co.uk/ has some nice poi. And homeofpoi
ofcourse.

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I found a few pairs that look nice on juggling store.

http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=542

http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=477

http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=475

-Miles

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muniaddict said:

does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?

Brian MacKenzie said:

you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium

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We have been working on our Poi section only this week. It is odd, we
have a lot of different poi we can sell but it just does not get on to
the site! There should be more showing next week.

If you are really interested in getting in to poi I can recommend
Michal Kahn's book which is fantastic. It give good clear
instructions.
http://tinyurl.com/2xs3w7

Roger

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Poi's not that bad at all if it wasnt for me finding poi I wouldnt of
found a staff which led me to balls then stilts then I found the wheel
the most rewarding of all!

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Eddbmxdude said:

Why would you want to learn poi?

You do know that poiers (Is that a word?) are the laughing stock of the
juggling world, dont you?

Edd

The juggling world? i am part of my own world, where i do thinks that i
enjoy. Thus unicycling and poi.

I think that being unicyclists we will experience being "the laughing
stock" of the rest of the world at least one time in our lives.

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Just Jake said:

as long as youre not a total loser jock that gets mad when people arent
"as good as you"

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