Work to improve your poi spinning and build fundamental skills with my 15 minute beginner poi workout! Here I’ve worked up a set of drills that can be done for 15 minutes a day that will improve your skills and set up techniques that will be helpful to you down the road! Consider this my ultimate beginner poi lesson! Below I’ve got a full checklist for every part of this workout–hope it helps make your flow journey more manageable as you start on it!
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There’s a version of the workout that you can follow along with in real time–it’s available as an extra to my supporters on Patreon! Sign up at http://patreon.com/drexfactorpoi
The full workout:
1. Timing and Direction
– Extensions
* 8x reps Together Same both directions
* 8x reps Together Opposite both directions
* 8x reps Split Opposites both directions
* 8x reps Split Same both directions
– Pendulums
* 8x reps Together Same both directions
* 8x reps Together Opposite both directions
* 8x reps Split Opposites both directions
* 8x reps Split Same both directions
2. Footwork
– Forward pivots
* 4x to stage left
* 4x to stage right
– Backward pivots
* 4x to stage left
* 4x to stage right
– Forward pivot to backward pivot
* 4x to stage left
* 4x to stage right
– Chaines step
* 2x to stage left
* 2x to stage right
– Waistwraps
* 4x forward on the right, reverse on the left
* 4x forward on the left, reverse on the right
* 4x complete turns left
* 4x complete turns right
3. Stalls
– Timing and direction transitions
* 4x each hand each stall starting Tog/Same CW
* 4x each hand each stall starting Tog/Same CCW
– Up and Down stalls
* 8x each stall Tog/Same
* 8x each stall Tog/Opp
* 8x each stall Split/Opp
* 8x each stall Split/Same
– Stall Box
* 4x CCW around stall box each hand
* 4x CW around stall box each hand
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Learn how to learn poi in my 5-part series on linear extensions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRWu2f31dFXyV43SSkW2HquXgksxKKlG
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A huge thank you to this month’s Flow Supporters:
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