Me Doing Some Poi.
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I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
<div class="IPBDescription">600 x 700, 140 KB</div> I practiced in the garage, and came back to my room to draw/working PhotoShop to make this. Oh, and my Poi strings are Pencils on Shoe Laces. ^_^
<img src='http://users.adelphia.net/~djlink128/ChrisPoi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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For anyone that wants to see some Poi, I have some on my Briefcase. <a href='http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net' target='_blank'>http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net</a>
In the "Liquiding and Poi" folder.
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<img src='http://users.adelphia.net/~djlink128/ChrisPoi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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For anyone that wants to see some Poi, I have some on my Briefcase. <a href='http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net' target='_blank'>http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net</a>
In the "Liquiding and Poi" folder.
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Excuse me for the lack of knowledge because Hong Kong is teh suxxor.
I am. Care to give a linky?
<a href='http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net' target='_blank'>http://briefcase.yahoo.com/liku@sbcglobal.net</a>
Good drawing though.
Never heard of this poi thing before but it looks KINDof cool
OMG SCARY EYE
Actually, I gotta admit, the smokescreen and the fade/longglow effects are pretty cool!
BTW- where do you get the glowsticks to use??? Is it just any ole glowing stick?
<!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> YOu need a better vid cam/ web cam <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also, where do you learn to do this? Is this an official sport???
And AWSOME nunchucks (I spelled that wrong I know...0o)
I love Electronica, plus that's what Ravers listen too... and Ravers do Poi at Raves.
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Any glowstick.
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I don't have one...
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There's video's, but it's a waste. Learning from someone that knows how to do it is best. I'm learning from the Videos I find online. It's not an official sport, more of a hobby.
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The two glowsticks tied together? Yeah, pretty cool.
as in, tell me where to find the vids or a place to learn at (I suck at finding hobby locations 0o;)
Hehe, fun to slow the vids down by 50% or speed em up 2.5x normal speed
REALLY makes the effects look different, tho slowing it down to about 75% is helpful to see what he's doing to make hte sticks move that way!
You should ask me. Been doing it for 2 years. <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And if you don't like the music, then get out. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Most poi users/glowstringers have eletronica. And learn Techno from other kinds of electronica.
Techno = a type of electronica.
Personally myself, i'm not a big fan of techno. It's too repeitive.
I'm more:
Hard/Trance, Deep/Hard/House, Jungle, DnB, Hardcore.
That site has a bit of videos, you need to register though. Registration's free, but registering for anything's boring. ^_^
www.houseofrave.com
You can get some videos there, most from GS.com, but without a registration. But the server's really slow.
That's really all I know of right now.
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Looks pretty good <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> I like how you convey the motion of the glowsticks <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But I was hoping for more of a lightsaber effect (glowsticks do that to a certain extent, especially in motion)
can't we call it "raving" and be done with it? I call poi "raving with strings." hehe
nice pic btw
how can you have the strings touch and spin around each other and not get tangled when they cross? Wheneven the strings on mine touch in the slightest, they get tangled and it's impossible to get them off...
how can you have the strings touch and spin around each other and not get tangled when they cross? Wheneven the strings on mine touch in the slightest, they get tangled and it's impossible to get them off... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Nanites <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That would be the 'Star Wars Kid' no?
Actually, I've only sen the GIFs, but from what I heard, it was his 'friends' who recorded it.
LOL at Nanites. But I really wonder though, are those normal strings?
nice avatar rue <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That would be the 'Star Wars Kid' no?
Actually, I've only sen the GIFs, but from what I heard, it was his 'friends' who recorded it.
LOL at Nanites. But I really wonder though, are those normal strings? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Shoe strings are most commonly used.
They usually don't hit if you have your flow right. It's about timing a huge majority of the time.
Bleh, here's a pic several months ago.
can't we call it "raving" and be done with it? I call poi "raving with strings." hehe
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Because NS isn't called "CS with Aliens."
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You spin them somewhat diagnolly, so they don't colide, and one a bit in front of the other.
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Staff Twirling's differen't then Poi, a lot different.
I suggest Camping "Lightsticks" because they last forever!(and are kinda cheaper)
*whaps self in right nut with Poi Stick*
*in Homestar Runner voice* Ow...
You spin them somewhat diagnolly, so they don't colide, and one a bit in front of the other. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know that,
I just saw in your videos that there are some moves where the performer intentionally tangles the strings and gets the sticks to spin very fast as he pulls them apart. When I do it, I can't do any moves that have the strings come in contact with other, because they get tangled no matter what. When you do this, do you have a special kind of glowstick/string setup so that there's nowhere to get tangled... or something?