Playing With My Balls

[shanmonster]

Poi time.

Today's task is to learn how to do a behind-the-head butterfly. Covenant is playing, and my helmet is on my head.

Systems are go....

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Mission accomplished. I can now do behind-the-head butterflies. I can also now do weave directional changes by turning 180 degrees (thanks for demonstrating it to me last night, John!).

Comments

[artindulgence.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous! I need to practice more...

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I figured out poi by practicing on my coffee breaks at work. That adds up to about a half hour of practice a day, and by the end of a couple of weeks, I had gain competency.

more martial arts.

[(Anonymous)]

You can also do them with batons, knives, or whips, and can figure out how to do them with a staff. Try it carefully with a pair of kama, or floggers. Remember, the original poi had rocks in them.

Google Arnis or Eskrima, and look for video clips of sinawali. From your writing you have some of them down, but there might be a few that are new to you. Have fun.

Bruce Dearborn Walker
www.Silentdragonkungfu.com
www.taichiforeverybody.com

Re: more martial arts.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I've already tried it with floggers. And before I'd ever even tried using poi, I'd done something similar with butterfly swords.

I'd like to start using a three-sectional staff. It seems to me this would be a cross between my poi and my staff skills, and I should be able to figure it out rather quickly.

I'll check for sinawali clips from home.

Thanks!