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Drills to Improve the Fire Element + Trick Exploration

Vojta — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:19:02 +0000

The fire element (split time, opposite direction) is probably the most difficult of all the elements! What’s tricky is that some moves are quite easy and intuitive, but merely changing the plane of one hand, or even just changing the hand alignment suddenly makes a move super hard. These drills will help you to gain more freedom!

In the second part, I’m exploring tricks that aren’t so known in this element – many by just “borrowing” a trick from another element and turning it into fire.

The Sri-kick

Vojta — Sat, 25 May 2024 21:31:43 +0000

It’s a nice and straightforward kick with poi under the leg. I learned from Srikanta Barefoot, a fantastic performer who progressed on stage with Cirque du Soleil. This kick doesn’t require any Cirque du Soleil skills, though! It’s pretty simple.

Wraps

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:37:34 +0000

Rastaxel-pendulum inspired wraps: stall-stall-circle patterns, using the body to change the direction

Wrap Releases with Ronan McLoughlin

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:35:08 +0000

During the autumn 2020 lockdown, I managed to connect with the legendary poi scientist Ronan McLoughlin and make him share the secrets of wrap releases. So in this video, you can learn how to do the basic wrap release, and then see a huge variety of combinations that Ronan and I discovered.

Under the Legs Walk-throughs

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:33:14 +0000

One of my favorite ways to use under-the-legs. It’s a perfect way to move with your poi as well. The walk-throughs are moves in which you seem to be “walking through” your poi. Typically this is done in Air element.

Enjoy this tutorial!

Under the Leg Barrel Jump

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:30:12 +0000

One of not so many sorts of acrobatic moves that are quite easy with poi! And it can be done with staff too. It’s recommended to watch the “Jumps & Displacement” tutorial before!

The combo with the cartwheel that I mention in the video is here.

The Giant 3-beat Weaves

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 07:04:06 +0000

In this poi tutorial, I’m showing how the 3-beat weave pattern becomes a much bigger pattern with circles placed in different positions around the body and extended into extensions. This is one thing I love about Poi – all patterns are modifiable and extendable! And each static pattern can be done by involving more body movement.

Tangle Carry-overs (aka. Weavewraps) – Hyperloops & Tangles

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:57:14 +0000

Poi tutorial about how every weave can be a tangle! And some details about how that relates to air-wraps.

Excuse the sound quality – my Jabra super-earbuds charging case was stolen (I wish the thief a lot of fun with an empty charging case) so I had to use some cheap, transitory earphones to record the audio.

The Tunneling Basics – 4 elements together | Stromboli Poi Retreat

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:55:17 +0000

Here’s some more from Stromboli Poi Retreat: introducing tunneling and demonstrating the basic concept of sharing an element with a partner. Even the most simple things can look amazing if they are done cleanly.

This is level one: the arms. You can spin in different elements with your poi, with a wide range of patterns to choose from, as explained in the following video.

You can find all the info here if you’re curious about the Stromboli Poi Retreat.

More on Rastaxel pendulums – Stromboli Poi Retreat Pendulums pt. II

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:49:42 +0000

Another part of the pendulum workshop with Ronan and me from Stromboli Retreat 2021. Following up on the previous video, how do the four types of pendulums work with the Rastaxel Pendulum, and how far can the Rastaxel Pendulum evolve?

You can find all the info here if you’re curious about the Stromboli Poi Retreat.

Pendulums – Transitioning between directions and timings – Stromboli Retreat Pendulums pt. III

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:47:11 +0000

Last part of our pendulum workshop at Stromboli. Pendulums work as a transition between different elements – particularly between timings. Transitioning between, for example, water and earth (same direction split-time and same direction simultaneously) is often tricky and a bit lame when done just like that.

You can find all the info here if you’re curious about the Stromboli Poi Retreat.

The 4 Types of Pendulums – Stromboli Retreat Pendulums pt. I

Upwork11 — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:44:32 +0000

Static Pendulums, Extendulums, Isolated Pendulums (Isodulums), Anti-dulums. Do you know all these -ulums?

Ronan McLoughlin is the one to learn about pendulums, as he widely explored them and set the framework for the rest of the world.

This video’s chapters are (as marked in the video in the top left corner:)

I. Static Pendulums

II. Extendulums

III. Isodulums

tips on alignment types

IV. antidulums

You can find all the info here if you’re curious about the Stromboli Poi Retreat.