Poi Flowers and CAPs
“Flowers” is the popular name for compound circle patterns with poi or other props. Inspin is when the poi circles in the same direction as the arm. Antispin is when the poi circles in the opposite direction of the arm. Learn inspin and antispin poi flowers tricks with our free tutorials.
Understanding how the 4×4 fountain makes an inspin flower is one thing. Having the skill to do it is another! Don’t feel bad if you can’t make the 4×4 look...
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This video goes over the basic flower shapes you’ll need to know. If you want to build a solid foundation in all variations of flowers, I recommend my intermediate/advanced step-by-step...
I highly recommend learning 4-circle poi flowers. It will help to know that certain 4-circle patterns are a bit… weird. 4-poi circles makes 5-antispin petals, or 3 inspins. There’s no way...
The secret is slightly “concave” planes. If you angle each plane towards you in the middle, then the poi will fit inside the opposite arm! 🙂 Need poi? Check out...
This is my favourite antispin buzzsaw flower. I think it’s got the nicest flow, and it feels very symmetrical. The first video is the in-depth version, the second is the short...
3 poi circles = 2-loop-inspin or 4-loop-antispin. Here’s an in-depth video explaining why, with lots of juicy details, including the yummy bit about understanding either pattern as a 4/4 rhythm!...
I left Leviathan Poi Retreat 2016 with the goal of getting this sequence, after Kat took us through some Vulcan Tech Gospel. It took some weeks of practice, and it’s...
This is the first of a big series of videos I’ll be making about poi flower theory. Many of them I’ll post for free, here and on Facebook, Instagram, and...