Corkscrews, helicopters between the arms, and developing good horizontal technique

In these videos we look at laying the groundwork for good horizontal spinning, and adding helicopters between the arms to the basic corkscrew. Get ready to master all things horizontal!...

Split-time hip reels and split-time Chase the Sun

A surprising amount of poi spinners can’t do smooth split-time hip reels, even though it frees you up for lots of fun dancing. Make sure to get this one! Video...

Stalls

In the first video, we cover how to get started with stalls. In the second video, Nick takes you through his favourite stalling pattern. Video by Karen Ng Need poi?...

Crosspoints

A crosspoint is the point where the flight path of a poi intersects itself. Playing with crosspoints is a way to observe, understand, stabilize, and interact with the poi. 3-beat...

Buzzsaws: Learning, Turning, and Mastering

In this video we look at buzzsaws; how to learn them, how to turn with them, and how to make them look good. Filmed at the inspiring Don Valley Brickworks,...

Turnies on a Wall-Plane

In this lesson we keep the poi spinning on a wall plane while we turn through a full circle. This teaches plane control through a full range of motion. Great...

Anti-spin Fountain

Nick shows you how to learn the anti-spin fountain. Big thanks to Karen for filming. Music is “The Happy Track” by the ever-awesome Delhi2Dublin. Need poi? We recommend Super-Sockies for beginners,...

Clockwork

In the first video, G teaches a classic clockwork pattern that we’re now calling “Tick-Tock” In the second video, G shows us the move we’ve decided to call “Time Flies.”...

The (not) 1.5-beat (un) weave (AKA Pendulum Weave)

The 1.5-beat weave is a way to combine spin and pendulums into a weave-like pattern. It was originally called the 1.5-Beat Weave, but then somebody in England proved it wasn’t...