Wow - that's brilliant. How long have you been poiing now? The kids (read: Muriel) got me some light-up poi for Christmas but I really haven't had time to practice - I can do some basic twirling but that's about it.
How long before they make poi an olympic sport? And would you try out for team GB if they did? ;^)
Thanks :-) Not sure... I think since about 2003, but it's very sporadic as it's mostly a warm weather summer thing. Not sure I'm quite up to Olympic standards yet ;-) I asked Gavin to take the video because I'd never actually seen myself poi - I'm quite impressed really. It's funny how the more complex moves are not necessarily the most impressive looking ones...
Tbh, the glow poi are not the best for learning as they are bloody sore when you hit yourself, which is inevitable. Best to get some softer ones for practice. I bought some fire poi a wee while back, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet...
Wow you are good at that and make it look so easy! I tried to do some last summer but its soo much harder than it looks! My mate has some fire fans, and we have a fire night here... yet to see her use them yet, hopefully soon I will!
*nods* I've got some fire poi, but I've yet to try them out - need to find a beach or something where I can't set anything alight! I've seen video of fire fans, and they do look rather easier than poi, mostly because it's rather limited what you can actually do with them...
I saw her on saturday night and she has some pictures taken at last week's fire night, she told me that fire fans are easier to use, yes, but you have to do more complicated dances, or at least dance well to make them look interesting! You might be hard-pressed to find a beach in London !!! lol. Our group is held down at the Forest recreation ground, so anywhere grassy ought to be OK. :)
Poi always looks good fun, and it's something I'd like to have a go at at some point :-) I have one worry though - my right wrist is notoriously weak ever since I had severe tendonitis in my late teens (stop sniggering at the back there, it was from violin playing!) - does poiing put strain on your wrists? I'm guessing it would improve my flexibility, and maybe the strength of my wrists, too, but would I do myself more harm than good?
I haven't noticed that it does strain the wrists really. If you do a lot then your upper arms can feel like they've done some exercise, but I've never been aware of it affecting my wrists at all. The poi are pretty light, so there's not much pull or anything. I'd say have a go and see how it goes :-)
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How long before they make poi an olympic sport? And would you try out for team GB if they did? ;^)
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Tbh, the glow poi are not the best for learning as they are bloody sore when you hit yourself, which is inevitable. Best to get some softer ones for practice. I bought some fire poi a wee while back, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet...
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My mate has some fire fans, and we have a fire night here... yet to see her use them yet, hopefully soon I will!
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You might be hard-pressed to find a beach in London !!! lol. Our group is held down at the Forest recreation ground, so anywhere grassy ought to be OK. :)
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