learn poi

I’ll be getting my first trainer poi set (been using glowsticks and shoe-string) later this year, then at the end of the year, when I turn 18, I’ll be getting a fire poi set. I’m excited, and can hardly wait. :3

I was just fooling around with my three-week old glow-sticks today, and you know what? They really hurt when colliding with your head. x.x Especially your temples.

But while doing so I found out that randomly swinging glowsticks around is better learning than watching a million videos. :] I can do wraps pretty well.. and back-stroke on the butterfly! And because I kept randomly swinging them around all day, including in the mall, someone came up to me and asked if I had been taking X. x.x

I didn’t even know what he meant until he asked the third time, with clarification.
But this isn’t really a blog now, is it? I should keep to updates on the subject at hand here.

Might be getting a fresh pair of glowsticks tomorrow, and some shoelaces, as I hear they rope-burn less than the nylon string I have now.

Videos coming soon, as I promised babayaga1676. \o/

I went to a concert a few weeks ago, and found there a guy doing what looked like poi with glowsticks. It’s called glowsticking. I met him, got his number, haven’t talked to him since. But- I do have glowsticks from that concert, and I have been learning techniques in this poi-like glowsticking from glowsticking.com.

So far, I’ve easily been able to do the “Weave,” a disturbing and mauled version of the “Butterfly,” and what I think is a leg wrap. Would be crazy to do THAT with poi.. I think. :D

I’m hoping to get an actual practice poi set soon, and maybe find a good site or place to learn it. Real techniques, and such…

Until then….