5 MORE Beginner Poi Tricks You Should Know!

What are the 5 best beginner poi tricks to learn to set yourself up for success down the road? Check out the poi tricks I've outlined in this video! These poi tricks for beginners have been selected specifically to give you the skills necessary to go from poi beginner to more advanced spinning as smoothly and easily as possible. My last poi tricks list was all about the official canon of poi moves that we think of as being best for beginners. This one is all about poi for beginners that has an eye on long-term growth and skill development.

Here are the tutorials I mentioned in this video!

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[stevesadler]

When i first got into poi three weeks ago, my friend told me to look your channel up. Im so glad i did because your videos have taught me a lot. Thank you.

[Kiyo]

i have been fumbling around with weaves, fountains and butterflies for a year now. In just 5 minutes after practicing pendulums from this video, i feel like a freaking jedi. You sir have revolutionized teaching poi! Thank you so much for helping me overcome this plateau!

[MJRamirezVideo]

I can watch this again and always be reminded of something key

[crackedatlas]

This video is fantastic and exactly the way I wish I had been taught to approach learning poi. This vocabulary makes so much more sense when you start to approach timing and direction and building a tech foundation than learning the standard weaves and butterflies.

[melody.anomaly]

Gosh, this is incredible! I’ve been casually spinning on and off for six years and kept stalling out on my progress learning intermediate or advanced tricks because my arms weren’t used to the movement. I’m finally back on a learning phase and so glad you posted this — anti-spin flowers seemed super difficult but this helps break it down so much, and it helps me see where it fits in with other tricks I’m struggling on. Thank you!!! 🙌🏽

[asher]

Thank you so much. You make poi make sense to me lol. I gave up on poi a decade ago because I never found anybody who could actually explain it well.

[amandajones]

very helpful! i am just getting back into spinning after a looonnnng break and realized i had some muscle memory to relearn (and some bad habits to break)

[HoundoomHeart]

Dog and cats living together, Mass Hysteria!! That made me laugh harder than it should have! 😂

[XHolyPuffX]

Hard part about S/S flowers is wrist flexibility and plane control on the arm going behind you. Might take a while to get them clean, but after a few months, I'm finally at step 5 of this guide!! Nailed antispin flowers in the living room while cooking food in the microwave yesterday 🙏

[busterwoof]

Drex, Good lord, Just coming back to these foundations have re awakened infinity ideas. Love your videos! 10/10

[truthshows]

It's my first day with poi (I've just already did mine :D) and I found your video and get lessons from subscription. I'm lucky girl :D Thank you!

[Ugedaff]

5 > pendulums
4 > extensions
3 > inspin flowers
2 > up stalls
1 > antispin flowers

;)

[TheBoboSamurai]

Gotta say Drex, awesome content! You've been a part of my poi spinning journey for years now, thank you. I'm getting back into the swing of things again and I'm feeling determined to master these techniques. Seeing the way you transitioned between pendulum, extension, and flower really helped me understand the progression and how it all fit together.

[alanrooney]

Absolutely fantasic! Since going back and learning all of this, learning harder teck tricks has become so much easier.
This video and heaps of your others have made lockdown here in australia fun. Thank you so much again my man. Sat night in the back yard my wife and i spin fire rather than sit in front of a TV thanks to you :)

[g.sokolov]

Man when I saw a course from you and it's free... I was happy. Thank you

[mariawaguih]

I feel like this video has summed up all poi tricks at once!

[owtheedge]

Yess!!! Ty!! I totally agree with you, when I was spinning I noticed it was limited (butterfly) so I had to teach myself how to slow the heck down and get fluid with the poi

[JMartJr]

Thanks for this one -- I suspect it came at exactly the right time for me to move in into somethings that look and feel different from what I've learned so far.

Something you have mentioned in past vids, but had no need to mention here, I'll point out for the benefit of those who missed it before. Note around 4:11, as the split-same extensions are being demonstrated, how Drex turns his whole body so that his shoulder is not flexing way back as the poi and his arm go behind him, avoiding the sort of shoulder extension that can make something pop in there. That's an important safety technique -- having popped a tendon in my shoulder (not poi related) and had the surgery and long recovery, I can testify that you don't want to bugger up your shoulder!

[Fdaws]

My best friend got me into poi. Started learning and feeling it out on my own. Decided to try it out at a circuit party (and in public) for the first and it went well. A guy came up and asked to use my stuff for a while. I was very impressed and when I asked how he developed his skills/tricks, he told me about your channel. I'm very impressed by your presentation and look forward to learning more through you!!

[mandorasbox]

I been so stuck on the usual first moves, this video really helpful to bring some new easy to learn moves in